Improvement of homogeneity and interfacial properties of radiation grafted membranes for fuel cells using diisopropenylbenzene crosslinker

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 381, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 102-109

  youcef, H Ben ^a   Gubler, Lorenz ^a   Foelske Schmitz, Annette ^a   Scherer, Günther G ^a  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Crosslinking; Diisopropenylbenzene; Dimensional stability; ETFE; Proton exchange membrane; Radiation grafting

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKED; CROSSLINKER; DIISOPROPENYLBENZENE; ETFE; EX SITU; FUEL CELL OPERATION; GRAFTED FILMS; HYDROGEN BARRIERS; IN-SITU; INTERFACIAL PROPERTY; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; MEMBRANE PROPERTIES; NEAR SURFACE REGIONS; POLY(ETHYLENE-ALT-TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE); PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; RADIATION GRAFTING; RADIATION-GRAFTED MEMBRANES; SURFACE HYDROPHILICITY;

CONTACT ANGLE; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; ELECTROCHEMICAL CORROSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ETHYLENE; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; FUEL CELLS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANES; PROTONS;

SURFACE PROPERTIES;

1,3 DIISOPROPENYLBENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; POLY(ETHYLENE ALT TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE); STYRENE; TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CROSS LINKING; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FUEL CELL; HYDROPHILICITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION GRAFTED MEMBRANE;

EID: 80052029573     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.07.021     Document Type: Article

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