Fabrication of a high-stability cross-linked quaternized poly(epichlorolydrin)/PTFE composite membrane via a facile route

ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 4720-4730

  Hu, Jian ^a   Wan, Dongliang ^a   Zhu, Wenguang ^a   Huang, Langhuan ^a   Tan, Shaozao ^a   Cai, Xiang ^b   Zhang, Xiuju ^a  

^a JINAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Scientific Research Office   (China)

Author keywords

2 methylimidazole; composite membrane; cross linked quaternized poly(epichlorohydrin); poly(tetrafluoroethylene); stability

Indexed keywords

ALKALINE FUEL CELLS; COMPOSITE MEMBRANES; CONVERGENCE OF NUMERICAL METHODS; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; SOLUBILITY; TENSILE STRENGTH;

2-METHYLIMIDAZOLE; ANION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA REDS; HOMOGENEOUS STRUCTURE; HYDROXIDE CONDUCTIVITIES; PEAK POWER DENSITIES; POLYEPICHLOROHYDRIN;

MEMBRANES;

EID: 84898477807     PISSN: 19448244     EISSN: 19448252     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/am405313u     Document Type: Article

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