Radiation-induced graft polymerization of styrene into a poly(ether ether ketone) film for preparation of polymer electrolyte membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 345, Issue 1-2, 2009, Pages 74-80

  Hasegawa, Shin ^a   Sato, Ken ^b   Narita, Tadashi ^b   Suzuki, Yasuyuki ^a   Takahashi, Shuichi ^a   Morishita, Norio ^a   Maekawa, Yasunari ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Graft; Poly(ether ether ketone); Radiation; Sulfonation

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS PHASE; AMORPHOUS REGIONS; CRYSTALLINITIES; ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; ENGINEERING PLASTICS; GAS BARRIER PROPERTIES; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; GRAFT POLYMERIZATION; GRAFTING DEGREE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; POLYSTYRENE GRAFTS; RADIATION INDUCED GRAFT POLYMERIZATION; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; X-RAYS DIFFRACTION; XRD;

AMORPHOUS FILMS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; AROMATIC POLYMERS; BIOMECHANICS; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIFFRACTION; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ETHERS; FILM PREPARATION; FUEL CELLS; GLASS TRANSITION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); GRAFTS; KETONES; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMER FILMS; POLYMER MELTS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENES; SPIN DYNAMICS; STYRENE; SULFONATION; WATER CONTENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY DIFFRACTION ANALYSIS;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ELECTROLYTE; PLASTIC; POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE); POLYMER; STYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; MELTING POINT; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION; SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; WATER CONTENT; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 70350057432     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2009.08.030     Document Type: Article

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