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. 2021 Mar 20;13(6):958. doi: 10.3390/polym13060958
PEMFC Proton exchange membrane fuel cell
AEMFC Anion exchange membrane fuel cell
AEM Anion exchange membrane
PEM Proton exchange membrane
DABCO 1,4-diazabicyclo-[2,2,2]-octane
PSU Polysulfone
TMEDA N,N,N′,N′-tetramethylethylenediamine
IPN Interpenetrating polymer network
PVA Poly (vinyl alcohol)
PAADDA Poly (acrylamide-co-diallyldimethylammonium chloride
sIPN Semi-interpenetrating polymer network
BTMA Benzyltrimethylammonium
PS Poly (styrene)
PPO Poly (2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenyleneoxide)
PEG Poly (ethylene glycol)
SPEEK Sulfonated poly (ketone ether ether ketone)
TS Tensile strength
PEEK Poly (ketone ether ether ketone)
PAEK Poly (aryl ether ketone)
MIm-PSU 1-Methylimidazolium-functionalized polysulfone
DCE 1,2-dichloroethane
TMSCS Trimethylsilyl chlorosulfonate
DMF-d7 N,N-Dimethylformamide-d7
DMSO-d6 Dimethyl sulfoxide-d6
NMP 1-methyl-2-pyrrolidone
CMPSU Chloromethylated polysulfone
DC Degree of chloromethylation
SPSU Sulfonated polysulfone
MIm Methylimidazole
DCl Degree of covalent crosslinking
1H-NMR Proton nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy
TMS Tetramethylsilane
TGA Thermogravimetric analysis
TOD Onset decomposition temperature
TFD Fastest decomposition temperature
WU% Water uptake
IEC Ion-exchange capacity
EIS Electrochemical impedance spectroscopy
DS Degree of sulfonation
TMA Trimethyl ammonium
HFA High frequency arc
LFA Low frequency arc