Solution processable octa(aminophenyl)silsesquioxane covalently cross-linked sulfonated polyimides for proton exchange membranes

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 476, Issue , 2015, Pages 364-372

  Gong, Chenliang ^a   Liang, Yu ^a   Qi, Zhigang ^a   Li, Hui ^a   Wu, Zhongying ^a   Zhang, Zeying ^a   Zhang, Shujiang ^a   Zhang, Xiangdong ^a   Li, Yanfeng ^a  

^a LANZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Cross linking; POSS; Proton exchange membranes; Sulfonated polyimide

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL STABILITY; MEMBRANES; POLYIMIDES; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY;

COVALENTLY CROSS-LINKED; DEGREE OF CROSS-LINKING; METHANOL PERMEABILITY; POSS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; SOLUTION PROCESSABLE; SULFONATED POLYIMIDES; THERMAL AND CHEMICAL STABILITIES;

CROSSLINKING;

BENZENE DERIVATIVE; FUEL; METHANOL; OCTA(AMINOPHENYL)SILSESQUIOXANE; POLYIMIDE; PROTON; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACIDIFICATION; ARTICLE; CATION EXCHANGE; COVALENT BOND; CROSS LINKING; HUMIDITY; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION CONDUCTANCE; ION EXCHANGE; OXIDATION; PERMEABILITY; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STRUCTURE ANALYSIS; SYNTHESIS; TENSILE STRENGTH; THERMOGRAVIMETRY; THERMOSTABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 84918787562     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.12.002     Document Type: Article

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