Polybenzimidazole and butylsulfonate grafted polybenzimidazole blends for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 389, Issue , 2012, Pages 399-406

  Lin, Hsiu Li ^a   Hu, Chih Ren ^a   Lai, Shiau Wu ^a   Yu, T Leon ^a  

^a YUAN ZE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Butylsulfonate grafted poly(benzimidazole); PEMFC; Poly(benzimidazole)

Indexed keywords

ACID DOPING; BENZIMIDAZOLES; BLEND MEMBRANES; FUEL CELL PERFORMANCE; HIGH MOLECULAR WEIGHT; IMIDAZOLE GROUP; LEWIS ACID-BASE INTERACTION; MEMBRANE PROPERTIES; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; SULFONATE GROUPS; SULFONIC ACID;

GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; MEMBRANES; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHOSPHORIC ACID; PROTONS;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

BUTYLSULFONATE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; LEWIS ACID; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; POLYMER; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY RESOURCE; HYDROGEN BOND; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MORPHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 83855165120     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.11.005     Document Type: Article

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