Proton conducting membranes based on poly(vinyl chloride) graft copolymer electrolytes

Polymers for Advanced Technologies

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 915-921

  Choi, Jin Kyu ^a   Kim, Yong Woo ^a   Koh, Joo Hwan ^a   Kim, Jong Hak ^a  

^a Yonsei University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP); Crosslinked; Graft copolymer; Polymer electrolyte membrane; Proton conductivity; PVC

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHLORINE; COPOLYMERIZATION; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; FREE RADICAL REACTIONS; GRAFT COPOLYMERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MONOMERS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMERS; PROTON TRANSFER; PROTONS; STYRENE;

ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION (ATRP); CROSSLINKED; DIRECT INITIATION; DIRECT PREPARATION; ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; GRAFT COPOLYMER; GRAFT COPOLYMER ELECTROLYTES; POLY VINYL CHLORIDE; POLY(VINYL CHLORIDE) (PVC); POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE; POLYSTYRENE SULFONIC ACIDS; PROTON CONDUCTING; PROTON CONDUCTING MEMBRANES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PVC;

ATOM TRANSFER RADICAL POLYMERIZATION;

CROSS LINKING; GRAFT COPOLYMER; MEMBRANE; POLYMERIZATION; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; STRENGTH; SYNTHESIS; TENSILE PROPERTY; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 48749125060     PISSN: 10427147     EISSN: 10991581     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pat.1060     Document Type: Article

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