Ionomers: Characterization, Theory, And Applications

This volume is expected to be of use to a broad range of readers, from beginning scientist and graduate students to the more mature scientists, who are interested in a current and comprehensive description of the basic concepts, experimental methods of investigation, modelization, and applications.

The molecular structure and composition of ionomers lead to a complex superposition of properties of organic chains and of polyelectrolytes. The potential use of this class of polymers in applications such as surfactants, ion selective membranes in electrochemical processes, coatings, fuel cells and batteries has sparked a vast amount of research.