Novel postsulfonated poly(ether ether ketone)-block-poly(ether sulfone)s as proton exchange membranes for fuel cells: Design, preparation and properties

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 380, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 171-180

  Guo, Meimei ^a   Li, Xuefeng ^a   Li, Long ^a   Yu, Yunwu ^a   Song, Yang ^a   Liu, Baijun ^a   Jiang, Zhenhua ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Block polymer; Fuel cells; Phase separation; Polycondensation; Sulfonation

Indexed keywords

BLOCK POLYMER; H NMR SPECTROSCOPY; HYDROPHOBIC DOMAINS; LOW METHANOL PERMEABILITY; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; METHOXY GROUP; NAFION 117; POLYCONDENSATION REACTIONS; POLYMER PRECURSORS; PREPARATION AND PROPERTIES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FOR FUEL CELLS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; TEM IMAGES;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; ETHERS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; KETONES; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYCONDENSATION; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; SULFONATION;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

COPOLYMER; KETONE DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; POLYETHERSULFONE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROPHOBICITY; ION EXCHANGE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTON TRANSPORT; SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS; THERMOSTABILITY; TITRIMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VISCOSITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 80051475004     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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