Developing a polysulfone-based alkaline anion exchange membrane for improved ionic conductivity

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 332, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 63-68

  Wang, Guigui ^a   Weng, Yiming ^a   Chu, Deryn ^b   Chen, Rongrong ^a   Xie, Dong ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline anion exchange membrane; Chloromethylation; Ionic conductivity; Polysulfone; Quaternization

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; CHLOROMETHYL; CHLOROMETHYL GROUPS; CHLOROMETHYLATION; COUNTER IONS; EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURES; HYDROXIDE ANIONS; PENDANT GROUPS; QUATERNARY AMMONIUMS; QUATERNIZATION; REACTION TIME; ROOM TEMPERATURES; SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS;

AMINES; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; COAGULATION; GELATION; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; MEMBRANES; NEGATIVE IONS;

ION EXCHANGE;

HYDROXIDE; POLYSULFONE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ALKALINE ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; GELATION; ION CONDUCTANCE; METHYLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION ANALYSIS; REACTION TIME; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 62649100634     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.01.038     Document Type: Article

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