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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
Volume 446, Issue -, Pages 318-325Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2013.07.004
Keywords
Polybenzimidazole; Hydroxyl pyridine; High temperature proton exchange membrane; Acid doping; Fuel cell
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- Natural Science Foundation of China [51172039]
- Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities of China [N110805001, N110305001]
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A polybenzimidazole variant polymer containing hydroxyl pyridine groups, termed as OHPyPBI, was synthesized from 3,3'-diaminobenzidine tetrahydrochloride and 4-hydroxy-2,6-pyridinedicarboxylic acid. The thermal-oxidative stability of the OHPyPBI polymer was as high as that of poly[2,2'-(m-phenylene)-5,5'-bibenzimidazole] (mPBI) according to the TGA data The hydroxyl pyridine groups in the OHPyPBI structure resulted in high proton conductivities of the phosphoric acid doped OHPyPBI membranes. This is because the hydroxyl pyridine groups not only increased the acid doping level of the membranes, but also benefited the proton conduction, which was proved by the results of acid conductivities of the membranes with comparable acid doping levels. At an acid doping level of 8.6, i.e. 8.6 mol acids per molar repeat unit of the polymer, the OHPyPBI membrane exhibited a proton conductivity of 0.102 S cm(-1) at 180 degrees C without humidifying. In addition, an improved tensile modulus at elevated temperatures was observed for acid doped OHPyPBI membranes. Fuel cell tests demonstrated the technical feasibility of acid doped OHPyPBI membranes for high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells. (C) 2013 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved
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