A proton-exchange membrane prepared by the radiation grafting of styrene and silica into polytetrafluoroethylene films

Radiation Physics and Chemistry

Volumn 78, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 497-500

  Yu, Hongyan ^a,b   Shi, Jianheng ^a   Zeng, Xinmiao ^a   Bao, Mao ^a   Zhao, Xinqing ^b  

^a Beijing Radiation Application Research Center   (China)

^b BEIHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Polytetrafluoroethylene; Proton exchange membrane; Radiation grafting; Sol gel reaction

Indexed keywords

HIGHER-DEGREE; HYBRID MEMBRANE; IN-SITU; ORGANIC-INORGANIC HYBRID; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENE FILMS; PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; PTFE MEMBRANES; RADIATION GRAFTING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEM ANALYSIS; SOL-GEL REACTION; SULFONIC ACID; TETRAETHOXYSILANE; WATER UPTAKE;

ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GELATION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MEMBRANES; PROTONS; SILICA; SILICA GEL; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON OXIDES; SOL-GEL PROCESS; SOL-GELS; SOLS; STYRENE;

RADIATION;

POLITEF; SILICA GEL; SILICON DIOXIDE; STYRENE; TETRAETHOXYSILANE;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL REACTION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; GEL; HYBRID; POROSITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; PROTON RADIATION; PROTON SODIUM EXCHANGE; RADIATION PROCESSING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SULFONATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 67349087730     PISSN: 0969806X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.radphyschem.2009.03.034     Document Type: Article

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