Sulfonated polyimides with flexible aliphatic side chains for polymer electrolyte fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 367, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 211-219

  Yin, Yan ^a   Du, Qing ^a   Qin, Yanzhou ^a   Zhou, Yibo ^a   Okamoto, Ken ichi ^b  

^a TIANJIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Methanol permeability; Polymer electrolyte membrane; Proton conductivity; Sulfonated polyimide

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC SIDE CHAIN; CRYSTALLINE STRUCTURE; DIAMINE MONOMERS; DIMENSIONAL CHANGES; HIGH POTENTIAL; IN-PLANE; LIQUID WATER; LONG TERM; M-CRESOL; MAIN CHAINS; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; METHANOL PERMEATION; ORDER OF MAGNITUDE; POLYCONDENSATION REACTIONS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SIDE CHAINS; SULFONATED POLYIMIDES; TEM ANALYSIS; THERMALLY STABLE; XRD SPECTRA;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; MICROPHASE SEPARATION; MONOMERS; NEMATIC LIQUID CRYSTALS; POLYCONDENSATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYIMIDES; POLYMERS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY;

MEMBRANES;

2,2' BIS (4 SULFOBUTOXY)BENZIDINE; BENZIDINE DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; POLYIMIDE; SULFONATED POLYIMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; HUMIDITY; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT;

EID: 78649949023     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.10.054     Document Type: Article

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