Composite membranes based on a novel benzimidazole grafted PEEK and SPEEK for fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 20, 2010, Pages 11172-11179

  Li, Hongtao ^a   Zhang, Gang ^a   Ma, Wenjia ^a   Zhao, Chengji ^a   Zhang, Yang ^a   Han, Miaomiao ^a   Zhu, Jing ^a   Liu, Zhongguo ^a   Wu, Jing ^a   Na, Hui ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Benzimidazole groups; Composite membranes; Proton exchange membrane; Sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone)

Indexed keywords

BENZIMIDAZOLES; H NMR SPECTRA; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; NUCLEOPHILIC AROMATIC SUBSTITUTION REACTION; OXIDATIVE STABILITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SULFONATED POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE)S; WATER UPTAKE;

ETHERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); KETONES; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METHANOL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; SUBSTITUTION REACTIONS;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

EID: 77957367703     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.07.091     Document Type: Article

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