New carbon dioxide-selective membranes based on sulfonated polybenzimidazole (SPBI) copolymer matrix for fuel cell applications

Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 2344-2354

  Bai, He ^a   Ho, W S Winston ^a  

^a Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CO2 CAPTURES; COPOLYMER MATRIXES; FACILITATED TRANSPORTS; FEED GAS; FEED PRESSURES; FEED SIDES; FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS; GAS PURIFICATIONS; MEMBRANE COMPOSITIONS; MEMBRANE PERFORMANCE; OPERATING TEMPERATURES; SELECTIVE MEMBRANES; SULFONATED POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE;

AIR CLEANERS; CAPILLARITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CELL MEMBRANES; COPOLYMERIZATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FLUE GASES; FUEL CELLS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; GAS INDUSTRY; HYDROGEN; ORGANIC POLYMERS; POLYMERS; PURIFICATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); SYNTHESIS GAS; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; WATER CONTENT;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 64749109024     PISSN: 08885885     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ie800507r     Document Type: Article

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