Preparation, characterization and methanol permeability of proton conducting membranes based on sulfonated ethylene-vinyl alcohol copolymer

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 353, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 1-9

  Huang, Chih Hsiang ^a   Wu, Hsiu Mei ^a   Chen, Chi Chang ^a   Wang, Chia Wei ^a   Kuo, Ping Lin ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer; Methanol permeability; Sulfopropylation

Indexed keywords

BLEND MEMBRANES; BLENDING RATIO; BOUND WATERS; CRYSTALLINITIES; ETHYLENE-VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; HYDROXYL GROUPS; ION CHANNEL; IONIC FUNCTIONALITY; MATRIX; METHANOL BARRIERS; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; NANO-PHASE; PROTON CONDUCTING MEMBRANES; SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING; SOLUTION-CAST; SULFONIC ACID GROUPS; SWELLABILITY; SWELLING RATIO; VINYLALCOHOL; WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

BLENDING; CAPILLARITY; COPOLYMERIZATION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ETHYLENE; IONIZATION OF LIQUIDS; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; NANOCOMPOSITES; PHASE SEPARATION; PROTONS; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

ORGANIC POLYMERS;

ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER; HYDROXYL GROUP; METHANOL; PROPANESULTONE; SULFOPROPYLATED ETHYLENE VINYL ALCOHOL COPOLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECOMPOSITION; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; FREEZING; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SYNTHESIS; WATER RETENTION; WATER TEMPERATURE; WIDE ANGLE X RAY DIFFRACTION; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 77950081166     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.01.055     Document Type: Article

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