Radiation-induced grafting of styrene onto ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene powder and subsequent film fabrication for application as polymer electrolyte membranes: I. Influence of grafting conditions

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 325, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 964-972

  Sherazi, Tauqir A ^a,c   Ahmad, Shujaat ^b   Kashmiri, M Akram ^a   Guiver, Michael D ^c  

^a GC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fuel cells; Polyethylene; Proton exchange membrane; Radiation grafting; Styrene; UHMWPE

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ACIDS; ACTIVATION ENERGY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FORESTRY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FUEL CELLS; GALERKIN METHODS; GAMMA RAYS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; ION EXCHANGERS; IONIZING RADIATION; METHANOL; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MONOMERS; POLYETHYLENES; POWDERS; PROTONS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); STYRENE; THERMOPLASTICS;

ABSORBED DOSES; ABSORBED RADIATIONS; APPARENT ACTIVATION ENERGIES; ARRHENIUS CURVES; BEFORE AND AFTER; CHLOROSULFONIC ACIDS; DEGREE OF GRAFTING; DEGREE OF SUBSTITUTIONS; EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; FILM FABRICATIONS; FTIR-ATR; GRAFTING ONTO; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES; HIGH RATES; INERT ATMOSPHERES; IRRADIATION GRAFTING; MONOMER CONCENTRATIONS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; RATE DEPENDENCES; ROOM TEMPERATURES; UHMWPE;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

ELECTROLYTE; METHANOL; POLYMER; STYRENE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE;

ARTICLE; ENERGY; GAMMA RADIATION; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; RADIATION; RADIATION DOSE; REACTION TIME; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SULFONATION;

EID: 55549092721     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.09.028     Document Type: Article

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