End-group cross-linked polybenzimidazole blend membranes for high temperature proton exchange membrane

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 423-424, Issue , 2012, Pages 495-502

  Li, Mingyu ^a   Zhang, Gang ^a   Zuo, Huiping ^a   Han, Miaomiao ^b   Zhao, Chengji ^a   Jiang, Hao ^a   Liu, Zhongguo ^a   Zhang, Liyuan ^a   Na, Hui ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHANGCHUN INSTITUTE OF APPLIED CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

End group cross linked network; Fuel cells; High temperature proton exchange membrane; Polybenzimidazole

Indexed keywords

ACID DOPING; BLEND MEMBRANES; CROSS-LINKABLE; CROSS-LINKED NETWORKS; END GROUPS; GEL FRACTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; OXIDATIVE STABILITY; PHOSPHONATES; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE;

EPOXY RESINS; FORESTRY; FUEL CELLS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; ORGANIC POLYMERS; OXIDATION RESISTANCE; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

MEMBRANES;

4,4' DIGLYCIDYL(3,3',5,5' TETRAMETHYLBIPHENYL)EPOXY RESIN; BENZIMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; EPOXY RESIN; PHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLY(2,2' (1,3 PHENYLENE) 5,5' BIBENZIMIDAZOLE; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CROSS LINKING; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; MATERIALS; MECHANICS; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE STABILIZATION; MEMBRANE TECHNOLOGY; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 84867746666     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.08.058     Document Type: Article

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