Novel poly(arylene ether ketone)s containing sulfonic/carboxylic groups: Synthesis and properties

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 362, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 38-46

  Guo, Meimei ^a   Liu, Baijun ^a   Guan, Shaowei ^a   Liu, Chang ^a   Qin, Hongyi ^a   Jiang, Zhenhua ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Fuel cells; Poly(arylene ether ketone)s; Proton exchange membranes; Sulfonation

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC GROUP; CYANO GROUPS; FTIR; H NMR SPECTRA; HYDROLYSIS REACTION; HYDROPHOBIC DOMAINS; METHANOL CROSSOVER; NAFION 117; POLY(ARYLENE ETHER KETONE); POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PROTON-CONDUCTING SITES; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STARTING MATERIALS; TENSILE MODULI;

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; ETHERS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; KETONES; METHANOL; MICROPHASE SEPARATION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYMERS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); WATER ABSORPTION;

MEMBRANES;

COPOLYMER; POLY(ARYLENE ETHER KETONE); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; ENERGY RESOURCE; HYDROLYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; METHANOL FUEL CELL; OXIDATION; PERMEABILITY; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; THERMAL ANALYSIS; THERMOSTABILITY; WATER ABSORPTION; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 77955652689     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.06.011     Document Type: Article

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