Polybenzimidazoles with pendant quaternary ammonium groups as potential anion exchange membranes for fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 390-391, Issue , 2012, Pages 152-159

  Xia, Zijun ^a   Yuan, Sen ^a   Jiang, Gaopeng ^b   Guo, Xiaoxia ^a   Fang, Jianhua ^a   Liu, Lingling ^b   Qiao, Jinli ^b   Yin, Jie ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b DONGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alkaline anion exchange membrane; Cross linking; Hydroxide conductivity; Polybenzimidazole; Stability

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; AMINO GROUP; ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; BISPHENOL-A-DIGLYCIDYL ETHERS; EPOXY GROUP; FEED RATIOS; GRAFTING YIELD; HYDROGEN ATOMS; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; MAIN CHAINS; MOLAR RATIO; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM GROUP;

ALKALINITY; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CHEMICAL STABILITY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; CROSSLINKING; ETHERS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); HYDROGEN; ION EXCHANGE; IONS; PHENOLS;

ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; HYDROGEN; HYDROXIDE; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; POLYMER; POLYPHOSPHATE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKALINITY; ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CROSS LINKING; ENERGY RESOURCE; FUEL CELL; HYDRATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; X RAY PHOTOELECTRON SPECTROSCOPY;

EID: 84855273712     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2011.11.032     Document Type: Article

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