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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
Volume 596, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117722
Keywords
Polybenzimidazole; Ion-pairs interaction; Base-acid doped; PA retention; HT-PEMFCs
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- Natural Science Foundation of China [51603017]
- Jilin Provincial Science & Technology Department [20180101209JC]
- Education Department of Jilin Province [JJKH20191286KJ]
- China Scholarship Council [201908220028]
- ChangBai Mountain Scholars Program of Jilin Province
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A major problem faced by phosphoric acid doped polymer electrolyte membranes is leaking out easily as the reaction proceeds. Here, the long alkyl side chains with quaternary ammonium groups grafted the poly-benzimidazole membranes (PBI-Sc-X) are prepared. The strong interaction between quaternary ammonium and biphosphate ion-pairs keep phosphoric acid (PA) in base-acid doped membranes. As a result, the remaining PA weight of PBI-Sc-X membranes could hold above 80%, which is better than that of pure PBI. Besides, it is observed that the highest power density of 411.7 mW/cm(2) at 160 degrees C under current density 1000 mA/cm(2) is obtained with base-acid doped PBI-Sc-X membranes. Furthermore, the PBI-Sc-X membranes show considerable performance in oxidative stability, mechanical strength and thermal stability, which gave a basis for HT-PEMFCs application.
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