Crosslinking of sulphonated poly (ether ether ketone) using aromatic bis(hydroxymethyl) compound

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 322, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 67-73

  Hande, Varsha R ^a   Rao, Swati ^a   Rath, S K ^a   Thakur, Avinash ^a   Patri, M ^a  

^a NAVAL MATERIALS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Crosslinker; Physico chemical properties; Proton exchange membrane; Sulphonated poly (ether ether ketone) (SPEEK)

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL PROPERTIES; CHEMICAL STABILITY; CONDENSATION REACTIONS; ETHERS; ION EXCHANGE; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; KETONES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEMBRANES; METHANOL;

CROSS LINKED MEMBRANES; CROSSLINKER; HYDROXYMETHYL GROUPS; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SULPHONATED POLY (ETHER ETHER KETONE); THERMALLY ACTIVATED;

CROSSLINKING;

1,4 BIS(HYDROXYMETHYL)BENZENE; 2,6 BIS(HYDROXYMETHYL) 4 METHYL PHENOL; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; PHENOL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION CONDUCTANCE; ION EXCHANGE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 48249097978     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.05.040     Document Type: Article

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