Synthesis and properties of highly branched star-shaped sulfonated block poly(arylene ether)s as proton exchange membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 473, Issue , 2015, Pages 226-236

  Xie, Huixiong ^a   Tao, Dan ^a   Xiang, Xiongzhi ^a   Ou, Yangxing ^a   Bai, Xiaojun ^a   Wang, Lei ^a  

^a SHENZHEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Block poly(arylene ether)s; Branched polymer; Oxidative stability; Proton exchange membrane; Star shaped

Indexed keywords

BRANCHED POLYMER; OXIDATIVE STABILITY; POLYARYLENE ETHERS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; STAR-SHAPED;

4,4' DIFLUOROBENZOPHENONE; 4,4' DIFLUORODIPHENYL SULFONE; BENZOPHENONE DERIVATIVE; BISPHENOL FLUORENE; FLUORENE DERIVATIVE; POLY(ARYLENE ETHER); POLYMER; PROTON; SULFONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONDUCTANCE; CROSS LINKING; HUMIDITY; HYDRATION; HYDROLYSIS; HYDROPHILICITY; HYDROPHOBICITY; ION EXCHANGE; MEMBRANE; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PHASE SEPARATION; POLYMERIZATION; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; PROTON TRANSPORT; REACTION TIME; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SOLUBILITY; SULFONATION; SURFACE PROPERTY; SYNTHESIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOSTABILITY; VISCOSITY; WATER TRANSPORT; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84908110452     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.09.015     Document Type: Article

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