Synthesis and properties of side-chain-type sulfonated poly(phenylene oxide) for proton exchange membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 373, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 160-166

  Zhang, Zhenghui ^a   Wu, Liang ^a   Xu, Tongwen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

stacking interaction; Membranes; Poly(phenylene oxide); Polyelectrolytes; Proton exchange membranes

Indexed keywords

BENZYL BROMIDE; ETHERIFICATION REACTIONS; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; LINEAR EXPANSIONS; NAPHTHALENE RING; POTENTIAL APPLICATIONS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; SIDE-CHAIN; SOLUTION-CAST; STACKING INTERACTION; SULFONIC ACID GROUPS; WATER UPTAKE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BROMINE COMPOUNDS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; ION EXCHANGE; NAPHTHALENE; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYPHENYLENE OXIDES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL);

ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

BROMOMETHYLATED POLY(PHENYLENE OXIDE); NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; POLYMER; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ETHERIFICATION; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; PROTON TRANSPORT; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 79953759419     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.03.002     Document Type: Article

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