Preparation of crosslinked cation exchange membranes by radiation grafting of styrene/divinylbenzene mixtures onto PFA films

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 216, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 27-38

  Nasef, Mohamed Mahmoud ^a   Saidi, Hamdani ^a  

^a MALAYSIA JAPAN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cation exchange membranes; DVB; PFA films; Radiation induced grafting; Styrene

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING; FILMS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); IONIC CONDUCTION; IRRADIATION; POLYSTYRENES; STYRENE; SULFONATION; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

WATER UPTAKE CAPACITY;

ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

DIVINYLBENZENE; POLY(TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE CO PERFLUOROVINYL ETHER); POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; STYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

MEMBRANE; POLYMER; STYRENE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CATION EXCHANGE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONDUCTANCE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; CROSS LINKING; ION EXCHANGE; IRRADIATION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFONATION; TEMPERATURE; THERMOSTABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 0037404716     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(03)00027-9     Document Type: Article

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