The degradation mechanism of sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone)s in an oxidative environment

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 325, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 633-640

  Lawrence, Jimmy ^a   Yamaguchi, Takeo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Accelerated degradation test; Midpoint scission; Polymer electrolyte membrane; Sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone); Unzip scission

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CELL MEMBRANES; CHEMICAL ATTACK; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; COLLOIDS; DURABILITY; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; ETHERS; FUEL CELLS; GELATION; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS;

ACCELERATED DEGRADATION TEST; MIDPOINT SCISSION; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE; SULFONATED POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE); UNZIP SCISSION;

DEGRADATION;

HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; POLYMER; SULFONE DERIVATIVE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; DEGRADATION; DEGRADATION KINETICS; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 55549121541     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.08.027     Document Type: Article

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