Crosslinked SPEEK membranes: Mechanical, thermal, and hydrothermal properties

Journal of Materials Research

Volumn 27, Issue 15, 2012, Pages 1950-1957

  Hou, Hongying ^a   Maranesi, Brunella ^a,b   Chailan, Jean François ^c   Khadhraoui, Mustapha ^a   Polini, Riccardo ^c   Di Vona, Maria Luisa ^c   Knauth, Philippe ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULON   (France)

Author keywords

Fuel Cells; Hydrocarbon polymers; Ionomers; Tensile tests; Thermogravimetry; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

CROSSLINKED; DEGREE OF CROSS-LINKING; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; HIGH-RESOLUTION THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS; HYDROCARBON POLYMERS; HYDROTHERMAL PROPERTIES; MECHANICAL BEHAVIOR; MECHANICAL TENSILE TESTS; RESIDUAL CASTING SOLVENTS; SULFONATED POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE) MEMBRANES; TENSILE TESTS; WATER DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; WATER SORPTION; WATER UPTAKE;

DIFFUSION; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FUEL CELLS; HYDROCARBONS; IONOMERS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; SORPTION; TENSILE TESTING; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

MECHANICAL PROPERTIES;

EID: 84864557424     PISSN: 08842914     EISSN: 20445326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1557/jmr.2012.151     Document Type: Article

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