Sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) ionomers containing fluorenyl groups for fuel cell applications

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 310, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 110-118

  Bae, Byungchan ^a   Miyatake, Kenji ^a   Watanabe, Masahiro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAMANASHI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fuel cells; Ionomers; Poly(arylene ether sulfone); Proton conduction

Indexed keywords

POLYARYLENE ETHER SULFONE; PROTON CONDUCTION;

FUEL CELLS; ION EXCHANGE; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

IONOMERS;

DISODIUM 3,3' DISULFO 4,4' DIFLUOROPHENYLSULFONE; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE; FUEL; MONOMER; POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE); POLYMER; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

FUEL CELLS; ION EXCHANGE; IONOMERS; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; VOLUME FRACTION;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; HUMIDITY; HYDROLYSIS; ION EXCHANGE; MECHANICS; MEMBRANE COMPONENT; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR STABILITY; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS; THERMOSTABILITY; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

EID: 38649117884     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2007.10.037     Document Type: Article

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