Electron spin resonance investigation of the effects of methanol on microscopic viscosity, ordering, and polarity in different phases of ionomer membranes with sulfonated polyarylene backbones

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 357, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 47-53

  Lawton, Jamie S ^a   Budil, David E ^a  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Direct methanol fuel cells; Electron spin resonance; Nitroxide spin probe; Proton exchange membranes; Sulfonated polyarylene membranes

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; NITROXIDES; POLYARYLENES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SPIN PROBE;

AROMATIC POLYMERS; ELECTRONS; ETHERS; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; KETONES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PARAMAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROBES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; RESONANCE; SULFONATION;

SPIN DYNAMICS;

METHANOL; POLYMER; SULFONATED POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE); SULFONATED POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE); TEMPONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; ORDERING; PHASE TRANSITION; POLARITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFONATION; VISCOSITY;

EID: 77952750892     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.03.038     Document Type: Article

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