Two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy reveals cation-triggered backbone degradation in polysulfone-based anion exchange membranes

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America

Volumn 110, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 2490-2495

  Arges, Christopher G ^a   Ramani, Vijay ^a  

^a Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline fuel cells; Anion exchange membrane degradation; Quaternary benzyl ammonium cations; Water electrolysis

Indexed keywords

ANION; CATION; ETHER; HYDROXIDE; NUCLEOPHILE; POLYSULFONE;

ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; CORRELATION SPECTROSCOPY NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; DEGRADATION; DERIVATIZATION; HETERONUCLEAR MULTIPLE QUANTUM COHERENCE; HYDROLYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANTIPORTERS; BENZYLAMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; CATIONS; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; MAGNETIC RESONANCE SPECTROSCOPY; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; POLYMERS; SULFONES;

EID: 84873723095     PISSN: 00278424     EISSN: 10916490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1217215110     Document Type: Article

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