<> "The repository administrator has not yet configured an RDF license."^^ . <> . . . "Preparation and characterization of highly stable protic-ionic-liquid membranes"^^ . "A highly durable proton exchange membranes (PEM)s based on covalently supported ionic liquid (IL) bearing sulfonic acid imidazolium groups were successfully fabricated. The membrane preparation involved radiation induced grafting of 1-vinyl imidazole (1-VIm) onto poly(ethylene-co-tetraflouroethene) (ETFE) film, followed by covalent immobilization of 3-sulfopropyl and subsequent treatment with trifluoromethanesulfonic acid. The ionic conductivity of the supported IL membranes was increased with the increase in the concentration of IL and reached a maximum value of 138 mS cm�1 in a fully hydrated state with an ion exchange capacity of 4.82 mmol g�1 that is higher than Nafion with a similar thickness. The membranes displayed excellent chemical and mechanical stability. In addition, the dimensional and thermal stability of supported IL-membranes were significantly higher than commercial Nafion membranes. © 2018 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC"^^ . "2019" . . "44" . "58" . . "Elsevier Ltd"^^ . . . "International Journal of Hydrogen Energy"^^ . . . "03603199" . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . "A."^^ . "Ripin"^^ . "A. Ripin"^^ . . "E."^^ . "Abouzari-Lotf"^^ . "E. Abouzari-Lotf"^^ . . "T.M."^^ . "Ting"^^ . "T.M. Ting"^^ . . "M.M."^^ . "Nasef"^^ . "M.M. Nasef"^^ . . "A."^^ . "Ahmad"^^ . "A. Ahmad"^^ . . "P."^^ . "Sithambaranathan"^^ . "P. Sithambaranathan"^^ . . "M."^^ . "Zakeri"^^ . "M. Zakeri"^^ . . . . . "HTML Summary of #11093 \n\nPreparation and characterization of highly stable protic-ionic-liquid membranes\n\n" . "text/html" . .