Preparation and properties of Nafion®/hollow silica spheres composite membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 325, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 742-748

  Yuan, Junjie ^a   Zhou, Guangbin ^a   Pu, Hongting ^a  

^a TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Hollow silica sphere; Nafion membrane; Proton conductivity; Swelling degree; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; MEMBRANES; OXIDES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTONS; SILICA; SPHERES; STEEL POWDER METALLURGY; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THICKNESS MEASUREMENT;

HOLLOW SILICA SPHERE; HOLLOW SILICA SPHERES; MICROMETER SCALES; OPTIMAL VALUES; SEM AND TEM; SOLUTION CASTINGS; SWELLING BEHAVIORS; SWELLING DEGREE; SWELLING DEGREES; TEMPERATURE RANGES; THERMAL PROPERTIES; WATER RETENTIONS; WATER UPTAKE; WATER UPTAKES;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

NAFION; SILICON DIOXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; DISPERSION; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE; WATER RETENTION; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 55549140482     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.08.050     Document Type: Article

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