Anomalous behavior of proton transport and dimensional stability of sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) nonwoven/silicate composite proton exchange membrane with dual phase co-continuous morphology

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 450, Issue , 2014, Pages 235-241

  Won, Ji Hye ^a   Lee, Hyeon Ji ^b   Lim, Jun Muk ^b   Kim, Jung Hwan ^b   Hong, Young Taik ^c   Lee, Sang Young ^b  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Composite proton exchange membranes; Dimensional change; Dual phase co continuous morphology; Silicate; Sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone)

Indexed keywords

ANOMALOUS BEHAVIOR; CO-CONTINUOUS MORPHOLOGY; DIMENSIONAL CHANGES; MEMBRANE PROPERTIES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL (PEMFCS); PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SULFONATED POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE); TETRAETHOXYSILANES;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; SILICATES; WEAVING;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

3 GLYCIDYLOXYPROPYLTRIMETHOXYSILANE; NANOFIBER; SILANE DERIVATIVE; SILICATE; SULFONATED POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE); SULFONE DERIVATIVE; TETRAETHOXYSILANE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; HUMIDITY; MOLECULAR STABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SYNTHESIS;

EID: 84884966905     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.09.019     Document Type: Article

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