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RENEWABLE ENERGY
卷 127, 期 -, 页码 883-895出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2018.05.020
关键词
Fuel cells; Alkaline; Blend membrane; PVA; Ethanol; PBI
资金
- Spanish Ministry of Economy, Industry and Competitiveness (MINECO) [ENE2016-77055-C3-1-R, CTQ2015-68844-REDT]
- Madrid Regional Research Council (CAM) [S2013/ MAE-2882 (RESTOENE-2)]
A series of poly(vinyl alcohol)-blend-poly(benzimidazole) (PVA:PBI) membranes are synthesized with different ratios of PVA and PBI (2:1, 4:1, 6:1 and 8:1) using the casting method. These materials are doped in KOH 6 M solution in order to study their suitability for fuel cell applications. The Infra-red (IR) and Raman spectra confirm the successful doping of the membranes and the dimensional changes due to water and KOH uptakes during the doping are similar to other PBI-based membranes. XPS measurements are performed to evaluate the characteristics of these materials after the doping process. The thermal stability of the membranes is excellent in the range of desired temperatures (below 100 degrees C) and the conductivity values found are between 10(-2) and 10(-1) S cm(-1). These results are optimal to consider these membranes as candidates for anion exchange membranes (AEMs) and they are tested in a single cell with ethanol as fuel. The PVA:PBI 4:1 membrane have the best behaviour in fuel cell, reaching a power density of 76 mW cm(-2), approximately 50% better than the doped PBI in the same conditions. These important results can be considered highly promising for the future application of these membranes in alkaline polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (APEMFC). (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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