Synthesis and characterization of new fluorinated poly(ether imide) copolymers with controlled degree of sulfonation for proton exchange membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 411-412, Issue , 2012, Pages 117-129

  Mistri, Ershad Ali ^a   Mohanty, Aruna Kumar ^a   Banerjee, Susanta ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Copolymer; Proton conductivity; Proton exchange membranes; Sulfonated poly(ether imide)s; TEM micrograph

Indexed keywords

DEGREE OF SULFONATION; DIMETHYLACETAMIDE; DISULFONIC ACID; FTIR; H NMR SPECTROSCOPY; HIGH TEMPERATURE POLYCONDENSATION; HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC; IONIC MOIETIES; MICROPHASE-SEPARATED STRUCTURE; ONE STEP; PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDES; POLYMER BACKBONES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; SULFONATED POLY (ETHER IMIDE); SULFONATED POLYIMIDES; SULFONATION DEGREE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY TEM;

COPOLYMERS; ETHERS; FLUORINE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYIMIDES; POLYMERS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

SULFONATION;

4,4' (4,4' ISOPROPYLIDENEDIPHENOXY)BIS(PHTHALIC ANHYDRIDE); AMSONIC ACID; COPOLYMER; DIAMINE; IMIDE; N,N DIMETHYLACETAMIDE; POLY(ETHER IMIDE); POLYIMIDE; QUADRI DIAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DECOMPOSITION; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EVAPORATION; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84861532383     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.04.023     Document Type: Article

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