Locating sulfonic acid groups on various side chains to poly(arylene ether sulfone)s: Effects on the ionic clustering and properties of proton-exchange membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 351, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 87-95

  Jutemar, Elin Persson ^a   Jannasch, Patric ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ionomers; Polyelectrolytes; Polymer electrolytes; Proton exchange membrane fuel cells; X ray scattering

Indexed keywords

FUNCTIONALIZED; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; IONIC CLUSTERS; MAIN CHAINS; MEMBRANE PROPERTIES; METALLATION; NANOSCALE STRUCTURE; NUCLEOPHILIC AROMATIC SUBSTITUTION REACTION; POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE); POLYMER ELECTROLYTE; PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; SIDE CHAINS; SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING; SOLVENT CAST; SULFONIC ACID; SULFONIC ACID GROUPS; THERMAL STABILITY;

ACIDS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ETHERS; FUEL CELLS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GLASS TRANSITION; ION EXCHANGE; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; IONOMERS; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTONS; SCATTERING; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS; X RAY SCATTERING;

MEMBRANE STRUCTURES;

6 SULFONAPHTHOXYBENZOYL DERIVATIVE; 7 SULFONAPHTHOXYBENZOYL DERIVATIVE; DISULFONAPHTHOXYBENZOYL DERIVATIVE; POLY(ARYLENE ETHER) DERIVATIVE; POLYELECTROLYTE; POLYETHERSULFONE; SULFOBENZOYL DERIVATIVE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TRISULFOPYRENOXYBENZOYL DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; ION EXCHANGE; METALLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; PROTON TRANSPORT; RADIATION SCATTERING; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SULFATION; THERMOSTABILITY; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 77549087765     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.01.036     Document Type: Article

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