Enhanced proton conduction of chitosan membrane enabled by halloysite nanotubes bearing sulfonate polyelectrolyte brushes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 454, Issue , 2014, Pages 220-232

  Bai, Huijuan ^a   Zhang, Haoqin ^a   He, Yakun ^a   Liu, Jindun ^a   Zhang, Bing ^a   Wang, Jingtao ^a  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Halloysite nanotubes; Nanohybrid membrane; Proton transfer; Sulfonate polyelectrolyte brushes

Indexed keywords

DISTILLATION-PRECIPITATION POLYMERIZATION; ELECTROSTATIC ATTRACTIONS; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA REDS; HALLOYSITE NANOTUBES; NANOHYBRID MEMBRANES; POLYELECTROLYTE BRUSHES; THERMAL AND MECHANICAL STABILITIES;

ACTIVATION ENERGY; BRUSHES; CHAINS; CHITOSAN; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); DISTILLATION; NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS; NANOTUBES; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); PROTON TRANSFER; THERMOGRAVIMETRIC ANALYSIS;

MEMBRANES;

AMIDE; CHITOSAN; HALLOYSITE NANOTUBE; METHANOL; NANOTUBE; POLYELECTROLYTE; SULFONATE POLYELECTROLYTE BRUSH; SULFONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; DIFFERENTIAL SCANNING CALORIMETRY; DISTILLATION; ENERGY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; PERMEABILITY; POLYMERIZATION; PRECIPITATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPE; SYNTHESIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 84891658008     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.12.005     Document Type: Article

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