Radiation-induced grafting of styrene onto ultra-high molecular weight polyethylene powder for polymer electrolyte fuel cell application. II. Sulfonation and characterization

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 333, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 59-67

  Sherazi, Tauqir A ^a,c   Ahmad, Shujaat ^b   Kashmiri, M Akram ^a   Kim, Dae Sik ^c   Guiver, Michael D ^c  

^a GC UNIVERSITY   (Pakistan)

^b PAKISTAN INSTITUTE OF ENGINEERING AND APPLIED SCIENCES   (Pakistan)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fuel cells; Methanol permeability; Proton conductivity; Proton exchange membrane; Radiation grafting; Styrene; UHMWPE

Indexed keywords

CHLOROSULFONIC ACIDS; DEGREES OF GRAFTING; DIRECT METHANOLS; FT-IR SPECTROSCOPIES; HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC; ION-EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; LOW COSTS; LOW TEMPERATURES; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; NAFION 117; NANOPHASE SEPARATIONS; POLYETHYLENE POWDERS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; RADIATION GRAFTING; RADIATION-INDUCED GRAFTING; TEM; THERMAL GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; UHMWPE; ULTRA-HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENES;

CAPILLARITY; CELL MEMBRANES; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); GRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; HOT PRESSING; HYDROGEN; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; ION EXCHANGERS; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYETHYLENES; POWDERS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; STYRENE; SULFONATION; THERMOPLASTICS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

NONMETALLIC MATRIX COMPOSITES;

BIOFUEL; CHLOROSULFONIC ACID; ELECTROLYTE; METHANOL; POLYETHYLENE; STYRENE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ULTRA HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT POLYETHYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; GAMMA RADIATION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE; LOW TEMPERATURE; MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SULFONATION; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 63149156773     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.01.052     Document Type: Article

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