relation: https://khub.utp.edu.my/scholars/12209/ title: Porous proton exchange membrane based zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) creator: Junoh, H. creator: Jaafar, J. creator: Nordin, N.A.H.M. creator: Ismail, A.F. creator: Othman, M.H.D. creator: Rahman, M.A. creator: Aziz, F. creator: Yusof, N. creator: Salleh, W.N.W. description: Metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) are emerging material class for the past few years due to its tailorability characteristics for various applications. However, the research and development (R&D) of MOFs is still scarce for fuel cell system. This may be due to several difficulties faced in selecting a good MOFs based electrolyte, which consequently affects both proton conduction and methanol crossover especially for direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) system. Owing to excellent thermal and chemical stability with controllable pore size possessed by Zeolitic imidazole framework-8 (ZIF-8) crystal structure has make it most widely been investigated. Furthermore, super-hydrophobicity of ZIF-8 allows high proton conductivity and methanol barrier properties especially in DMFC system. In fact, there has been a huge development on fabricating ZIF-8 membrane, regardless the effects on proton conduction and methanol permeation for fuel cell application. Thus, in this paper, the specialty possessed by MOFs as proton conductors been discussed; in conjunction with the properties, synthesis and fabrication of ZIF-8 membrane as alternative proton conductor and methanol barrier for DMFC application also been highlighted. © 2019 MPRL. publisher: Amirkabir University of Technology - Membrane Processes Research Laboratory date: 2019 type: Article type: PeerReviewed identifier: Junoh, H. and Jaafar, J. and Nordin, N.A.H.M. and Ismail, A.F. and Othman, M.H.D. and Rahman, M.A. and Aziz, F. and Yusof, N. and Salleh, W.N.W. (2019) Porous proton exchange membrane based zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8). Journal of Membrane Science and Research, 5 (1). pp. 65-75. ISSN 24765406 relation: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85063730375&doi=10.22079%2fJMSR.2018.84377.1188&partnerID=40&md5=2c0a868251c40496ef29dc64f9c67eb3 relation: 10.22079/JMSR.2018.84377.1188 identifier: 10.22079/JMSR.2018.84377.1188