Novel sulfonated polyimides proton-exchange membranes via a facile polyacylation approach of imide monomers

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 455, Issue , 2014, Pages 1-6

  Yao, Zilu ^a   Zhang, Zhenghui ^a   Wu, Liang ^a   Xu, Tongwen ^a  

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

Author keywords

Polyacylation; Proton exchange membranes; Sulfonated polyimides

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC MONOMERS; HYDROPHILIC CHARACTERISTICS; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; POLYACYLATION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; SULFONATED POLYIMIDES; SWELLING RATIO;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; POLYIMIDES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

MONOMERS;

N,N' DI(4 PHENOXYPHENYL)PERYLENE 3,4,9,10 TETRACARBOXYLIC DIIMIDE; PERYLENE; POLYIMIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ACYLATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONDUCTANCE; CONJUGATION; HYDROPHILICITY; ION EXCHANGE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; TENSILE STRENGTH; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 84892633955     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.12.062     Document Type: Article

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