Synthesis of low methanol permeation polymer electrolyte membrane from polystyrene-butadiene rubber

Polymer - Plastics Technology and Engineering

Volumn 48, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 1121-1129

  Idibie, C A ^a   Abdulkareem, A S ^a   Pienaar, H C Z ^b   Iyuke, S E ^a   van Dyk, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b VAAL UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Degree of sulphonation; Membrane thickness; Methanol crossover; Polystyrene butadiene rubber; Solvent uptake

Indexed keywords

DEGREE OF SULPHONATION; LOW COSTS; MEMBRANE THICKNESS; METHANOL CROSSOVER; METHANOL PERMEATION; NOVEL POLYMERS; PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; SOLVENT UPTAKE; STATE OF THE ART;

MEMBRANES; METHANOL; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENES; THERMODYNAMIC STABILITY;

PERMEATION;

EID: 77952069242     PISSN: 03602559     EISSN: 15256111     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03602550903147254     Document Type: Article

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