Application of polysulfone (PSf)- and polyether ether ketone (PEEK)-tungstophosphoric acid (TPA) composite membranes for water electrolysis

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 322, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 154-161

  Jang, In Young ^a   Kweon, Oh Hwan ^a   Kim, Kyoung Eon ^a   Hwang, Gab Jin ^b   Moon, Sang Bong ^c   Kang, An Soo ^a  

^a Myong Ji University   (South Korea)

^b Korea Institute of Energy Research (KIER)   (South Korea)

^c Elchem Tech Co Ltd   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cation exchange membrane; Membrane electrode assembly (MEA); Non equilibrium impregnation reduction method; Polymer electrolyte membrane electrolysis (PEME)

Indexed keywords

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; ETHERS; HYDROGEN; IMPREGNATION; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; KETONES; MEMBRANES; PLATINUM; POLYELECTROLYTES;

CATION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; NON-EQUILIBRIUM IMPREGNATION-REDUCTION METHOD; PHYSICO-CHEMICAL STABILITY; POLY(PHENYLENE SULFIDE SULFONE); POLYETHER ETHER KETONES (PEEK); POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE ELECTROLYSIS; SULFONATED BLOCK COPOLYMERS;

ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

COPOLYMER; ELECTROLYTE; KETONE DERIVATIVE; PHOSPHOTUNGSTIC ACID; POLY(PHENYLENE SULFIDE SULFONE); POLYETHER ETHER KETONE; POLYMER; POLYSULFONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYSIS; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SULFONATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 48249134093     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.05.028     Document Type: Article

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