Synthesis and characterization of proton conducting polymer membranes for fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 225, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 63-76

  Smitha, B ^a   Sridhar, S ^a   Khan, A A ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Aryl backbone; Degree of substitution; Ion exchange capacity; Membrane characterization; Polymer electrolyte membranes

Indexed keywords

DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FUEL CELLS; ION EXCHANGE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; POLYSTYRENES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SULFONATION; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; FUEL; METHANOL; POLYCARBONATE; POLYMER; POLYSTYRENE; POLYSULFONE; PROTON; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTON TRANSPORT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SYNTHESIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 0242457329     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-7388(03)00343-0     Document Type: Article

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