Poly(arylene ether sulfone) proton exchange membranes with flexible acid side chains

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 405-406, Issue , 2012, Pages 68-78

  Wang, Chenyi ^a,b   Shin, Dong Won ^a   Lee, So Young ^a   Kang, Na Rae ^a   Lee, Young Moo ^a   Guiver, Michael D ^a,c  

^a Hanyang University   (South Korea)

^b CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dimensional stability; Polymer electrolyte membranes; Proton conductivity; Sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone)

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC NUCLEOPHILIC SUBSTITUTION; ARYLENE; CHAIN-TYPE; DEMETHYLATION; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; HYDROXYL GROUPS; LOW METHANOL PERMEABILITY; LOW WATER; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; METHOXY GROUP; POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE); POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SIDE-CHAINS; SOLUTION CASTING; SULFONATED COPOLYMER; SULFONATED POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE); SULFOPHENYL; SUZUKI COUPLINGS; WATER SWELLING;

COPOLYMERS; DIMENSIONAL STABILITY; METHANOL; MONOMERS; POLYCONDENSATION; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

4 METHOXYBENZENEBORONIC ACID; ACID; AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; BIS(4 FLUOROPHENYL)SULFONE; BORONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; COPOLYMER; HYDROXYL GROUP; METHANOL; MONOMER; NUCLEOPHILE; POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE); POLYMER; SULFONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BROMINATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONDUCTANCE; DEMETHYLATION; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; STRENGTH; SUBSTITUTION REACTION; SULFOBUTYLATION; SULFONATION; SUZUKI REACTION; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 84859437983     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.02.045     Document Type: Article

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