Poly(arylene ether sulfone)s containing pendant sulfonic acid groups as membrane materials for direct methanol fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 330, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 73-79

  Lee, J K ^a   Li, W ^a   Manthiram, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cells; Methanol crossover; Poly(arylene ether sulfone); Proton exchange membrane

Indexed keywords

2-NAPHTHALENESULFONATE; AROMATIC SUBSTITUTIONS; CONDUCTIVITY MEASUREMENTS; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA-RED SPECTROSCOPIES; HYDROXYL-TERMINATED; ION-EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; MEMBRANE MATERIALS; METHANOL CROSSOVER; POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE); POLYMERIZATION REACTIONS; POTASSIUM CARBONATES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; SULFONIC ACID GROUPS; THERMALLY STABLES;

ACIDS; ANODIC OXIDATION; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; CONDUCTING POLYMERS; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ETHERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; GELATION; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; MONOMERS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYMERS; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; POTASH; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; SPECTROSCOPIC ANALYSIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ION EXCHANGE;

METHANOL; POLYMER; POLYSULFONE; POTASSIUM CARBONATE; SULFONE DERIVATIVE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GEL PERMEATION CHROMATOGRAPHY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THERMOSTABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 60549093705     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2008.12.043     Document Type: Article

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