A facile strategy for the synthesis of guanidinium-functionalized polymer as alkaline anion exchange membrane with improved alkaline stability

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 453, Issue , 2014, Pages 52-60

  Liu, Lei ^a   Li, Qing ^a   Dai, Jingwen ^a   Wang, Hu ^a   Jin, Bangkun ^a   Bai, Ruke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

Author keywords

Alkaline anion exchange membrane; Alkaline stability; Guanidinium functionalized polymer; Poly(2,6 dimethyl 1,4 phenylene oxide)

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; CROSS LINKED MEMBRANES; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; GUANIDINIUM CATIONS; HYDROPHOBIC/HYDROPHILIC; POLY(2 , 6DIMETHYL-1 , 4-PHENYLENE OXIDE); POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; STERIC HINDRANCES;

ALKALINE FUEL CELLS; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; PHASE SEPARATION; STABILITY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

POLYMERS;

1,1,3,3 TETRAMETHYLGUANIDINE; 2 BENZYL 1,1,3,3 TETRAMETHYLGUANIDINE; 2,2 BIS(BENZYL) 1,1,3,3 TETRAMETHYL GUANIDINIUM; CATION; GUANIDINE; OXIDE; POLY(2,6 DIMETHYL 1,4 PHENYLENE OXIDE); POLYMER; SODIUM HYDROXIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ALKALINITY; ANION EXCHANGE; ARTICLE; FOURIER TRANSFORM MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; MICROBIAL FUEL CELL; PHASE SEPARATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STEREOSPECIFICITY; SYNTHESIS; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY;

EID: 84887639278     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.10.054     Document Type: Article

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