Journal
JOURNAL OF POWER SOURCES
Volume 196, Issue 4, Pages 1744-1749Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2010.10.003
Keywords
Sulfonated poly(arylene ether ketone); Proton exchange membrane; Polysiloxanes; Fuel cell
Funding
- China High-Tech development 863 program [2007AA03Z218]
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In order to prepare a hybrid proton exchange membrane with low methanol permeability and high proton conductivity two silane monomers namely 3-glycidoxypropyl-trimethoxysilane (GPTMS) and 3-mercaptopropyl-trimethoxysilane (MPTMS) are first blended with a sulfonated poly(arylene ether ketone) (SPAEK) Then the blended membrane is heated to induce the grafting of GPTMS onto SPAEK Finally a hydrolysis-condensation is performed on the grafted membrane to induce cross-linking The -SH groups of MPTMS are oxidized to sulfonic acid groups which are attributed to enhance the proton conductivity of hybrid membranes Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy is used to characterize and confirm the structures of SPAEK and these cross-linked hybrid membranes The proton conductivity of a cross-linked hybrid membrane G50M50 reaches up to 020 S cm(-1) at 80 degrees C which is comparable to that of SPAEK and much higher than that of Nation Meanwhile the methanol permeability is nearly three times lower than that of Nafion and two times lower than that of SPAEK The ion-exchange capacity water uptake membrane swelling and thermal stability are also investigated to confirm their applicability in fuel cells (C) 2010 Elsevier B V All rights reserved
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