Crosslinked poly(arylene ether sulfone) block copolymers containing pendant imidazolium groups as both crosslinkage sites and hydroxide conductors for highly selective and stable membranes

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 5919-5930

  Rao, Anil H N ^a   Nam, Sangyong ^b   Kim, Tae Hyun ^a  

^a SolarLight Ltd   (South Korea)

^b Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Crosslinked network; Imidazolium; Ionic conductivity; Polymer electrolyte membranes; Selectivity

Indexed keywords

CATALYST SELECTIVITY; ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; IONIC CONDUCTIVITY;

ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; CROSS LINKED MEMBRANES; CROSS-LINKED NETWORKS; HYDROXIDE CONDUCTIVITIES; IMIDAZOLIUM; LOW METHANOL PERMEABILITY; POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE); POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES;

GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES;

EID: 84897406430     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.01.191     Document Type: Conference Paper

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