Free volume characterization of sulfonated styrenic pentablock copolymers using positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 453, Issue , 2014, Pages 425-434

  Geise, Geoffrey M ^a   Doherty, Cara M ^b   Hill, Anita J ^b   Freeman, Benny D ^a   Paul, Donald R ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Free volume; Membrane; PALS; Sulfonated polymer; Transport

Indexed keywords

AQUEOUS NACL SOLUTIONS; DEGREE OF SULFONATION; PALS; POLY(ETHYLENE GLYCOL) HYDROGEL; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; SULFONATED POLYMERS; TRANSPORT; WATER AND SALT TRANSPORTS;

COPOLYMERS; IONS; MEMBRANES; POLYETHYLENE GLYCOLS; POSITRON ANNIHILATION SPECTROSCOPY; SULFONATION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

FREE VOLUME;

COPOLYMER; MACROGOL; POLYVINYL ALCOHOL; SODIUM; WATER;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL PARAMETERS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; HUMIDITY; HYDROGEN BOND; MEASUREMENT; PHASE SEPARATION; POSITRON ANNIHILATION LIFETIME SPECTROSCOPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SULFONATION; WATER PERMEABILITY;

EID: 84889647534     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.11.004     Document Type: Article

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