Synthesis and properties of soluble sulfonated polybenzimidazoles from 3,3′-disulfonate-4,4′-dicarboxylbiphenyl as proton exchange membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 334, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 91-100

  Kang, Sen ^a   Zhang, Chunjie ^a   Xiao, Guyu ^a   Yan, Deyue ^a   Sun, Guoming ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Polybenzimidazoles; Proton exchange membrane; Soluble; Sulfonated

Indexed keywords

CANDIDATE MATERIALS; COMMON SOLVENTS; FLEXIBLE MEMBRANES; HIGH THERMAL STABILITIES; IONIC CHANNELS; OXIDATIVE STABILITIES; POLAR SOLVENTS; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; SECONDARY RELAXATIONS; SOLUBLE; SOLUTION CASTINGS; SULFONATED; SULFONATION DEGREES; SWELLING BEHAVIORS; TEM; WATER UPTAKES;

DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; EVAPORATIVE COOLING SYSTEMS; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYCONDENSATION; POLYMERS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

2,2 BIS(4 CARBOXYPHENYL)HEXAFLUOROPROPANE; 3,3' DISULFONATE 4,4' DICARBOXYLBIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; BENZIMIDAZOLE; BIPHENYL DERIVATIVE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; PROPANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AEROBIC METABOLISM; ARTICLE; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SOLUBILITY; SULFONATION; THERMOSTABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 64049114096     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.02.021     Document Type: Article

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