Acid doped polybenzimidazoles containing 4-phenyl phthalazinone moieties for high-temperature PEMFC

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 423-424, Issue , 2012, Pages 128-135

  Li, Xiuping ^a   Liu, Cheng ^a,b   Zhang, Shouhai ^a,b   Yu, Guipeng ^a   Jian, Xigao ^a,b  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b Liaoning Province Engineering Center of High Performance Resins   (China)

Author keywords

Acid doped; Phthalazinone; Polybenzimidazole; Proton exchange membrane; Soluble

Indexed keywords

ACID DOPING; AMORPHOUS POLYMERS; APROTIC POLAR SOLVENTS; BENZOIC ACID; HIGH DOPING LEVEL; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INHERENT VISCOSITY; N ,N-DIMETHYLACETAMIDE; N-METHYL-2-PYRROLIDONE; NOVEL SERIES; OXIDATIVE STABILITY; P-PHENYLENE; PHTHALAZINONE; PHTHALAZINONE MOIETY; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; POLYPHOSPHORIC ACIDS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SOLUBLE; TEREPHTHALIC ACIDS; WEIGHT LOSS TEMPERATURES;

CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ORGANIC POLYMERS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHOSPHORIC ACID; SULFURIC ACID;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

1 METHYL 2 PYRROLIDINONE; 4 [4 [4 (4 CARBOXYPHENOXY)PHENYL] 1 OXOPHTHALAZIN 2(1H) YL]BENZOIC ACID; 4 PHENYLPHTHALAZINONE; ACID; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; DIAMINOBENZIDINE; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; N,N DIMETHYLACETAMIDE; PHTHALAZINE DERIVATIVE; POLYPHOSPHATE; TEREPHTHALIC ACID; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CARBON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; ENERGY RESOURCE; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; VISCOSITY;

EID: 84867745524     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.08.005     Document Type: Article

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