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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
Volume 37, Issue 6, Pages 5170-5179Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2011.12.022
Keywords
Polybenzothiazole; Proton exchange membrane; Soluble; Sulfonated
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [50973061]
- National Basic Research Program [2007CB808000, 2009CB930400]
- Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project [B202]
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Two series of sulfonated polybenzothiazoles were synthesized by polycondensation of 2,5-diamino-1,4-benzenedithiol dihydrochloride and 3,3'-disulfonate-4,4'-dicarboxylbiphenyl with 4,4'-dicarboxylbiphenyl or 2,2-bis(4-carboxyphenyl) hexafluoropropane, which were termed as sPBT-DP and sPBT-BP, respectively. The first series is insoluble in common polar solvents because of its rigid structure. In contrast, the sPBT-BP series are soluble in DMSO and NMP, due to the flexible hexafluoroisopropylidene moieties in the backbone. Thus they could be cast into homogeneous membrane and evaluated as proton exchange membranes. The studies illustrated that they showed high thermal and oxidative stability as well as excellent mechanical properties. Moreover, they exhibited high proton conductivity and outstanding dimensional stability. For example, sPBT-BP57.5 displayed a proton conductivity of 0.094 S/cm and an in-plane swelling of 9.7% as well as a through-plane swelling of 35% at 80 degrees C. The sPBT-BP ionomers are a promising material for proton exchange membranes. Copyright (C) 2011, Hydrogen Energy Publications, LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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