Thermodynamics of pore wetting and swelling in Nafion

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 315, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 125-132

  Elfring, Gwynn J ^a   Struchtrup, Henning ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Equilibrium; Nafion; Sorption; Swelling; Wetting

Indexed keywords

MIXING; SORPTION; SWELLING; WETTING;

EQUILIBRIUM; NAFION;

PORE SIZE;

MIXING; PORE SIZE; SORPTION; SWELLING; WETTING;

ARTICLE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE BINDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMODYNAMICS;

EID: 41949135934     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.02.016     Document Type: Article

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