Novel proton conducting membranes based on butylsulfonated poly[2,2'-(m-pyrazolidene)-5,5'-bibenzimidazole] (BS-PPBI): Proton conductivity, acid doping and water uptake properties

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 383, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 280-288

  Namazi, Hassan ^a   Ahmadi, Hossein ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TABRIZ   (Iran)

Author keywords

Butanesultone; Fuel cell; Polybenzimidazole; Polymeric membrane; Proton conductivity

Indexed keywords

ACID DOPING; APROTIC POLAR SOLVENTS; BUTANESULTONE; CELL PERFORMANCE; ELONGATION AT BREAK; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; POLYCONDENSATION REACTIONS; PROTON CONDUCTING MEMBRANES; PROTON-CONDUCTING POLYMERS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; RING OPENING REACTION; TEMPERATURE RANGE; WATER UPTAKE;

CONDUCTING POLYMERS; FUEL CELLS; POLYCONDENSATION; POLYMERIC MEMBRANES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

PROTONS;

1,4 BUTANESULTONE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; POLY[2,2' (3 PYRAZOLIDENE) 5,5' BIBENZIMIDAZOLE]; SOLVENT; SULTONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONDUCTANCE; HUMIDITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON CONDUCTING MEMBRANE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTON SODIUM EXCHANGE; SOLUBILITY; SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT; THERMAL ANALYSIS; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 80053437036     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.08.065     Document Type: Article

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