Water sorption in Nafion® membranes analyzed with an improved dual-mode sorption model-Structure/property relationships

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 439, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-11

  Li, Yongli ^a   Nguyen, Quang Trong ^a   Buquet, Camille Lixon ^a   Langevin, Dominique ^a   Legras, Marc ^b   Marais, Stéphane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE ROUEN   (France)

^b ESITPA   (France)

Author keywords

Chain rigidity; First shell ion hydration number; Ionomers; Nafion ; Vapor sorption

Indexed keywords

CHAIN RIGIDITY; FIRST HYDRATION SHELL; FIRST-SHELL ION-HYDRATION NUMBER; SORPTION PROPERTIES; STRUCTURAL PARAMETER; STRUCTURE/PROPERTY RELATIONSHIPS; VAPOR SORPTION; WATER VAPOR SORPTION;

HYDRATION; IONOMERS; IONS; ISOTHERMS; MEMBRANES; MOLECULES; SHELLS (STRUCTURES); VAPORS;

SORPTION;

ALCOHOL; FUEL; ION; POLYMER; SULFONE; WATER;

AGING; ARTICLE; HYDRATION; ISOTHERM; MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE STRUCTURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84876445118     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.03.040     Document Type: Article

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