Photopolymerizable sulfonated poly(ethylene glycol) proton exchange membranes for microfluidic and fuel cell applications

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 389, Issue , 2012, Pages 148-154

  Nearingburg, B ^a   Elias, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Fuel cells; Membranes; Microfluidic; PEGDA; Photopolymerization

Indexed keywords

FREE RADICAL PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; FTIR; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; MEMBRANE MATERIAL; MICROFLUIDIC FUEL CELL; PEGDA; PHENYL ETHERS; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOL DIACRYLATE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; THIN MEMBRANE;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; DYNAMIC MECHANICAL ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ETHERS; ETHYLENE; FREE RADICALS; FUEL CELLS; GLYCOLS; ION EXCHANGE; MICROFLUIDICS; PHOTOPOLYMERIZATION; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POLYMERIZATION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTONS; WATER ABSORPTION;

MEMBRANES;

MACROGOL; POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) DIACRYLATE; POLYMER; SULFONATED POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) PHENYL ETHER ACRYLATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MICROFLUIDIC ANALYSIS; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER ABSORPTION; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 83855165668     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.10.024     Document Type: Article

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