Backbone stability of quaternized polyaromatics for alkaline membrane fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 423-424, Issue , 2012, Pages 438-449

  Fujimoto, Cy ^a   Kim, Dae Sik ^b   Hibbs, Michael ^a   Wrobleski, Debra ^b   Kim, Yu Seung ^b  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline membrane fuel cells; Anion exchange polymer electrolytes; Degradation; Diels Alder poly(phenylene); Poly(arylene ether)

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE MEMBRANES; ANION EXCHANGE; CATASTROPHIC FAILURES; FTIR ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONALIZED; HIGH PH; HYDROXIDE CONDUCTIVITIES; MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLIES; PERFORMANCE LOSS; POLYAROMATICS; POLYARYLENE ETHERS; POLYMER ARCHITECTURE; POLYMER BACKBONES; POLYPHENYLENES;

ALKALINITY; AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; ETHERS; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POLYMERS;

MEMBRANES;

AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZYL TRIMETHYL AMMONIUM; ETHER; HYDROXIDE; POLY(ARYLENE ETHER); POLY(PHENYLENE); POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; POLYMER; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKALINE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL; ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; DEGRADATION; ELECTRODE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; MECHANICS; MEMBRANE; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 84867748110     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.08.045     Document Type: Article

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