Preparation of polymer electrolyte membranes consisting of alkyl sulfonic acid for a fuel cell using radiation grafting and subsequent substitution/elimination reactions

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 324, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 173-180

  Takahashi, Shuichi ^a   Okonogi, Hiroyuki ^b   Hagiwara, Tokio ^b   Maekawa, Yasunari ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alkyl sulfonic acid; ClSO3H complex; Polymer electrolyte membranes; Radiation grafting

Indexed keywords

ACRYLIC MONOMERS; CELL MEMBRANES; CHEMICAL REACTIONS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; ETHERS; ETHYLENE; FUEL CELLS; MONOMERS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS;

ALKYL SULFONIC ACID; CARBONYL CARBONS; CHLOROSULFONIC ACID; CLSO3H-COMPLEX; EQUIMOLAR COMPLEX; METHYL ACRYLATE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; RADIATION GRAFTING; RADIATION-INDUCED GRAFT POLYMERIZATION; SULFONIC ACID; TETRA FLUORO ETHYLENE;

GRAFTING (CHEMICAL);

ACRYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ACRYLIC ACID METHYL ESTER; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; DIOXANE; ELECTROLYTE; FUEL; POLYMER; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DECARBOXYLATION; GRAVIMETRY; ION CONDUCTANCE; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS; TITRIMETRY;

EID: 50349091939     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.07.012     Document Type: Article

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