Free volume, oxygen permeability, and uniaxial compression storage modulus of hydrated biphenol-based sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone)

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 360, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 84-89

  Mohamed, Hamdy F M ^a   Kobayashi, Y ^b   Kuroda, C S ^a   Takimoto, N ^a   Ohira, A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

Author keywords

Biphenol based sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone); Free volume; Free volume model of gas permeation; O2 permeability; Positron annihilation; Uniaxial compression storage modulus

Indexed keywords

BIPHENOL; FREE VOLUME MODELS; GAS PERMEATION; STORAGE MODULI; SULFONATED POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE); UNI-AXIAL COMPRESSION;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ELASTIC MODULI; ELECTRONS; ETHERS; HYDRATION; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; MOISTURE; NANOINDENTATION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; OXYGEN; POLYMERS; POLYSTYRENES; POSITRON ANNIHILATION; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY;

FREE VOLUME;

PHENOL DERIVATIVE; POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE); POLYCARBONATE; POLYMER; POLYSTYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; GAS PERMEABILITY; HUMIDITY; HYDRATION; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; OXYGEN TENSION; OXYGEN TRANSPORT; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFONATION;

EID: 77954213975     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.05.003     Document Type: Article

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