Synthesis and characterization of sulfonated naphthalenic polyimides based on 4,4′-diaminodiphenylether-2,2′-disulfonic acid and bis[4-(4-aminophenoxy)phenylhexafluoropropane] for fuel cell applications

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1467-1475

  Chhabra, Pooja ^a   Choudhary, Veena ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Fuel cell membranes; Polyimides; Sulfonated copolyimides; Thermal characterization; Thermally stable polymers

Indexed keywords

COPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS; DEGREE OF SULFONATION; DISULFONIC ACIDS; DYNAMIC MECHANICALS; FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS; FUEL CELL MEMBRANES; ION-EXCHANGE CAPACITIES; M CRESOLS; METHANOL PERMEABILITIES; MOLAR RATIOS; NAPHTHALENE TETRACARBOXYLIC DIANHYDRIDE; SOLUTION CASTINGS; STRUCTURAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; SULFONATED COPOLYIMIDES; SULFONATED POLYIMIDES; SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATIONS; THERMAL CHARACTERIZATION; THERMAL STABILITIES; THERMALLY STABLE POLYMERS; WATER STABILITIES; WATER UPTAKES;

ACIDS; CAPILLARITY; CELL MEMBRANES; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COPOLYMERIZATION; CYTOLOGY; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FUEL CELLS; INTERCHANGES; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGERS; METHANOL; NAPHTHALENE; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYIMIDES; POLYMER FILMS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; SULFONATION; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

POLYMERS;

EID: 64349098255     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2009.02.006     Document Type: Article

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