Crosslinked poly (ether ether ketone) hydroxide exchange membranes with improved conductivity

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 459, Issue , 2014, Pages 86-95

  Wang, Junjun ^a   He, Gaohong ^a   Wu, Xuemei ^a   Yan, Xiaoming ^a   Zhang, Yanpu ^a   Wang, Yongdong ^a   Du, Lin ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

1,4 diazabicyclo 2,2,2 octane; Crosslinking; Hydroxide conductivity; Hydroxide exchange membrane; Ion concentration

Indexed keywords

1 ,4-DIAZABICYCLO[2 ,2 ,2]OCTANE; CROSS LINKED MEMBRANES; CROSS-LINKING DEGREE; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; EFFECTIVE MOBILITIES; HYDROXIDE CONDUCTIVITIES; HYDROXIDE EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; ION CONCENTRATIONS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CROSSLINKING; MEMBRANES;

AMMONIUM HYDROXIDE;

1,4 DIAZABICYCLO[2.2.2]OCTANE; HYDROXIDE; POLYETHERETHERKETONE; TRIMETHYLAMINE; WATER;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; CROSS LINKING; DEGRADATION; HYDROXIDE EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; MEMBRANE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERMOSTABILITY;

EID: 84896815142     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.01.068     Document Type: Article

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