Preparation and properties of covalently cross-linked sulfonated copolyimide membranes containing benzimidazole groups

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 326, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 708-713

  Zhang, Guimei ^a   Guo, Xiaoxia ^a   Fang, Jianhua ^a   Chen, Kangcheng ^b   Okamoto, Ken ichi ^b  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Copolyimide containing benzimidazole groups; Covalent cross linking; Membrane; Proton conductivity; Radical oxidative stability

Indexed keywords

BENZOIC ACIDS; COOPERATIVE EFFECTS; COPOLYIMIDE CONTAINING BENZIMIDAZOLE GROUPS; COPOLYIMIDES; COVALENT CROSS-LINKING; DISULFONIC ACIDS; EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; FLUORENE; MEMBRANE FORMS; POLYPHOSPHORIC ACIDS; PROTON EXCHANGES; RADICAL OXIDATIVE STABILITY; RANDOM COPOLYMERIZATIONS; SOLUTION CAST METHODS; SULFONATED COPOLYIMIDE; SULFONIC ACID GROUPS; TRIETHYLAMINE;

ACIDS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ETHERS; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; ION EXCHANGERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; OXIDATION RESISTANCE; POLYIMIDES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTONS;

MEMBRANES;

ACID ANHYDRIDE; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; BENZOIC ACID; FERROUS SULFATE; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; META CRESOL; POLYIMIDE; POLYPHOSPHATE; PROTON; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TRIETHYLAMINE;

ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; FENTON REACTION; ION EXCHANGE; MEASUREMENT; MEMBRANE; OXIDATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 58149177121     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.11.007     Document Type: Article

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