Cation exchange membranes by radiation-induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto PFA copolymer films. II. Charactarization of sulfonated graft copolymer membranes

PFA-g-polystyrene sulfonic acid membranes were prepared by simultaneous radiation-induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto poly(tetrafluoroethylene- co-perfluorovinyl ether) (PFA) film followed by sulfonation. The membrane physicochemical properties such as swelling behavior, ion exchange capa...

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Main Authors: Nasef, Mohamed Mahmoud, Saidi, Hamdani, Mohd. Nor, Hussin, Ooi, Mun Foo
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Published: 2000
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author Nasef, Mohamed Mahmoud
Saidi, Hamdani
Mohd. Nor, Hussin
Ooi, Mun Foo
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Saidi, Hamdani
Mohd. Nor, Hussin
Ooi, Mun Foo
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description PFA-g-polystyrene sulfonic acid membranes were prepared by simultaneous radiation-induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto poly(tetrafluoroethylene- co-perfluorovinyl ether) (PFA) film followed by sulfonation. The membrane physicochemical properties such as swelling behavior, ion exchange capacity, hydration number, and ionic conductivity were studied as a function of the degree of grafting. Thermal as well as chemical stability of the membranes was also investigated. The membrane properties were found to be mainly dependent upon the degree of grafting. The water uptake, ion exchange capacity, hydration number, and ionic conductivity of the membranes were increased, whereas the chemical stability decreased as the degree of grafting increased. The membranes showed reasonable physico-chemical properties compared to Nafion 117 membranes. However, their chemical stability has to be further improved to make them acceptable for practical use in electrochemical applications.
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spelling utm-37172017-10-24T04:45:32Z http://eprints.utm.my/3717/ Cation exchange membranes by radiation-induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto PFA copolymer films. II. Charactarization of sulfonated graft copolymer membranes Nasef, Mohamed Mahmoud Saidi, Hamdani Mohd. Nor, Hussin Ooi, Mun Foo TP Chemical technology PFA-g-polystyrene sulfonic acid membranes were prepared by simultaneous radiation-induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto poly(tetrafluoroethylene- co-perfluorovinyl ether) (PFA) film followed by sulfonation. The membrane physicochemical properties such as swelling behavior, ion exchange capacity, hydration number, and ionic conductivity were studied as a function of the degree of grafting. Thermal as well as chemical stability of the membranes was also investigated. The membrane properties were found to be mainly dependent upon the degree of grafting. The water uptake, ion exchange capacity, hydration number, and ionic conductivity of the membranes were increased, whereas the chemical stability decreased as the degree of grafting increased. The membranes showed reasonable physico-chemical properties compared to Nafion 117 membranes. However, their chemical stability has to be further improved to make them acceptable for practical use in electrochemical applications. 2000 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/3717/1/Nasef2000_CationExchangeMembranesRadiation-InducedGraftII.pdf Nasef, Mohamed Mahmoud and Saidi, Hamdani and Mohd. Nor, Hussin and Ooi, Mun Foo (2000) Cation exchange membranes by radiation-induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto PFA copolymer films. II. Charactarization of sulfonated graft copolymer membranes. Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 76 . pp. 1-11.
spellingShingle TP Chemical technology
Nasef, Mohamed Mahmoud
Saidi, Hamdani
Mohd. Nor, Hussin
Ooi, Mun Foo
Cation exchange membranes by radiation-induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto PFA copolymer films. II. Charactarization of sulfonated graft copolymer membranes
title Cation exchange membranes by radiation-induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto PFA copolymer films. II. Charactarization of sulfonated graft copolymer membranes
title_full Cation exchange membranes by radiation-induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto PFA copolymer films. II. Charactarization of sulfonated graft copolymer membranes
title_fullStr Cation exchange membranes by radiation-induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto PFA copolymer films. II. Charactarization of sulfonated graft copolymer membranes
title_full_unstemmed Cation exchange membranes by radiation-induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto PFA copolymer films. II. Charactarization of sulfonated graft copolymer membranes
title_short Cation exchange membranes by radiation-induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto PFA copolymer films. II. Charactarization of sulfonated graft copolymer membranes
title_sort cation exchange membranes by radiation-induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto pfa copolymer films. ii. charactarization of sulfonated graft copolymer membranes
topic TP Chemical technology
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http://eprints.utm.my/3717/1/Nasef2000_CationExchangeMembranesRadiation-InducedGraftII.pdf