Synthesis and properties of water stable poly[bis(benzimidazobenzisoquinolinone)] ionomers for proton exchange membranes fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 326, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 420-428

  Li, Nanwen ^a,b   Cui, Zhiming ^b,c   Li, Shenghai ^a   Zhang, Suobo ^a   Xing, Wei ^c  

^a CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

^c State Key Laboratory of Electroanalytical Chemistry   (China)

Author keywords

Ionomers; Proton conductivity; Proton exchange membranes; Sulfonated poly bis(benzimidazobenzisoquinolinones) ; Sulfonated tetraamines

Indexed keywords

BINAPHTHYL; CANDIDATE MATERIALS; ELECTROLYTE PROPERTIES; FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS; HIGH TEMPERATURES; HYDROLYTIC STABILITIES; IONOMER MEMBRANES; MECHANICAL STRENGTHS; MOLAR PERCENTAGES; NAFION 117; NITROANILINE; NUCLEOPHILIC AROMATIC SUBSTITUTIONS; POLY BISES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES FUEL CELLS; SOLUTION CASTINGS; SULFONATED POLY[BIS(BENZIMIDAZOBENZISOQUINOLINONES)]; SULFONATED TETRAAMINES; SULFONIC ACID GROUPS;

ACIDS; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELLS; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; IONOMERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEMBRANES; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; POLYCONDENSATION; POLYMERS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTONS; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

CELL MEMBRANES;

1,4,5,8 NAPHTHALENETETRACARBOXYLIC DIANHYDRIDE; 4,4' BINAPHTHYL 1,1',8,8' TETRACARBOXYLIC DIANYDRIDE; [4,4' BIS(3,4 AMINOPHENOXY)BIPHENYL]; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; CARBOXYLIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DI(TRIETHYLAMMONIUM)4,4' BIS(3,4 DIAMINOPHENOXY)BIPHENYL 3,3' DISULFONATE; ELECTROLYTE; FENOPROFEN CALCIUM; FUEL; MONOMER; POLY[BIS(BENZIMIDAZOBENZISOQUINOLINONE)]; POLYMER; PROTON; PYRIDONE DERIVATIVE; QUINOLINE DERIVATIVE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ARTICLE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; REDUCTION; STRENGTH; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 58149183674     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.10.042     Document Type: Article

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