Development of imidazolium-type alkaline anion exchange membranes for fuel cell application

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 415-416, Issue , 2012, Pages 242-249

  Ran, Jin ^a   Wu, Liang ^a   Varcoe, John R ^b   Ong, Ai Lien ^b   Poynton, Simon D ^b   Xu, Tongwen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alkaline anion exchange membranes; Bromomethylated poly(2,6 dimethyl 1,4 phenylene oxide); Fuel cells; Imidazolium

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; BASE MATERIAL; CATALYST LAYERS; CHLOROMETHYL; CHLOROMETHYLATION; CONJUGATED STRUCTURES; EXCELLENT SOLUBILITY; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; FUEL CELL TESTS; FUNCTIONALIZATIONS; IMIDAZOLIUM; IMIDAZOLIUM CATION; IMIDAZOLIUM SALT; IONIC POLYMER; NANO SCALE; PEAK POWER DENSITIES; PHASE SEPARATED MORPHOLOGY; POLAR SOLVENTS; POLY(2 ,6-DIMETHYL-1 ,4-PHENYLENE OXIDE); SOLVENT CASTING; SPECTROSCOPIC DATA; TOXIC REAGENTS;

FUEL CELLS; FUNCTIONAL GROUPS; IONIC LIQUIDS; IONS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

ALKALINITY;

1 METHYLIMIDAZOLE; AMMONIA; CATION; DIBENZOFURAN DERIVATIVE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; FUNCTIONAL GROUP; HYDROGEN; HYDROXIDE; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; OXYGEN; POLYMER;

ALKALINITY; ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY RESOURCE; FUEL CELL; IMIDAZOLIUM TYPE ALKALINE ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; METHYLATION; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SOLUBILITY; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 84864740133     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.05.006     Document Type: Article

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