Correlation of structural differences between Nafion/polyaniline and Nafion/polypyrrole composite membranes and observed transport properties

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 372, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 11-19

  Schwenzer, Birgit ^a   Kim, Soowhan ^a   Vijayakumar, M ^a   Yang, Zhenguo ^a   Liu, Jun ^a  

^a PACIFIC NORTHWEST NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Nafion composite membranes; Polyaniline; Polypyrrole; Vanadium diffusivity; Vanadium redox flow battery

Indexed keywords

AREA-SPECIFIC RESISTANCES; CHEMICAL POLYMERIZATION; COULOMBIC EFFICIENCY; HYDROPHOBIC POLYMERS; ION DIFFUSION; ION TRANSPORTS; MEMBRANE RESISTANCE; MEMBRANE SURFACE; NAFION COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; NAFION MEMBRANE; POLYMERIZATION BEHAVIOR; STRUCTURAL DIFFERENCES; SULFONIC ACID GROUPS; VANADIUM REDOX CELLS; VANADIUM REDOX FLOW BATTERY;

ALKALINITY; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; IONS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; POLYANILINE; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; POLYPYRROLES; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SURFACE DIFFUSION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VANADIUM; VANADIUM ALLOYS;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

POLYANILINE; POLYMER; POLYPYRROLE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; VANADIUM;

ARTICLE; DIFFUSION; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION TRANSPORT; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 79953024193     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.01.025     Document Type: Article

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