The proton diffusion coefficient in Nafion1135 was determined to be 3.412 × 10−12 m2 s−1, and a slightly lower value of 2.827 × 10−12 m2 s−1 was found in Nafion1135/ZrP5 membrane.
However, the VO2+ diffusion coefficient me="mml20">thURL&_method=retrieve&_udi=B6TGK-4PBDPYY-1&_mathId=mml20&_user=10&_cdi=5257&_rdoc=14&_acct=C000050221&_version=1&_userid=10&md5=c78c5bd3be05d1e4cbde4d6ff6d4e8e9">mg src="http://www.sciencedirect.com/cache/MiamiImageURL/B6TGK-4PBDPYY-1-P/0?wchp=dGLbVzb-zSkzk" alt="Click to view the MathML source" align="absbottom" border="0" height=18 width=44> of the Nafion1135 membrane, 4.012 × 10−13 m2 s−1, is much higher than that of 1135/ZrP5 composite membrane, 0.3226 × 10−13 m2 s−1. The results show that the composite membrane has better permselectivity as to H+ and VO2+ than Nafion®1135 membrane.