Proton conductivity and stability of low-IEC sulfonated block copolyimide membrane

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 362, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 234-240

  Yamazaki, Kota ^a   Tang, Yiming ^a   Kawakami, Hiroyoshi ^a  

^a TOKYO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Low IEC; Membrane stability; Proton conductivity; Sulfonated block copolyimide

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL IMIDIZATION; CO-POLYIMIDE MEMBRANES; IEC MEMBRANES; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; LOW-IEC; MEMBRANE STABILITY; OXIDATIVE STABILITY; POLYIMIDE CHAINS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SULFONATED BLOCK COPOLYIMIDE; SULFONATED BLOCK COPOLYMERS; SULFONIC ACID GROUPS; TWO-POT PROCEDURE;

ACIDS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; CHEMICAL STABILITY; FORESTRY; ION EXCHANGE; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; OXIDATION RESISTANCE; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

POLYIMIDES;

COPOLYMER; POLYIMIDE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; HUMIDITY; HYDROLYSIS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION CONDUCTANCE; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MOLECULAR STABILITY; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTON TRANSPORT; SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 77955658673     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.06.053     Document Type: Article

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