Sulfonated poly(arylene sulfone) multiblock copolymers for proton exchange membrane fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 459, Issue , 2014, Pages 72-85

  Jung, Myung Su ^a,b   Kim, Tae Ho ^a   Yoon, Young Jun ^a   Kang, Chan Gu ^a   Yu, Duk Man ^a   Lee, Jang Yong ^a   Kim, Hyung Joong ^b   Hong, Young Taik ^a  

^a Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology   (South Korea)

^b Kongju National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Multiblock copolymer; PEMFC; Polymer electrolyte membrane; Sulfonated poly(arylene sulfone)

Indexed keywords

ARYLENE; HIGH CELL PERFORMANCE; MULTIBLOCK CO-POLYMERS; POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE); POLY(ARYLENE THIOETHER SULFONE); POLYCONDENSATION REACTIONS; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; STABILITY PROPERTIES;

COPOLYMERS; DURABILITY; HYDROPHILICITY; MEMBRANES; OLIGOMERS; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; STABILITY;

PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

AROMATIC COMPOUND; COPOLYMER; ETHER DERIVATIVE; FUEL; OLIGOMER; POLY(ARYLENE SULFONE); PROTON; SULFONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDITY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONDUCTANCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; HUMIDITY; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR STABILITY; OXIDATION; POLYMERIZATION; PRECURSOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGIDITY; SULFONATION; SYNTHESIS; THERMOSTABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 84896814295     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.01.072     Document Type: Article

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