Effects of neutralization with Et3Al on structure and properties in sulfonated styrenic pentablock copolymers

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 428, Issue , 2013, Pages 516-522

  Choi, Jae Hong ^a   Willis, Carl L ^b   Winey, Karen I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Kraton Performance Polymers Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Morphology; Neutralization; Pentablock copolymer; Water vapor transport rate; X ray scattering

Indexed keywords

BICONTINUOUS; CAST MEMBRANE; MICELLAR SOLUTION; MICRO-DOMAINS; MICROPHASE-SEPARATED MORPHOLOGY; NEUTRALIZATION; NON-POLAR SOLVENTS; PENTABLOCK COPOLYMERS; SMALL ANGLE X-RAY SCATTERING; SPHERICAL MICELLES; STRONG INTERACTION; STRUCTURE AND PROPERTIES; SULFONATED POLYSTYRENE; SULFONIC ACID; SULFONIC ACID GROUPS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY TEM; TRANSPORT CHANNEL; WATER UPTAKE; WATER VAPOR TRANSPORT;

COPOLYMERS; MEMBRANES; MICELLES; MORPHOLOGY; POLYSTYRENES; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; VAPORS; X RAY SCATTERING;

ALUMINUM;

ALUMINUM; COPOLYMER; CYCLOHEXANE; HEPTANE; ISOPRENE; POLYSTYRENE; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HYDROGENATION; MECHANICAL STABILITY; MECHANICS; MICELLE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MORPHOLOGY; NEUTRALIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIATION SCATTERING; SMALL ANGLE X RAYSCATTERING; SULFONATION; TENSILE STRENGTH; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER VAPOR TRANSPORT RATE;

EID: 84870873079     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.10.051     Document Type: Article

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