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Hu C, Kang NY, Kang HW, Lee JY, Zhang X, Lee YJ, Jung SW, Park JH, Kim MG, Yoo SJ, Lee SY, Park CH, Lee YM. Triptycene Branched Poly(aryl-co-aryl piperidinium) Electrolytes for Alkaline Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells and Water Electrolyzers. Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 2024; 63:e202316697. [PMID: 38063325 DOI: 10.1002/anie.202316697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/10/2024]
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Alkaline polymer electrolytes (APEs) are essential materials for alkaline energy conversion devices such as anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) and water electrolyzers (AEMWEs). Here, we report a series of branched poly(aryl-co-aryl piperidinium) with different branching agents (triptycene: highly-rigid, three-dimensional structure; triphenylbenzene: planar, two-dimensional structure) for high-performance APEs. Among them, triptycene branched APEs showed excellent hydroxide conductivity (193.5 mS cm-1 @80 °C), alkaline stability, mechanical properties, and dimensional stability due to the formation of branched network structures, and increased free volume. AEMFCs based on triptycene-branched APEs reached promising peak power densities of 2.503 and 1.705 W cm-2 at 75/100 % and 30/30 % (anode/cathode) relative humidity, respectively. In addition, the fuel cells can run stably at a current density of 0.6 A cm-2 for 500 h with a low voltage decay rate of 46 μV h-1 . Importantly, the related AEMWE achieved unprecedented current densities of 16 A cm-2 and 14.17 A cm-2 (@2 V, 80 °C, 1 M NaOH) using precious and non-precious metal catalysts, respectively. Moreover, the AEMWE can be stably operated under 1.5 A cm-2 at 60 °C for 2000 h. The excellent results suggest that the triptycene-branched APEs are promising candidates for future AEMFC and AEMWE applications.
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- Chuan Hu
- Department of Energy Engineering, College of Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, College of Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52725, Republic of Korea
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- Hydrogen⋅Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, College of Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, College of Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, College of Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, College of Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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- Hydrogen⋅Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Hydrogen⋅Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
- Division of Energy & Environment Technology, KIST School, University of Science and Technology (UST), Daejeon, 34113, Republic of Korea
- KHU-KIST Department of Converging Science and Technology, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, 02447, Republic of. Korea
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- Hydrogen⋅Fuel Cell Research Center, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Seoul, 02792, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, 52725, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering, College of Engineering, Hanyang University, Seoul, 04763, Republic of Korea
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Lu Y, Han X, Zhang Y, Yu X. Graphene Architecture-Supported Porous Cobalt-Iron Fluoride Nanosheets for Promoting the Oxygen Evolution Reaction. Nanomaterials (Basel) 2023; 14:16. [PMID: 38202471 PMCID: PMC10780600 DOI: 10.3390/nano14010016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 12/16/2023] [Accepted: 12/18/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024]
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The design of efficient oxygen evolution reaction (OER) electrocatalysts is of great significance for improving the energy efficiency of water electrolysis for hydrogen production. In this work, low-temperature fluorination and the introduction of a conductive substrate strategy greatly improve the OER performance in alkaline solutions. Cobalt-iron fluoride nanosheets supported on reduced graphene architectures are constructed by a one-step solvothermal method and further low-temperature fluorination treatment. The conductive graphene architectures can increase the conductivity of catalysts, and the transition metal ions act as electron acceptors to reduce the Fermi level of graphene, resulting in a low OER overpotential. The surface of the catalyst becomes porous and rough after fluorination, which can expose more active sites and improve the OER performance. Finally, the catalyst exhibits excellent catalytic performance in 1 M KOH, and the overpotential is 245 mV with a Tafel slope of 90 mV dec-1, which is better than the commercially available IrO2 catalyst. The good stability of the catalyst is confirmed with a chronoamperometry (CA) test and the change in surface chemistry is elucidated by comparing the XPS before and after the CA test. This work provides a new strategy to construct transition metal fluoride-based materials for boosted OER catalysts.
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Yangzhou University, Yangzhou 225000, China (Y.Z.)
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Min K, Lee Y, Choi Y, Kwon OJ, Kim TH. High-performance anion exchange membranes achieved by crosslinking two aryl ether-free polymers: poly(bibenzyl N-methyl piperidine) and SEBS. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Zhang K, Yu W, Ge X, Wu L, Xu T. Molecular dynamics insight into phase separation and transport in anion-exchange membranes: Effect of hydrophobicity of backbones. J Memb Sci 2022; 661:120922. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Zhao Z, Zhang M, Du W, Xiao Y, Yang Z, Dong D, Zhang X, Fan M. Strong and Flexible High-Performance Anion Exchange Membranes with Long-Distance Interconnected Ion Transport Channels for Alkaline Fuel Cells. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2022; 14:38132-38143. [PMID: 35971597 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c05872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
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Anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs), which operate on a variety of green fuels, can achieve high power without emitting greenhouse gases. However, the lack of high ionic conductivity and long-term durability of anion-exchange membranes (AEMs) as their key components is a major obstacle hindering the commercial application of AEMFCs. Here, a series of homogeneous semi-interpenetrating network (semi-IPN) AEMs formed by cross-linking a copolymer of styrene (St) and 4-vinylbenzyl chloride (VBC) with branched polyethylenimine (BPEI) were designed. The pure carbon copolymer skeleton without sulfone/ether bonds accompanied by the semi-IPN endows the AEMs with excellent chemical stability. Moreover, the cross-linking effect of flexible BPEI chains is supposed to promote the "strong-flexible" mechanical properties, while the presence of multiquaternary ammonium groups can boost the formation of microphase separation, thereby enhancing the ionic conductivity of these AEMs. Consequently, the optimized (S1V1)3Q AEM exhibits an excellent hydroxide conductivity of 106 mS cm-1 at 80 °C, as well as more than 81% residual conductivity after soaking in 1 M NaOH at 60 °C for 720 h. Furthermore, the H2/O2 fuel cell assembled with (S1V1)3Q AEM delivers a peak power density of 150.2 mW cm-2 at 60 °C and 40% relative humidity. All results indicate that the approach of combining a pure carbon backbone polymer with a semi-IPN structure may be a viable strategy for fabricating AEMs that can be used in AEMFCs for long-term applications.
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- Zhixin Zhao
- Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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- Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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- Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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- Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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- Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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- Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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- Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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Chen QG, Lee MT. Anion Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cells Based on Quaternized Polystyrene-b-poly(ethylene-co-butylene)-b-polystyrene Triblock Copolymers with Spacer-Sidechain Design. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:polym14142860. [PMID: 35890636 PMCID: PMC9317406 DOI: 10.3390/polym14142860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2022] [Revised: 07/08/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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This work studied the polystyrene-b-poly(ethylene-co-butylene)-b-polystyrene (SEBS) triblock copolymers functionalized by butyl quaternary ammonium (C4Q) groups and alkyl side chains of different chain lengths (Cn, n = 0 to 24). The hydrated membrane morphology was modeled by dissipative particle dynamics simulation at hydration levels from 10 to 30. A hydroxide model was devised to characterize the diffusivity of anions under the coarse-grained framework. In general, the ionomers with alkyl side chains provided ion conductivity of a similar level at a lower ion exchange capacity. All hydrated SEBS–C4Q–Cn ionomers showed clear phase separation of the hydrophobic and hydrophilic domains, featuring 18.6 mS/cm to 36.8 mS/cm ion conductivity. The hydrophilic channels expanded as the water content increased, forming more effective ion conductive pathways. Introducing excess alkyl side chains enhanced the nano-segregation, leading to more ordered structures and longer correlation lengths of the aqueous phase. The membrane morphology was controlled by the length of alkyl side-chains as well as their tethering positions. Ionomers with functionalized side chains tethered on the same block resulted in well-connective water networks and higher conductivities. The detailed structural analysis provides synthesis guidelines to fabricate anion exchange membranes with improved performances.
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Min K, Chae JE, Lee Y, Kim HJ, Kim TH. Crosslinked poly(m-terphenyl N-methyl piperidinium)-SEBS membranes with aryl-ether free and kinked backbones as highly stable and conductive anion exchange membranes. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Du S, Li S, Xie N, Xu Y, Weng Q, Ning X, Chen P, Chen X, An Z. Development of rigid side-chain poly(ether sulfone)s based anion exchange membrane with multiple annular quaternary ammonium ion groups for fuel cells. POLYMER 2022; 251:124919. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2022.124919] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Song W, Liang X, Zhang Y, Zhu Y, Zhang F, Bai Y, Li M, Zhang H, Wei C, Liu X, Wu L, Ge X, Xu T. Hydrogen bonding assisted OH− transport under low humidity for rapid start-up in AEMFCs. J Memb Sci 2022; 647:120303. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Zhai FH, Zhan QQ, Yang YF, Ye NY, Wan RY, Wang J, Chen S, He RH. A deep learning protocol for analyzing and predicting ionic conductivity of anion exchange membranes. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Chen W, Wu X, Li T, Yan X, Zhang Y, Wang X, Zhang F, Zhang S, He G. Structural contribution of cationic groups to water sorption in anion exchange membranes: A combined DFT and MD simulation study. Chem Eng Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ces.2021.116791] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Wang X, Li J, Chen W, Pang B, Liu Y, Guo Y, Wu X, Cui F, He G. Polybenzimidazole Ultrathin Anion Exchange Membrane with Comb-Shape Amphiphilic Microphase Networks for a High-Performance Fuel Cell. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2021; 13:49840-49849. [PMID: 34637257 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.1c12570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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A comb-shape amphiphilic cationic side chain is proposed to well-balance the water sorption in anion exchange membranes (AEMs), in which the cationic group is in between of an ether-containing hydrophilic spacer and an alkyl hydrophobic spacer. By fully grafting the amphiphilic side chains onto polybenzimidazole (PBI), comb-shape amphiphilic microphase networks are well-developed in the AEMs, in which the alkyl hydrophobic network greatly restricts water swelling and the ether-containing hydrophilic network keeps the hydration of the cationic groups and enlarges the ion conductive channel. The as-prepared membranes achieve a high conductivity of about 91.2 mS cm-1, an extremely low swelling ratio of about 8.1% at 80 °C, and good mechanical properties at a hydrated state (tensile strength and elongation at a break of about 14.6 MPa and 77.5%, respectively). Benefits from the balanced water sorption in AEMs, the H2/O2 fuel cell with a 10 μm ultrathin membrane could withstand 80 °C and 0.1 MPa back pressure and achieve a high open circuit voltage of about 1.0 V and a high peak power density of about 631.5 mW cm-2. This work provides a new insight into the design of high-performance AEM.
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- Xiaozhou Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Research and Development Center of Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Research and Development Center of Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Research and Development Center of Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Research and Development Center of Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Research and Development Center of Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Research and Development Center of Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Research and Development Center of Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
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- Panjin Institute of Industrial Technology, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124221, Liaoning, China
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- State Key Laboratory of Fine Chemicals, Research and Development Center of Membrane Science and Technology, School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Dalian 116024, Liaoning, China
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Yu W, Zhang J, Liang X, Ge X, Wei C, Ge Z, Zhang K, Li G, Song W, Shehzad MA, Wu L, Xu T. Anion exchange membranes with fast ion transport channels driven by cation-dipole interactions for alkaline fuel cells. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Son TY, Im KS, Jung HN, Nam SY. Blended Anion Exchange Membranes for Vanadium Redox Flow Batteries. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:2827. [PMID: 34451365 DOI: 10.3390/polym13162827] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/01/2021] [Revised: 08/14/2021] [Accepted: 08/17/2021] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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In this study, blended anion exchange membranes were prepared using polyphenylene oxide containing quaternary ammonium groups and polyvinylidene fluoride. A polyvinylidene fluoride with high hydrophobicity was blended in to lower the vanadium ion permeability, which increased when the hydrophilicity increased. At the same time, the dimensional stability also improved due to the excellent physical properties of polyvinylidene fluoride. Subsequently, permeation of the vanadium ions was prevented due to the positive charge of the anion exchange membrane, and thus the permeability was relatively lower than that of a commercial proton exchange membrane. Due to the above properties, the self-discharge of the blended anion exchange membrane (30.1 h for QA–PPO/PVDF(2/8)) was also lower than that of the commercial proton exchange membrane (27.9 h for Nafion), and it was confirmed that it was an applicable candidate for vanadium redox flow batteries.
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Xue J, Zhang J, Liu X, Huang T, Jiang H, Yin Y, Qin Y, Guiver MD. Toward alkaline-stable anion exchange membranes in fuel cells: cycloaliphatic quaternary ammonium-based anion conductors. ELECTROCHEM ENERGY R 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s41918-021-00105-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Hydroxide ion conductivity is a key aspect of anion exchange membranes and is mainly determined by the nanoscale membrane morphologies. Fundamental understanding of the structural and transport properties of membranes in terms of polymer architectures is crucial for future development of membrane-based applications. Using mesoscale simulations, this work predicts the mesostructure of the hydrated triblock copolymers; the designed polymers are composed of aromatic (polyphenylene oxide, PPO) or aliphatic (polystyrene-ethylene-butylene-styrene, SEBS) backbones, with cationic side chains being modified by hydrophobic or hydrophilic spacers. For PPO-based polymers, using octyl spacers creates a meshlike water network, yielding ion conductivity equal to 30.6 mS/cm at room temperature. For SEBS-based polymers, the nonmodified form is sufficient to produce ion-conducting pathways. Adding hydrophobic spacers further enhances the nanosegregation, and the membranes provide similar conductivity at a lower ion exchange capacity and water content. Adding hydrophilic spacers, however, has negative impacts on the ion transport. The side chains are in the stretched configurations, which sterically hinder the mobility of water and hydroxide ions. Such a resistance can be overcome by adapting multication side-chain designs, where large water channels are formed, yielding ion conductivity as high as 32.8 mS/cm.
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- Ming-Tsung Lee
- Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei 10608, Taiwan
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Zhang M, Zhang L, Wu Z, Ding A, Shen C, Gao S. Multi‐cation side‐chain‐type containing piperidinium group poly(2,6‐dimethyl‐1,4‐phenylene oxide) alkaline anion exchange membranes. J Appl Polym Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/app.50736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Mingliang Zhang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan China
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Chae JE, Lee SY, Yoo SJ, Kim JY, Jang JH, Park HY, Park HS, Seo B, Henkensmeier D, Song KH, Kim HJ. Polystyrene-Based Hydroxide-Ion-Conducting Ionomer: Binder Characteristics and Performance in Anion-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:polym13050690. [PMID: 33668920 PMCID: PMC7956690 DOI: 10.3390/polym13050690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2021] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/23/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Polystyrene-based polymers with variable molecular weights are prepared by radical polymerization of styrene. Polystyrene is grafted with bromo-alkyl chains of different lengths through Friedel-Crafts acylation and quaternized to afford a series of hydroxide-ion-conducting ionomers for the catalyst binder for the membrane electrode assembly in anion-exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs). Structural analyses reveal that the molecular weight of the polystyrene backbone ranges from 10,000 to 63,000 g mol-1, while the ion exchange capacity of quaternary-ammonium-group-bearing ionomers ranges from 1.44 to 1.74 mmol g-1. The performance of AEMFCs constructed using the prepared electrode ionomers is affected by several ionomer properties, and a maximal power density of 407 mW cm-2 and a durability exceeding that of a reference cell with a commercially available ionomer are achieved under optimal conditions. Thus, the developed approach is concluded to be well suited for the fabrication of next-generation electrode ionomers for high-performance AEMFCs.
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- Ji Eon Chae
- Center for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarang-ro 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Korea; (J.E.C.); (S.Y.L.); (S.J.Y.); (J.Y.K.); (J.H.J.); (H.-Y.P.); (H.S.P.); (B.S.); (D.H.)
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Anam-ro 145, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
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- Center for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarang-ro 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Korea; (J.E.C.); (S.Y.L.); (S.J.Y.); (J.Y.K.); (J.H.J.); (H.-Y.P.); (H.S.P.); (B.S.); (D.H.)
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- Center for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarang-ro 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Korea; (J.E.C.); (S.Y.L.); (S.J.Y.); (J.Y.K.); (J.H.J.); (H.-Y.P.); (H.S.P.); (B.S.); (D.H.)
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- Center for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarang-ro 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Korea; (J.E.C.); (S.Y.L.); (S.J.Y.); (J.Y.K.); (J.H.J.); (H.-Y.P.); (H.S.P.); (B.S.); (D.H.)
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- Center for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarang-ro 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Korea; (J.E.C.); (S.Y.L.); (S.J.Y.); (J.Y.K.); (J.H.J.); (H.-Y.P.); (H.S.P.); (B.S.); (D.H.)
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- Center for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarang-ro 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Korea; (J.E.C.); (S.Y.L.); (S.J.Y.); (J.Y.K.); (J.H.J.); (H.-Y.P.); (H.S.P.); (B.S.); (D.H.)
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- Center for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarang-ro 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Korea; (J.E.C.); (S.Y.L.); (S.J.Y.); (J.Y.K.); (J.H.J.); (H.-Y.P.); (H.S.P.); (B.S.); (D.H.)
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- Center for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarang-ro 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Korea; (J.E.C.); (S.Y.L.); (S.J.Y.); (J.Y.K.); (J.H.J.); (H.-Y.P.); (H.S.P.); (B.S.); (D.H.)
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- Center for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarang-ro 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Korea; (J.E.C.); (S.Y.L.); (S.J.Y.); (J.Y.K.); (J.H.J.); (H.-Y.P.); (H.S.P.); (B.S.); (D.H.)
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Korea University, Anam-ro 145, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02841, Korea
- Correspondence: (K.H.S.); (H.-J.K.); Tel.: +82-2-3290-3307 (K.H.S.); +82-2-958-5299 (H.-J.K.)
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- Center for Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Research, Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST), Hwarang-ro 14-gil 5, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul 02792, Korea; (J.E.C.); (S.Y.L.); (S.J.Y.); (J.Y.K.); (J.H.J.); (H.-Y.P.); (H.S.P.); (B.S.); (D.H.)
- Correspondence: (K.H.S.); (H.-J.K.); Tel.: +82-2-3290-3307 (K.H.S.); +82-2-958-5299 (H.-J.K.)
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Tsagdi A, Dimitriou M, Druvari D, Deimede V. Blend membranes based on N1-alkyl-substituted imidazolium functionalized polymers and aromatic polyethers: influence of N1-alkyl substituent on properties and alkaline stability. Polym Bull (Berl) 2022; 79:1647-68. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-021-03581-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Sung S, Mayadevi T, Min K, Lee J, Chae JE, Kim TH. Crosslinked PPO-based anion exchange membranes: The effect of crystallinity versus hydrophilicity by oxygen-containing crosslinker chain length. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Pan J, Zhu H, Cao H, Wang B, Zhao J, Sun Z, Yan F. Flexible cationic side chains for enhancing the hydroxide ion conductivity of olefinic-type copolymer-based anion exchange membranes: An experimental and theoretical study. J Memb Sci 2021; 620:118794. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Son TY, Kim TH, Nam SY. Crosslinked Pore-Filling Anion Exchange Membrane Using the Cylindrical Centrifugal Force for Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell System. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:E2758. [PMID: 33238409 DOI: 10.3390/polym12112758] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2020] [Revised: 11/16/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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In this study, novel crosslinked pore-filling membranes were fabricated by using a centrifugal force from the cylindrical centrifugal machine. For preparing these crosslinked pore-filling membranes, the poly(phenylene oxide) containing long side chains to improve the water management (hydrophilic), porous polyethylene support (hydrophobic) and crosslinker based on the diamine were used. The resulting membranes showed a uniform thickness, flexible and transparent because it is well filled. Among them, PF-XAc-PPO70_25 showed good mechanical properties (56.1 MPa of tensile strength and 781.0 MPa of Young’s modulus) and dimensional stability due to the support. In addition, it has a high hydroxide conductivity (87.1 mS/cm at 80 °C) and low area specific resistance (0.040 Ω·cm2), at the same time showing stable alkaline stability. These data outperformed the commercial FAA-3-50 membrane sold by Fumatech in Germany. Based on the optimized properties, membrane electrode assembly using XAc-PPO70_25 revealed excellent cell performance (maximum power density: 239 mW/cm2 at 0.49 V) than those of commercial FAA-3-50 Fumatech anion exchange membrane (maximum power density: 212 mW/cm2 at 0.54 V) under the operating condition of 60 °C and 100% RH as well. It was expected that PF-XAc-PPO70_25 could be an excellent candidate based on the results superior to those of commercial membranes in these essential characteristics of fuel cells.
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Mayadevi TS, Sung S, Varghese L, Kim TH. Poly( meta/para-Terphenylene-Methyl Piperidinium)-Based Anion Exchange Membranes: The Effect of Backbone Structure in AEMFC Application. Membranes (Basel) 2020; 10:E329. [PMID: 33167367 PMCID: PMC7694387 DOI: 10.3390/membranes10110329] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2020] [Revised: 10/31/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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A series of poly(meta/para-terphenylene-methyl piperidinium)-based anion exchange membranes devoid of benzylic sites or aryl ether bonds, that are vulnerable to degradation by hydroxide ions, are synthesized and investigated for their application as novel anion exchange membranes. The copolymers are composed of both linear para-terphenyl units and kink-structured meta-terphenyl units. The meta-connectivity in terphenyl units permits the polymer backbones to fold back, maximizing the interactions among the hydrocarbon polymer chains and enhancing the peripheral formation of ion aggregates, due to the free volume generated by the kink structure. The effects of the copolymer composition between para-terphenyl and meta-terphenyl on the morphology and the electrochemical and physicochemical properties of the corresponding polymer membranes are investigated.
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- T. S. Mayadevi
- Organic Material Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Korea; (T.S.M.); (S.S.); (L.V.)
- Research Institute of Basic Sciences, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Korea
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- Organic Material Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Korea; (T.S.M.); (S.S.); (L.V.)
- Research Institute of Basic Sciences, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Korea
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- Organic Material Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Korea; (T.S.M.); (S.S.); (L.V.)
- Research Institute of Basic Sciences, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Korea
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- Organic Material Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Korea; (T.S.M.); (S.S.); (L.V.)
- Research Institute of Basic Sciences, Incheon National University, 119 Academy-ro, Yeonsu-gu, Incheon 22012, Korea
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Salma U, Nagao Y. Alkaline stability of ether bond free fluorene-based anion exchange polymer containing cycloaliphatic quaternary ammonium groups. Polym Degrad Stab 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymdegradstab.2020.109299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Li Z, Li C, Long C, Sang J, Tian L, Wang F, Wang Z, Zhu H. Elastic and durable multi‐cation‐crosslinked anion exchange membrane based on poly(styrene‐
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‐butylene)‐
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‐styrene). Journal of Polymer Science 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20200290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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- Ziming Li
- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of ChemistryBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of ChemistryBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of ChemistryBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of ChemistryBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of ChemistryBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of ChemistryBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of ChemistryBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China
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- State Key Laboratory of Chemical Resource Engineering, College of ChemistryBeijing University of Chemical Technology Beijing China
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Al Munsur AZ, Hossain I, Nam SY, Chae JE, Kim T. Hydrophobic-hydrophilic comb-type quaternary ammonium-functionalized SEBS copolymers for high performance anion exchange membranes. J Memb Sci 2020; 599:117829. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.117829] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Zhang S, Wang Y, Gao X, Liu P, Wang X, Zhu X. Enhanced conductivity and stability via comb-shaped polymer anion exchange membrane incorporated with porous polymeric nanospheres. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Lu C, Long C, Li Y, Li Z, Zhu H. Chemically stable poly(meta-terphenyl piperidinium) with highly conductive side chain for alkaline fuel cell membranes. J Memb Sci 2020; 598:117797. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117797] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Gong S, Li L, Ma L, Qaisrani NA, Liu J, He G, Zhang F. Blend anion exchange membranes containing polymer of intrinsic microporosity for fuel cell application. J Memb Sci 2020; 595:117541. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117541] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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- Umme Salma
- School of Materials ScienceJapan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1–1 Asahidai, Nomi Ishikawa 923-1292 Japan
- Department of ChemistryMawlana Bhashani Science and Technology University, Santosh Tangail 1902 Bangladesh
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- School of Materials ScienceJapan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1–1 Asahidai, Nomi Ishikawa 923-1292 Japan
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- School of Materials ScienceJapan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology, 1–1 Asahidai, Nomi Ishikawa 923-1292 Japan
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Sung S, T.S. M, Chae JE, Kim HJ, Kim TH. Effect of increasing hydrophilic–hydrophobic block length in quaternary ammonium-functionalized poly(ether sulfone) block copolymer for anion exchange membrane fuel cells. J IND ENG CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2019.08.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Vijayakumar V, Son TY, Kim HJ, Nam SY. A facile approach to fabricate poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) based anion exchange membranes with extended alkaline stability and ion conductivity for fuel cell applications. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117314] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Yun D, Yim T, Kwon OJ, Kim TH. Click Chemistry-Induced Terminally Crosslinked Poly(ether sulfone) as a Highly Conductive Anion Exchange Membrane Under Humidity Condition. Macromol Res 2019. [DOI: 10.1007/s13233-020-8037-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/02/2023]
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Zhang H, Yan X, Gao L, Hu L, Ruan X, Zheng W, He G. Novel Triple Tertiary Amine Polymer-Based Hydrogen Bond Network Inducing Highly Efficient Proton-Conducting Channels of Amphoteric Membranes for High-Performance Vanadium Redox Flow Battery. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2019; 11:5003-5014. [PMID: 30620167 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b18617] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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A novel amphoteric membrane was designed by blending triple tertiary amine-grafted poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) (PPO-TTA) with sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) for vanadium redox flow batteries. An "acid-base pair" effect is formed by the combination of the tertiary amine group and sulfonic group, and extra nonbonding amine groups could be protonated. Both of them constitute a hydrogen bond network, which facilitates proton conduction and also hinders vanadium permeability because of the lowered swelling ratio and Donnan effect. All these contribute to improve the ion selectivity of the membrane while maintaining ionic conductivity. Compared with other amphoteric and SPEEK-based membranes, the membrane exhibits an excellent performance. The amphoteric membrane containing 15% PPO-TTA exhibits an ultralow vanadium permeability of 3.4 × 10-9 cm2 s-1 and a low area resistance of 0.39 Ω cm-2. Consequently, the cell assembled with this membrane shows excellent performances far superior to SPEEK and Nafion 212. The Coulombic efficiency and energy efficiency of the cell are 94.3-98.3 and 90.3-77.1% at 40-200 mA cm-2, respectively, and have no significant reductions after 200 cycles. This performance is at a high level among the amphoteric and SPEEK-based membranes reported in recent years. The cell's open circuit voltage is maintained for up to 165 h. In addition, the membrane's chemical stability is improved by the effective barrier to the vanadium ion.
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