Proton exchange membranes (PEM), which have been commonly used in fuel cells raised interest for the application harsh environments involving ionizing radiation. Therefore, radiation stability and ability to sustain their functionality under environment are of great interest. Within this study, electron beam irradiation dose range from 50 500kGy was evaluate effects on physico-chemical mechanic...

In the present work, thermal degradation of laser-heated poly-ether-ether-ketone (PEEK) is studied as heating duration increases. The damage morphology, chemical composition, crystallinity content, and mechanical properties are examined with optical microscopy, attenuated total reflection-Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry, Raman continuous stiffness meas...

Emergence of nanotechnology has resulted in the introduction of the electrospinning process in fabricating and characterising the polymer electrolyte membrane from the sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) nanocomposite membrane comprised of electrospun Cloisite15A® (e-spun CL...

The processing, mechanical and chemical properties of poly(ether ester)s, prepared from pivalolactone (PVL), 1,4-butanediol (4G) and dimethyl terephthalate (DMT), were studied. The poly(ether ester)s could easily be processed by injection moulding, owing to their favourable rheological and thermal properties. The tensile response of a poly(ether ester) with a butylene terephthalate (4GT) conten...