Synthesis of copolymer grafts containing sulfoalkyl and hydrophilic groups in polymer electrolyte membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 415-416, Issue , 2012, Pages 36-41

  Enomoto, Kazuyuki ^a,b   Takahashi, Shuichi ^a   Rohani, Rosiah ^a,c   Maekawa, Yasunari ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Graft polymerization; Low relative humidity; Polymer electrolyte membranes; Proton conductivity; Sulfoalkylation

Indexed keywords

ELONGATION AT BREAK; GRAFT POLYMERIZATION; GRAFTING DEGREE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HYDROPHILIC GROUPS; HYDROPHILIC SOLVENTS; HYDROXYL GROUPS; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; ION-CONDUCTING; LOW HUMIDITY; MOLAR RATIO; NUCLEOPHILIC RING-OPENING REACTION; POLY(STYRENE SULFONIC ACID); POLYETHER SULFONE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; PROTON EXCHANGE; RADIATION INDUCED GRAFT POLYMERIZATION; SULFOALKYLATION; SULFONATED MEMBRANES; SULFONATED POLYIMIDES; SULFONATION DEGREE; TRIETHYLAMINES; VINYL ACETATES; VINYLALCOHOL; WEAK BASE;

ETHERS; ETHYLENE; HYDROPHILICITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYIMIDES; POLYMERIZATION; POLYMERS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; TOLUENE;

GRAFTING (CHEMICAL);

1,3 PROPANESULFONE; ALKANE DERIVATIVE; BASE; COPOLYMER; ELECTROLYTE; HYDROXYL GROUP; POLY(ETHYLENE CO TETRAFLUOROETHYLENE); POLY(VINYLALCOHOL CO VINYLSULFOPROPYL ETHER); POLYETHER DERIVATIVE; POLYETHERSULFONE; POLYETHYLENE DERIVATIVE; POLYIMIDE; POLYMER; POLYSTYRENESULFONIC ACID; SOLVENT; SULFONE DERIVATIVE; TOLUENE; TRIETHYLAMINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VINYL ACETATE;

ALKYLSULFONATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; FILM; HUMIDITY; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; ION CONDUCTANCE; ION EXCHANGE; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NUCLEOPHILICITY; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; RADIATION; RING OPENING; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SAPONIFICATION; SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS; TENSILE STRENGTH;

EID: 84864762675     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.04.035     Document Type: Article

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