Polymer electrolyte hybrid membranes prepared by radiation grafting of p-styryltrimethoxysilane into poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) films

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 296, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 77-82

  Chen, Jinhua ^a   Asano, Masaharu ^a   Maekawa, Yasunari ^a   Yoshida, Masaru ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Hybrid; Polymer electrolyte membrane; Radiation grafting

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC RINGS; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; RADIATION GRAFTING;

FUEL CELLS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HYDROLYSIS; MONOMERS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMER FILMS;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

4 STYRYLTRIMETHOXYSILANE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; ELECTROLYTE; FUEL; POLY(ETHYLENE CO TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE); POLYETHYLENE; POLYMER; SILANE DERIVATIVE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

FUEL CELLS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HYDROLYSIS; MONOMERS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE; CROSS LINKING; GAMMA RADIATION; HYBRID CELL; HYDROLYSIS; ION EXCHANGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; RADIATION; SULFONATION; THERMOSTABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 34247645973     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.03.017     Document Type: Article

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