Stable and hydroxide ion conductive membranes for fuel cell applications: Chloromethyaltion and amination of poly(ether ether ketone)

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 428, Issue , 2013, Pages 470-479

  Jasti, Amaranadh ^a   Prakash, S ^a   Shahi, Vinod K ^a  

^a CSIR CENTRAL SALT AND MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Alkaline membrane; Desulfonation; H2 air alkaline fuel cell; Partial sulfonation; Poly(ether ether ketone)

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE MEMBRANES; CHLOROMETHYL; CHLOROMETHYL METHYL ETHERS; CHLOROMETHYLATION; CHRONOPOTENTIOMETRY; CONDUCTIVE MEMBRANES; DESULFONATION; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; HAZARDOUS CHEMICALS; HYDROXIDE IONS; LEWIS ACID CATALYSTS; PARAFORMALDEHYDES; POWER DENSITIES; QUATERNIZATION; SINGLE FUELS; TRIMETHYLCHLOROSILANES;

ACETAL RESINS; DEIONIZED WATER; ETHERS; MESOPOROUS MATERIALS; METHANOL FUELS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SULFONATION;

MEMBRANES;

CHLOROTRIMETHYLSILANE; HYDROXIDE; LEWIS ACID; METHANOL; PARAFORMALDEHYDE; POLYETHERETHERKETONE; SULFURIC ACID;

ALKYLATION; AMINATION; ARTICLE; CATALYST; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENERGY RESOURCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFONATION;

EID: 84870930269     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2012.11.016     Document Type: Article

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