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SCIENCE BULLETIN
Volume 62, Issue 4, Pages 266-276Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.scib.2017.01.022
Keywords
MIL-101(Cr); Poly (ether ether ketone); Chloromethylation; Quaternization; Composite anion exchange membranes
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Funding
- National Science Fund for Distinguished Young Scholars [21125627]
- National Natural Science Founds of China [21490583, 21621004]
- Program of Introducing Talents of Discipline to Universities [B06006]
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With well-defined channels and tunable functionality, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have inspired the design of a new class of ion-conductive compounds. In contrast to the extensive studies on protonconductive MOFs and related membranes attractive for fuel cells, rare reports focus on MOFs in preparation of anion exchange membranes. In this study, chloromethylated MIL-101(Cr) was prepared and incorporated into chloromethylated poly (ether ether ketone) (PEEK) as a multifunctional filler to prepare imidazolium PEEK/imidazolium MIL-101(Cr) (ImPEEK/ImMIL-101(Cr)) anion exchange membrane after synchronous quaternization. The successful synthesis and chloromethylation of MIL-101(Cr) were verified by transmission electron microscopy, X-ray diffraction and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy while the enhanced performance of composite membranes in hydroxide conductivity, mechanical strength and dimensional stability were evaluated by alternating-current impedance, electronic stretching machine and measurement of swelling ratio. Specifically, incorporating 5.0 wt% ImMIL-101(Cr) afforded a 71.4% increase in hydroxide conductivity at 20 degrees C, 100% RH. Besides, the composite membranes exhibited enhanced dimensional stability and mechanical strength due to the rigid framework of ImMIL101(Cr). At room temperature and the ImMIL-101(Cr) content of 10 wt%, the swelling ratio of the ImPEEK/ImMIL-101(Cr) was 70.04% lower while the tensile strength was 47.5% higher than that of the pure membrane. (C) 2017 Science China Press. Published by Elsevier B. V. and Science China Press. All rights reserved.
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