Preparation of sulfonated crosslinked PTFE-graft-poly(alkyl vinyl ether) membranes for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells by radiation processing

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 256, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 38-45

  Chen, Jinhua ^a   Asano, Masaharu ^a   Yamaki, Tetsuya ^a   Yoshida, Masaru ^a  

^a TAKASAKI ADVANCED RADIATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkyl vinyl ether; Crosslinking; Poly(tetrafluoroethylene); Polymer electrolyte fuel cell membrane; Radiation grafting

Indexed keywords

CATALYSIS; CROSSLINKING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTROLYTES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FUEL CELLS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); RADIATION; SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMAL EFFECTS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ELECTRON-BEAM RADIATION; GRAFTING REACTIONS; LEWIS ACID; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS;

POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES;

ETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; POLYMER;

ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; CROSS LINKING; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; FILM; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION ABSORPTION; SULFONATION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 19344377968     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2005.02.005     Document Type: Article

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