Comparison of alkaline fuel cell membranes of random & block poly(arylene ether sulfone) copolymers containing tetra quaternary ammonium hydroxides

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 2731-2739

  Hossain, Md Awlad ^a   Lim, Youngdon ^a   Lee, Soonho ^a   Jang, Hohyoun ^a   Choi, Seongyoung ^a   Jeon, Youngtae ^a   Lim, Jinseong ^a   Kim, Whan Gi ^a  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Anion exchange membrane; Block copolymer; Chloromethyl group; Conductivity; Quaternary ammonium group; Water uptake

Indexed keywords

EID: 84895062380     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.01.197     Document Type: Conference Paper

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