Sulfonated poly(fluorene-co-sulfone)ether membranes containing perfluorocyclobutane groups for fuel cell applications

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 325, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 989-996

  Chang, Bong Jun ^a   Kim, Dong Jin ^a,b   Kim, Jeong Hoon ^a   Lee, Soo Bok ^a   Joo, Hyeok Jong ^b  

^a Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bis(4 trifluorovinyloxyphenyl)fluorene; Copolymer; Poly(arylene ether sulfone); Proton exchange membrane; Sulfonyl bis(trifluorovinyloxy)biphenyl; Thermal cycloaddition

Indexed keywords

ABS RESINS; ACIDS; CAPILLARITY; CELL MEMBRANES; COPOLYMERIZATION; DEIONIZED WATER; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL PROPERTIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ETHERS; FUEL CELLS; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; ION EXCHANGERS; IONOMERS; LIQUIDS; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; MONOMERS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PLASTIC PRODUCTS; POLYMERS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTONS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); SWITCHING FUNCTIONS; WATER CONTENT;

BIS(4-TRIFLUOROVINYLOXYPHENYL)FLUORENE; POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE); PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; SULFONYL-BIS(TRIFLUOROVINYLOXY)BIPHENYL; THERMAL CYCLOADDITION;

FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS;

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; COPOLYMER; CYCLOBUTANE DERIVATIVE; FLUORENE; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; SULFONE DERIVATIVE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CYCLOADDITION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; PERMEABILITY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 55549122975     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.09.036     Document Type: Article

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