<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Inclusion of zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) crystals within porous polyether sulfone (PES) via filtration methods as potential electrolytes for DMFC applications"^^ . "The imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) crystals were synthesized by in -situ growth techniques inside the pore of porous poly ether sulfone (PES) in order to fabricate a composite PES/ZIF-8 electrolyte membrane for direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) applications. In situ techniques by adapting the filtration method was adhered in this study. It was found that the proton conductivity (17.9 � 10-3Scm-1) was drastically increased for PES/ZIF-8 as compared to pristine PES membrane (0.21 � 10-3Scm-1). However, the methanol barrier property was slightly decreased from 2.07 � 10-7cm2s-1to 3.88 � 10-7cm2s-1for PES and PES/ZIF-8 membranes, respectively. The introduction of ZIF-8 in PES membranes not only improve proton conductivity, but also positively affected the mechanical stability of PES/ZIF-8 with 1.73-fold lower of swelling ratio even though the water uptake increased by 2.08 folds. In spite of the increment in methanol permeability, selectivity of PES/ZIF-8 membrane was 6 folds and 2 folds higher than pristine PES and Nafion®, respectively which indicated that the potential for PES/ZIF-8 to be a good candidate for electrolyte in DMFC applications. Nonetheless, via scanning electron microscopy (SEM) showed a good distribution of ZIF-8 crystals inside the pore of PES membranes which proven that the effectiveness of filtration techniques for ZIF-8 crystals in-situ growth synthesized within the pores. © 2020 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved."^^ . "2020" . . "46" . . "Elsevier Ltd"^^ . . . "Materials Today: Proceedings"^^ . . . "22147853" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "N.A.H.M."^^ . "Nordin"^^ . "N.A.H.M. Nordin"^^ . . "N."^^ . "Yusof"^^ . "N. Yusof"^^ . . "M.A."^^ . "Rahman"^^ . "M.A. Rahman"^^ . . "J."^^ . "Jaafar"^^ . "J. Jaafar"^^ . . "H."^^ . "Junoh"^^ . "H. Junoh"^^ . . "M.H.D."^^ . "Othman"^^ . "M.H.D. Othman"^^ . . "A.F."^^ . "Ismail"^^ . "A.F. Ismail"^^ . . "F."^^ . "Aziz"^^ . "F. Aziz"^^ . . . . . "HTML Summary of #13591 \n\nInclusion of zeolitic imidazolate framework-8 (ZIF-8) crystals within porous polyether sulfone (PES) via filtration methods as potential electrolytes for DMFC applications\n\n" . "text/html" . .