Alkaline fuel cell membranes from xylylene block ionenes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 383, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 254-261

  Lee, Kyung Min ^a,c   Wycisk, Ryszard ^a,b   Litt, Morton ^a   Pintauro, Peter N ^b  

^a Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^b VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline fuel cells; Anion exchange membranes; Block copolymers; Hydroxyl ion conductivity

Indexed keywords

AMMONIUM GROUPS; ANION EXCHANGE; ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; BLOCK LENGTHS; BLOCK MATERIALS; CHARGED GROUPS; DIPHENOLS; ELONGATION AT BREAK; HYDROXYL ION; ION CONDUCTIVITIES; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; MEMBRANE CASTING; MEMBRANE CONDUCTIVITY; MEMBRANE PROPERTIES; MEMBRANE SWELLING; NON-POLAR; POLYMER BACKBONES; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEGMENTED BLOCK COPOLYMERS; WATER SWELLING; WATER UPTAKE;

ALKALINE FUEL CELLS; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; COMPOSITE FILMS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ION EXCHANGE; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; IONS; POLYPROPYLENES; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; STRESSES; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES;

MEMBRANES;

4,4' (9 FLUORENYLIDENE)DIPHENOL; POLYMER; POLYPHENOL DERIVATIVE; SULFONYLDIPHENOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XYLYLENE IONENE;

ALKALINE FUEL CELL; ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONDUCTANCE; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; ION EXCHANGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 80053458909     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.08.062     Document Type: Article

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