Block copolymers combining semi-fluorinated poly(arylene ether) and sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) segments for proton exchange membranes

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 39, Issue 28, 2014, Pages 15718-15727

  Sannigrahi, Arindam ^a   Takamuku, Shogo ^a   Jannasch, Patric ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aromatic block copolymer; Fuel cell; Ionomer; Polymer electrolyte membrane; Proton conductivity; Sulfonation

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC FORCE MICROSCOPY; BLOCK COPOLYMERS; ETHERS; FLUORINE CONTAINING POLYMERS; FUEL CELLS; ION EXCHANGE; IONOMERS; MEMBRANES; PHENOLS; POLYELECTROLYTES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC); SULFONATION;

COPOLYMER COMPOSITIONS; MILD REACTION CONDITIONS; MULTIBLOCK CO-POLYMERS; NANOPHASE SEPARATED MORPHOLOGY; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SULFONATED POLY(ARYLENE ETHER SULFONE); SULFONATED POLYSULFONE;

ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANES;

EID: 84908242772     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.07.155     Document Type: Article

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