Novel hybrid acid-base membranes based on sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone), tetraethoxysilane and (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane for fuel cell application

High Performance Polymers

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 188-197

  Ren, Jiannan ^a   Zhang, Shuling ^a   Wang, Qinhong ^a   Geng, Zhi ^a   Wang, Guibin ^a  

^a JILIN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

acid base interaction; proton exchange membrane; SiO2; sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone)

Indexed keywords

ACID BASE INTERACTION; FUEL CELL APPLICATION; INORGANIC PARTICLES; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SIO2; SULFONATED POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE); TRIETHOXYSILANE;

ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SOL-GEL PROCESS;

SILICA;

EID: 84874840123     PISSN: 09540083     EISSN: 13616412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0954008312459866     Document Type: Article

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