Crosslinking and grafting of polyetheretherketone film by radiation techniques for application in fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 362, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 488-494

  Chen, Jinhua ^a   Li, Dengrong ^a   Koshikawa, Hiroshi ^a   Asano, Masaharu ^a   Maekawa, Yasunari ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Crosslinking; Direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC); Grafting; Polyetheretherketone (PEEK); Polymer electrolyte membrane; Radiation

Indexed keywords

CROSS-LINKING STRUCTURES; CROSSLINKED; DIRECT METHANOL; DIRECT MODIFICATION; ELECTRON-BEAM IRRADIATIONS; FILM SHAPE; GRAFTED FILMS; GRAFTING; GRAFTING TECHNIQUES; GRAFTING YIELD; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROCARBON POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITY; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; POLYETHERETHERKETONE (PEEK); POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE; RADIATION-INDUCED; RADIATION-INDUCED CROSSLINKING;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; AROMATIC POLYMERS; DENSITY (SPECIFIC GRAVITY); FILM PREPARATION; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGERS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYMERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); RADIATION; STYRENE; SULFONATION;

DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC);

DIVINYLBENZENE; METHANOL; POLYETHERETHERKETONE; STYRENE;

ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL; ELECTRON BEAM; FILM; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ION EXCHANGE; LABORATORY APPARATUS, EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFONATION; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 77955657971     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.07.012     Document Type: Article

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