Study on gamma-ray-induced degradation of polymer electrolyte by pH titration and solution analysis

Polymer Degradation and Stability

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 1-5

  Akiyama, Yoko ^a   Sodaye, Hemant ^a,b   Shibahara, Yuji ^a   Honda, Yoshihide ^a   Tagawa, Seiichi ^a   Nishijima, Shigehiro ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b BHABHA ATOMIC RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

Author keywords

Gamma ray irradiation; Perfluorosulfonic acid; pH titration; Polymer electrolyte; Solution analysis

Indexed keywords

ABSORBED DOSE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DEGRADATION PROCESS; DISTILLED WATER; FLUORINE IONS; GAMMA-RAY IRRADIATION; ICP-AES; INDUCED DEGRADATION; INITIAL PH; IRRADIATED SAMPLES; IRRADIATION CONDITIONS; NACL SOLUTION; PERFLUOROSULFONIC ACID; PH TITRATION; POLYMER DEGRADATION; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; SODIUM IONS; SOLUTION ANALYSIS; SULFIDE IONS; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON;

ATOMIC EMISSION SPECTROSCOPY; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; DEGRADATION; DISSOLUTION; ELECTROLYSIS; FLUORINE; FUEL CELLS; INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; IRRADIATION; METAL IONS; ORGANIC CARBON; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; SODIUM CHLORIDE; STARS; TITRATION;

GAMMA RAYS;

EID: 71249147171     PISSN: 01413910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2009.11.002     Document Type: Article

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