Block sulfonated poly(arylene ether ketone) containing flexible side-chain groups for direct methanol fuel cells usage

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 417-418, Issue , 2012, Pages 61-68

  Na, Tianyi ^a   Shao, Ke ^a   Zhu, Jing ^a   Sun, Hongcheng ^a   Liu, Zhongguo ^a   Zhao, Chengji ^a   Zhang, Zhuoqi ^a   Lew, Christopher M ^b   Zhang, Gang ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b University of Minnesota   (United States)

Author keywords

Block polymers; Fuel cells; Proton exchange membranes; Side chain structures

Indexed keywords

BLOCK STRUCTURES; GRAFTING REACTIONS; HYDROPHILIC COMPONENTS; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; NANOPHASE SEPARATION; POLYARYLENE ETHER KETONES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SIDE CHAIN STRUCTURE; SIDE-CHAINS; SYNTHETIC PROCESS; WATER UPTAKE;

BLOCK COPOLYMERS; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); FUEL CELLS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METHANOL; OLIGOMERS; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYCONDENSATION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

POLYMERS;

KETONE DERIVATIVE; METHANOL; OLIGOMER; POLYMER; SULFONATED POLY(ARYLENE ETHER KETONE) DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; WATER;

ARTICLE; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT; MEMBRANE; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SYNTHESIS; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 84864822307     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.06.015     Document Type: Article

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