Covalently cross-linked proton exchange membranes based on sulfonated poly(arylene ether ketone) and polybenzimidazole oligomer

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 353, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 10-16

  Zhao, Chengji ^a   Lin, Haidan ^a   Han, Miaomiao ^a   Na, Hui ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cross link; Polybenzimidazole; Proton exchange membranes; Sulfonated poly (arylene ether ketone)

Indexed keywords

AMINO GROUP; BLEND MEMBRANES; CARBOXYLIC ACID GROUPS; LOW HUMIDITY CONDITIONS; NAFION 117; NMR MEASUREMENTS; POLY(ARYLENE ETHER KETONE); POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; THERMAL STABILITY; WATER UPTAKE;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; ETHERS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; KETONES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OLIGOMERS; ORGANIC ACIDS; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

MEMBRANES;

PHOSPHORIC ACID; POLY(ARYLENE ETHER KETONE); POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; COVALENT BOND; CROSS LINKING; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTON TRANSPORT; SULFONATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOSTABILITY; TRANSPORT KINETICS; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 77950338919     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.01.066     Document Type: Article

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