Synthesis and characterization of proton exchange membrane using polystyrene-butadiene rubber

Energy Sources, Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 591-606

  Abdulkareem, A S ^a   Idibie, C A ^a   Piennar, H C Vz ^b   Van Dyk, L ^a   Iyuke, S E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Degree of sulphonation; Ion exchange capacity and water uptake; Ion exchange membrane; Polystyrene butadiene rubber; Sulphonation agent

Indexed keywords

BUTADIENE RUBBER; DEGREE OF SULPHONATION; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; SULPHONATION; WATER UPTAKE;

BUTADIENE; COST REDUCTION; DEIONIZED WATER; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; HYDRATES; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; IONS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMER BLENDS; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; RESONANCE; RUBBER; SULFONATION; SULFUR; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

ION EXCHANGE;

EID: 77949882762     PISSN: 15567036     EISSN: 15567230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15567030903058709     Document Type: Article

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