期刊
JOURNAL OF MEMBRANE SCIENCE
卷 644, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.120092
关键词
High-temperature proton exchange membrane; Branched polybenzimidazole; Crosslinked networks; Proton-conducting durability; Fuel permeability
资金
- National Natural Science Foundation of China [21776167, 22172093, 21276148]
- Natural Science Foundation of Shandong Province, China [ZR2019QB012, 2019ZBXC411]
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering [SKL-ChE-14B01]
By crosslinking and doping strategies, the performance of branched polybenzimidazole derivatives in high temperature proton exchange membranes (HTPEMs) is effectively improved. The prepared tqPBI-dBPEI/CePMP membranes exhibit excellent mechanical properties, chemical stability, and dimensional stability, with significantly lower permeability for gas and liquid phase fuel compared to Nafion membranes.
Branched polybenzimidazole (PBI) derivatives with large free volume and deformation rate exhibit unexpected properties in high temperature proton exchange membranes (HTPEMs) applications. However, the weak chain entanglement of branched structure implies poor membrane-forming performance. To effectively improve the comprehensive performance of HTPEMs, a branched tqPBI polymer is prepared by direct polymerization of mPBI polymers with tetra-acids (TCAQ), and crosslinked interpenetrating networks are constructed by thermal crosslinking with brominated polyimide (dBPEI) crosslinker. The networks can completely wrap the synthesized cerium pentaphosphonic acid (CePMP) by ionic and hydrogen bonds to achieve high doping levels of proton conductors. Meanwhile, the good mechanical property, chemical stability, and dimensional stability of tqPBIdBPEI/CePMP membranes are acceptable. The permeability coefficient of tqPBI-dBPEI/CePMP membranes is 1-2 orders of magnitude lower for gas (H-2 & O-2) and liquid (methanol) phase fuel than Nafion membrane. At 180 C, the proton conductivity of tqPBI-dBPEI(8)/CePMP(40) is 0.143-0.048 S/cm from 100% RH to anhydrous conditions. More importantly, after the proton-conducting durability test for 96 h, the conductivity of tqPBI-dBPEI(8)/CePMP(40) decayed by 1.9% at 100% and 1.0% at anhydrous conditions. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of crosslinking and doping strategy in the branched membrane, which is suitable for HTPEMS applications.
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