Synthesis and crosslinking of hydroxyl-functionalized sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) copolymer as candidates for proton exchange membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 352, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 14-21

  Feng, Shaoguang ^a   Shang, Yuming ^a   Wang, Yaowu ^a   Liu, Guoshun ^a   Xie, Xiaofeng ^a   Dong, Wenqi ^a   Xu, Jingming ^a   Mathur, V K ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Crosslinking; DMFC; Fuel cell; Proton exchange membranes; Sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone)

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS METHANOL SOLUTIONS; CROSS LINKED MEMBRANES; CROSS-LINKED NETWORKS; CROSSLINKED; EPOXY GROUP; FUNCTIONALIZED; GEL FRACTION; HYDROXYL GROUPS; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; METHANOL CROSSOVER; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SULFONATED POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE)S; SULFONATED POLYETHERETHERKETONE; SWELLING RATIO; WATER UPTAKE;

CAPILLARITY; DEIONIZED WATER; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ETHERS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; KETONES; METHANOL; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); RESINS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

EPOXY RESINS;

COPOLYMER; EPOXY RESIN; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HYDROXYL GROUP; METHANOL; POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CELL MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS LINKING; GEL; ION EXCHANGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUBILITY; SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 77949334086     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.01.040     Document Type: Article

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