Effect of single-walled carbon nanotubes on the transport properties of sulfonated poly(styrene-isobutylene-styrene) membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 474, Issue , 2015, Pages 92-102

  Avilés Barreto, Sonia L ^a   Suleiman, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Hydration effects; Permeability; Polymer nanocomposite membrane; Proton conductivity; Single walled carbon nanotubes

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACIDS; BUTENES; DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELLS (DMFC); ESTERS; MECHANICAL PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANES; METHANOL; METHANOL FUELS; NANOCOMPOSITES; NANOTUBES; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; SINGLE-WALLED CARBON NANOTUBES (SWCN); STYRENE; SULFONATION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES;

CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICALS; CHEMICAL FUNCTIONALIZATION; DIMETHYL METHYLPHOSPHONATE; HYDRATION EFFECTS; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; MORPHOLOGICAL TRANSITIONS; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANES; SINGLEWALLED CARBON NANOTUBE (SWCNT);

LOADING;

4 AMINOBENZOIC ACID; AMINOMETHANESULFONIC ACID; CARBOXYLIC ACID; DIMETHYL METHYLPHOSPHONATE; METHANOL; PHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; POLY(STYRENE ISOBUTYLENE STYRENE); POLYMER; SINGLE WALLED NANOTUBE; SULFONE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONDUCTANCE; MEMBRANE MODEL; MEMBRANE PERMEABILITY; MEMBRANE TRANSPORT; MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITE MEMBRANE; PROTON TRANSPORT; SULFONATION; WATER CONTENT;

EID: 84908181100     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.09.049     Document Type: Article

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