Fabrication and characterization of heteropolyacid (H3PW12O40)/directly polymerized sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) copolymer composite membranes for higher temperature fuel cell applications

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 212, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 263-282

  Kim, Yu Seung ^a   Wang, Feng ^a,c   Hickner, Michael ^a   Zawodzinski, Thomas A ^b,d   McGrath, James E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c PPG INDUSTRIES   (United States)

^d Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

Author keywords

Composite membranes; Heteropolyacid; Ion exchange membranes; Sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone)

Indexed keywords

ADHESION; BONDING; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; COPOLYMERIZATION; COPOLYMERS; DECOMPOSITION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FUEL CELLS; HYDROGEN; PROTONS; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

COPOLYMER; NITROGEN; PHOSPHOTUNGSTIC ACID; POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE); POLYSULFONE; SULFONE DERIVATIVE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

COMPOSITE; FABRICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; MEMBRANE; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; DECOMPOSITION; DEHYDRATION; EXTRACTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; HYDRATION; HYDROGEN BOND; INFRARED RADIATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICAL STRESS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; REDUCTION; ROOM TEMPERATURE; THERMOSTABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 0037440547     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(02)00507-0     Document Type: Article

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