A new sequence isomer of AB-polybenzimidazole for high-temperature PEM fuel cells

Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 306-313

  Gulledge, Alexander L ^a   Gu, Bin ^a   Benicewicz, Brian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

2,2 bisbenzimidazole 5,5 dicarboxylic acid; AB PBI; high temperature materials; i AB PBI; poly(2,5 benzimidazole); polybenzimidazole; polycondensation; polyelectrolytes; polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells; step growth polymerization

Indexed keywords

AB-PBI; DICARBOXYLIC ACID; HIGH TEMPERATURE MATERIALS; I-AB-PBI; POLY(2,5-BENZIMIDAZOLE); POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; STEP-GROWTH POLYMERIZATIONS;

GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; ISOMERS; POLYCONDENSATION; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SOL-GEL PROCESS;

POLYMERS;

EID: 83455214211     PISSN: 0887624X     EISSN: 10990518     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pola.25034     Document Type: Article

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