Synthesis of highly sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) random (statistical) copolymers via direct polymerization

Macromolecular Symposia

Volumn 175, Issue , 2001, Pages 387-396

  Wang, Feng ^a   Hickner, Michael ^a   Ji, Qing ^a   Harrison, William ^a   Mecham, Jeffrey ^a   Zawodzinski, Thomas A ^b   McGrath, James E ^a  

^a VIRGINIA POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE AND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Direct random polymerization; Proton exchange membranes (pem); Sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfones)

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ETHERS; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; MEMBRANES; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERIZATION; POTASH;

ANHYDROUS POTASSIUM CARBONATE; AROMATIC NUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTION; ARYLENE; FLUORINATED COPOLYMERS; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYMERIC ELECTROLYTES; PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; SULFONATED POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE);

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

EID: 70449466026     PISSN: 10221360     EISSN: 15213900     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/1521-3900(200110)175:1<387::AID-MASY387>3.0.CO;2-1     Document Type: Article

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