N-alkyl polybenzimidazole: Effect of alkyl chain length

European Polymer Journal

Volumn 49, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2280-2292

  Maity, Sudhangshu ^a   Sannigrahi, Arindam ^a   Ghosh, Sandip ^a   Jana, Tushar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HYDERABAD   (India)

Author keywords

Fuel cell; Membrane; Polybenzimidazole; Polyelectrolyte; Proton exchange membrane

Indexed keywords

ALKYL CHAIN LENGTHS; HYDROPHOBIC CHARACTER; POLYBENZIMIDAZOLE; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SELF-ASSOCIATIONS; STRUCTURES AND PROPERTIES; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENT; TWO GLASS TRANSITION;

ASSOCIATION REACTIONS; CHAIN LENGTH; FUEL CELLS; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84880157327     PISSN: 00143057     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2013.05.011     Document Type: Conference Paper

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