Polymerization mechanism for radiation-induced grafting of styrene into alicyclic polyimide films for preparation of polymer electrolyte membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 438, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-7

  Park, June ^a,b   Enomoto, Kazuyuki ^a   Yamashita, Takashi ^b   Takagi, Yasuyuki ^c   Todaka, Katsunori ^c   Maekawa, Yasunari ^a  

^a JAPAN ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c R and D Center   (Japan)

Author keywords

Alicyclic polyimide; Polymer electrolyte membranes; Radiation induced graft polymerization

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE MEASUREMENTS; GRAFT POLYMERIZATION; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; POLYMERIZATION MECHANISMS; RADIATION INDUCED GRAFT POLYMERIZATION; RADIATION-INDUCED GRAFTING; SELECTIVE SULFONATION;

APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACES (API); FILM PREPARATION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; METHANE; POLYELECTROLYTES; POLYIMIDES; POLYMERIC FILMS; POLYMERIZATION; POLYSTYRENES; RADIATION; STYRENE; TENSILE STRENGTH;

GRAFTING (CHEMICAL);

ACID ANHYDRIDE; ALICYCLIC COMPOUND; ELECTROLYTE; POLYIMIDE; POLYMER; RADICAL; STYRENE;

AROMATIZATION; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; ION EXCHANGE; IRRADIATION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; RADIATION DOSE; SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROSCOPY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 84876315953     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.03.007     Document Type: Article

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