Preparation and applications of ion exchange membranes by radiation-induced graft copolymerization of polar monomers onto non-polar films

Progress in Polymer Science (Oxford)

Volumn 29, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 499-561

  Nasef, Mohamed Mahmoud ^a   Hegazy, El Sayed Ahmed ^b  

^a MALAYSIA JAPAN INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Malaysia)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR RADIATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Ion exchange membranes; Non polar polymer films; Polar monomers; Radiation induced graft copolymerization

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMERIZATION; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; MONOMERS; NEGATIVE IONS; PLASTIC FILMS; POSITIVE IONS;

GRAFT COPOLYMERIZATIONS; NON-POLAR POLYMER FILMS; POLAR MONOMERS;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

EID: 2442501183     PISSN: 00796700     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.progpolymsci.2004.01.003     Document Type: Review

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