Composite membranes based on Nafion® and plasma treated clay charges: Elaboration and water sorption investigations

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 369, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 155-166

  Fatyeyeva, Kateryna ^a   Chappey, Corinne ^a   Poncin Epaillard, Fabienne ^b   Langevin, Dominique ^a   Valleton, Jean Marc ^a   Marais, Stephane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU MAINE   (France)

Author keywords

Composite proton exchange membrane; Laponite; Plasma modification; Water vapor sorption

Indexed keywords

ADSORBED WATER; ADSORPTION MODEL; AGGREGATION CONSTANT; CHEMICAL GRAFTING; COMPOSITE POLYMER MEMBRANE; DIRECT PLASMA; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INORGANIC CLAYS; LAPONITE; LAPONITES; MICROGRAVIMETRY; MODIFIED CLAYS; PARAMETER VALUES; PLASMA ACTIVATION; PLASMA MODIFICATION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SPECIFIC CAPACITIES; SULFONIC GROUP; WATER ACTIVITY; WATER SORPTION; WATER VAPOR SORPTION; PLASMA MODIFICATIONS;

ADSORPTION; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); PLASMAS; POLYMER FILMS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; WATER VAPOR; SORPTION;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

POLYMER; PROTON; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CLAY; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICITY; GRAVIMETRY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; POWDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFONATION; WATER VAPOR; ADSORPTION; MEMBRANE; PLASMA; THERMOGRAVIMETRY;

EID: 79251607059     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2010.11.062     Document Type: Article

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