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JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
Volume 476, Issue -, Pages 87-94Publisher
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DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.11.023
Keywords
Proton exchange membrane; Sulfonated polyimide; Benzimidazole; Cross-linked
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- National Science Foundation of China [51173134, 51303134]
- 863 Project Foundation of China [2012AA110501]
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Sulfonated polyimides containing benzimidazole (SPIBI) with varies sulfonation degree (DS) are synthesized by 1, 4, 5, 8-naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride (NTDA), 5-amino-2-(4-aminophenyl) benzimidazole (APABI) and 4, 4'-diaminodiphenyl ether-2, 2'-disulfonic acid (ODADS). The cross-linked SPIBI membranes can be prepared with 3, 3', 5, 5'-tetramethyl-diphenyl diglycidyl ether (TMBP) as cross-linker during the following thermal treatment process. By adjusting the DS of SPIBI and the weight ratio of the crosslinker, a series of the cross-linked membranes are obtained. All the obtained membranes exhibit good cross-linking densities for the gel fractions higher than 75%. Compared to pure SPIBI membranes, the mechanical properties, oxidative and hydrolytic stabilities of the cross-linked membranes are improved significantly. For instance, the tensile strength of the cross-linked membranes is in the range of 53.6-108.4 MPa, the anti-free oxidative stability of SPIBI-80-15 (with a cross-linker content of 15 wt% and DS of 80%) is almost four times of the data of the uncross-linked SPIBI-80 which is tested by Fenton's reagent (3% H2O2, 3 ppm Fe2+) at 80 degrees C SPIBI-80-15 also exhibits much higher hydrolytic stability for more than 1440 h, while that of SPIBI-80 is 27 h in the same condition. The proton conductivity of the cross-linked membranes ranges from 10(-3) to 10(-2) cm(-1.) (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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