Enhanced proton conductivities of nanofibrous composite membranes enabled by acid-base pairs under hydrated and anhydrous conditions

Journal of Membrane Science

Volumn 482, Issue , 2015, Pages 1-12

  Wang, Jingtao ^a   He, Yakun ^a   Zhao, Liping ^a   Li, Yifan ^a   Cao, Shaokui ^a   Zhang, Bing ^a   Zhang, Haoqin ^a  

^a ZHENGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chitosan; Nanofibrous composite membrane; Proton conductivity; Sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone); Transfer pathway

Indexed keywords

CHITIN; CHITOSAN; ETHERS; HYDRATION; KETONES; NANOFIBERS; PROTON CONDUCTIVITY; STABILITY;

CONTROLLABLE STRUCTURES; ELECTROSTATIC ATTRACTIONS; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRA REDS; NANO-FIBROUS; STRUCTURAL STABILITIES; SULFONATED POLY(ETHER ETHER KETONE)S; SULFONATED POLYETHERETHERKETONE; TRANSFER PATHWAY;

COMPOSITE MEMBRANES;

CHITOSAN; NANOCOMPOSITE; NANOFIBER; NANOFIBROUS COMPOSITE MEMBRANE; POLYETHERETHERKETONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION EXCHANGE; NANOFABRICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTON TRANSPORT; SULFONATION; THERMOSTABILITY; WATER TRANSPORT;

EID: 84924411051     PISSN: 03767388     EISSN: 18733123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.02.015     Document Type: Article

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