Cross-linked sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) (SPEEK)/reactive organoclay nanocomposite proton exchange membranes (PEM)

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 372, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 40-48

  Hande, Varsha R ^a   Rath, Sangram K ^a   Rao, Swati ^a   Patri, M ^a  

^a NAVAL MATERIALS RESEARCH LABORATORY   (India)

Author keywords

Nanocomposites; Organoclay; PEM; SPEEK

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS METHANOL SOLUTIONS; CLAY DISPERSION; CLAY LOADINGS; CLAY PLATELETS; CLOISITE; CROSS-LINKING PROCESS; CROSSLINKER; FT-IR STUDY; INTERCALATION METHODS; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; LIQUID UPTAKE; MEMBRANE STABILITY; NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANES; OXIDATIVE STABILITY; PARTIAL EXFOLIATION; PEM; PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; PROTONIC CONDUCTIVITIES; REACTIVE ORGANOCLAY; SPEEK; SULFONATED POLYETHERETHERKETONE; TEM; THERMAL STABILITY; WIDE-ANGLE X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

BENZENE; ETHERS; ION EXCHANGE; KETONES; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANOCLAY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

NANOCOMPOSITES;

NANOCOMPOSITE; ORGANOCLAY; POLYETHERETHERKETONE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; ION EXCHANGE; LIQUID; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; SULFONATION;

EID: 79953024186     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.01.042     Document Type: Article

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