A novel proton-conductive membrane with reduced methanol permeability prepared from bromomethylated poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) (BPPO)

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 310, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 522-530

  Wu, Dan ^a   Fu, Rongqiang ^a   Xu, Tongwen ^a   Wu, Liang ^a   Yang, Weihua ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Bromomethylation; DMFC; Methanol crossover; PPO; Proton conductive membrane

Indexed keywords

BROMOMETHYLATION; METHANOL CROSSOVER; PROTON-CONDUCTIVE MEMBRANE;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); HYDROPHOBICITY; METHANOL; SULFONATION;

POLYMERIC MEMBRANES;

BENZYL DERIVATIVE; BROMINE; FUEL; METHANOL; OXIDE; PLASTIC; POLY(2,6 DIMETHYL 1,4 PHENYLENE OXIDE); POLYMER; PROTON; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SULFURIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); HYDROPHOBICITY; METHANOL; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; SULFONATION;

ARTICLE; BROMINATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CROSS LINKING; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SULFONATION;

EID: 38649117273     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.11.042     Document Type: Article

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