Influence of sulfonationity of epoxy-based semi-interpenetrating polymer networks of sulfonated polyimides as proton exchange membranes on the performance of fuel cell application

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 0210141-0210147

  Wang, Yen Zen ^a   Ho, Ko Shan ^b   Wu, Shinn Dar ^c   Hsieh, Kuo Huang ^d   Lee, Chi Hung ^a  

^a NATIONAL YUNLIN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Epoxy; Proton conductivity; Semi IPNs; Sulfonated polyimide

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKING REACTION; DIAMINODIPHENYL SULFONES; EPOXY NETWORK; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; HYDROPHILIC DOMAINS; IMIDIZATION; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; MICROSTRUCTURE ANALYSIS; MOLAR RATIO; POLYAMIC ACIDS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SEMI-INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS; SULFONATED POLYIMIDES; TEM; THERMAL STABILITY; WATER CLUSTER; WATER UPTAKE;

ACIDS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORMS; INTERPENETRATING POLYMER NETWORKS; ION EXCHANGE; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYIMIDES; POLYVINYL ALCOHOLS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); RESONANCE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WAVELET TRANSFORMS;

ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

EID: 77955465498     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: 15516989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.3177383     Document Type: Article

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