Quaternary phosphonium-functionalized poly(ether ether ketone) as highly conductive and alkali-stable hydroxide exchange membrane for fuel cells

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 466, Issue , 2014, Pages 220-228

  Yan, Xiaoming ^a   Gu, Shuang ^b   He, Gaohong ^a   Wu, Xuemei ^a   Zheng, Wenji ^a   Ruan, Xuehua ^a  

^a DALIAN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alkaline membrane fuel cells; Hydroxide exchange membrane; Phosphonization; Poly(ether ether ketone); Quaternary phosphonium

Indexed keywords

GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; POLYMERS;

ALKALINE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS; HYDROXIDE CONDUCTIVITIES; HYDROXIDE EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; ION EXCHANGE CAPACITY; PHOSPHONIZATION; QUATERNARY PHOSPHONIUM; SOLUTION-CASTING METHOD; WATER-MISCIBLE SOLVENTS;

MEMBRANES;

ALCOHOL DERIVATIVE; ALKALI; FUEL; HYDROXIDE; POLYETHERETHERKETONE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE; QUATERNARY PHOSPHONIUM FUNCTIONALIZED POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE); UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; BIOTRANSFORMATION; CELL MEMBRANE; CELL MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHLOROMETHYLATION; ION EXCHANGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; SOLUBILITY; SYNTHESIS; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THERMOSTABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 84901008626     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.04.056     Document Type: Article

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