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Gentile R, Zignani SC, Zatoń M, Dupont M, Lecœur F, Donzel N, Amel A, Tal-Gutelmacher E, Salanitro A, Aricó AS, Cavaliere S, Jones DJ, Rozière J. Polybenzimidazole-Reinforced Terphenylene Anion Exchange Water Electrolysis Membranes. CHEMSUSCHEM 2024:e202400825. [PMID: 39158843 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202400825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2024] [Revised: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 08/20/2024]
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Anion exchange membrane water electrolysis (AEMWE) for hydrogen production combines the advantages of proton exchange membrane water electrolysis and alkaline water electrolysis. Several strategies have been adopted to improve the performance of AEMWE and to obtain membranes with high hydroxide ion conductivity, low gas permeation, and high durability. In this work AEMs reinforced with poly[2,2'-(p-oxydiphenylene)-5,5'-benzimidazole] (PBIO) polymer fibres have been developed. A fibre web of PBIO prepared by electrospinning was impregnated into the poly(terphenylene) mTPN ionomer. The membranes are strengthened by the formation of a strong surface interaction between the reinforcement and the ionomer and by the expansion of the reinforcement over the membrane thickness. The hydroxide ion conductivity, thermal stability, dimensional swelling, mechanical properties, and hydrogen crossover of the reinforced membranes were compared with the characteristics of the non-reinforced counterpart. The incorporation of PBIO nanofibre reinforcement into the membrane reduced hydrogen crossover and improved tensile properties, without affecting hydroxide conductivity. PBIO-reinforced mTPN membrane was assessed in a PGM-free 5 cm2 AEMWE single cell using NiFe oxide anode and NiMo cathode catalysts, at a cell temperature of 50 °C and with 1 M KOH fed to the anode. The performance of the cell increased continuously over the 260 hours test period, reaching 2.06 V at 1.0 A cm-2.
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- Rossana Gentile
- ICGM, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- CNR-ITAE Istituto di Tecnologie Avanzate per l'Energia "Nicola Giordano", Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Salita S. Lucia sopra Contesse 5, 98126, Messina, Italy
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- ICGM, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- ICGM, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- ICGM, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- ICGM, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- Hydrolite Ltd., 2 Hatochen St., Caesaria, 38900, Israel
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- CNR-ITAE Istituto di Tecnologie Avanzate per l'Energia "Nicola Giordano", Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Salita S. Lucia sopra Contesse 5, 98126, Messina, Italy
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- CNR-ITAE Istituto di Tecnologie Avanzate per l'Energia "Nicola Giordano", Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Via Salita S. Lucia sopra Contesse 5, 98126, Messina, Italy
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- ICGM, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- ICGM, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, 34095, Montpellier, France
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- ICGM, Université de Montpellier, CNRS, ENSCM, 34095, Montpellier, France
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Talukder ME, Talukder MR, Pervez MN, Song H, Naddeo V. Bead-Containing Superhydrophobic Nanofiber Membrane for Membrane Distillation. MEMBRANES 2024; 14:120. [PMID: 38921487 PMCID: PMC11206126 DOI: 10.3390/membranes14060120] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2024] [Revised: 05/15/2024] [Accepted: 05/20/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
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This study introduces an innovative approach to enhancing membrane distillation (MD) performance by developing bead-containing superhydrophobic sulfonated polyethersulfone (SPES) nanofibers with S-MWCNTs. By leveraging SPES's inherent hydrophobicity and thermal stability, combined with a nanostructured fibrous configuration, we engineered beads designed to optimize the MD process for water purification applications. Here, oxidized hydrophobic S-MWCNTs were dispersed in a SPES solution at concentrations of 0.5% and 1.0% by weight. These bead membranes are fabricated using a novel electrospinning technique, followed by a post-treatment with the hydrophobic polyfluorinated grafting agent to augment nanofiber membrane surface properties, thereby achieving superhydrophobicity with a water contact angle (WCA) of 145 ± 2° and a higher surface roughness of 512 nm. The enhanced membrane demonstrated a water flux of 87.3 Lm-2 h-1 and achieved nearly 99% salt rejection efficiency at room temperature, using a 3 wt% sodium chloride (NaCl) solution as the feed. The results highlight the potential of superhydrophobic SPES nanofiber beads in revolutionizing MD technology, offering a scalable, efficient, and robust membrane for salt rejection.
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- Md Eman Talukder
- Department of Physical Chemistry and Physical Chemistry of Polymers, Faculty of Chemistry, Nicolaus Copernicus University, 87-100 Toruń, Poland
- Guangdong Key Lab of Membrane Material and Membrane Separation, Guangzhou Institute of Advanced Technology, Guangzhou 511458, China
- Shenzhen Institute of Advanced Technology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shenzhen 518055, China
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- Department of Chemistry, Government Saadat College, Tangail, Dhaka 1903, Bangladesh;
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- Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy; (M.N.P.); (V.N.)
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- Guangdong Key Lab of Membrane Material and Membrane Separation, Guangzhou Institute of Advanced Technology, Guangzhou 511458, China
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- Sanitary Environmental Engineering Division (SEED), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy; (M.N.P.); (V.N.)
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Modified Cellulose Proton-Exchange Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 15:polym15030659. [PMID: 36771960 PMCID: PMC9920170 DOI: 10.3390/polym15030659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2022] [Revised: 01/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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A direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) is an excellent energy device in which direct conversion of methanol to energy occurs, resulting in a high energy conversion rate. For DMFCs, fluoropolymer copolymers are considered excellent proton-exchange membranes (PEMs). However, the high cost and high methanol permeability of commercial membranes are major obstacles to overcome in achieving higher performance in DMFCs. Novel developments have focused on various reliable materials to decrease costs and enhance DMFC performance. From this perspective, cellulose-based materials have been effectively considered as polymers and additives with multiple concepts to develop PEMs for DMFCs. In this review, we have extensively discussed the advances and utilization of cost-effective cellulose materials (microcrystalline cellulose, nanocrystalline cellulose, cellulose whiskers, cellulose nanofibers, and cellulose acetate) as PEMs for DMFCs. By adding cellulose or cellulose derivatives alone or into the PEM matrix, the performance of DMFCs is attained progressively. To understand the impact of different structures and compositions of cellulose-containing PEMs, they have been classified as functionalized cellulose, grafted cellulose, acid-doped cellulose, cellulose blended with different polymers, and composites with inorganic additives.
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A review on ion-exchange nanofiber membranes: properties, structure and application in electrochemical (waste)water treatment. Sep Purif Technol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2022.120529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Ahmadi B, Seyed Dorrji MS, Kianfar M, Rasoulifard MH, Ahmadi A. A novel multilayer thin-film membrane with high durability: preparation, characterization, performance investigation. NEW J CHEM 2022. [DOI: 10.1039/d2nj01170k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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The main aim of this research is the improvement of the performance in desalination of polyamide (PA) thin film composite nanofiltration membranes by modification of nanofibrous polyvinylidene fluoride as a support layer.
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- B. Ahmadi
- Applied Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
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- Applied Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
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- Applied Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
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- Applied Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
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- Applied Chemistry Research Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Zanjan, Zanjan, Iran
- Department of Design & Engineering, Absamin Water Treatment Company, Karaj, Iran
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Yin X, Zhang Z, Ma H, Venkateswaran S, Hsiao BS. Ultra-fine electrospun nanofibrous membranes for multicomponent wastewater treatment: Filtration and adsorption. Sep Purif Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.116794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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Wang J, Xu H, Huo Y, Wang Y, Dong M. Progress of electrospray and electrospinning in energy applications. NANOTECHNOLOGY 2020; 31:132001. [PMID: 31665706 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/ab52bb] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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In the promotion of energy strategies to address the global energy crisis, nanotechnology has been successfully used to generate novel energy materials with excellent characteristics, such as high specific surface area, good flexibility and large porosity. Among the various methods for fabricating nanoscale materials, electrospray and electrospinning technologies have unlocked low-cost, facile and industrial routes to nanotechnology over the past ten years. This review highlights research into the key parts and primary theory of these techniques and their application in preparing energy-related materials and devices: especially fuel cells, solar cells, lithium ion batteries, supercapacitors as well as hydrogen storage systems. The challenges and future prospects of the manufacturing technologies are also covered in this paper.
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- Junfeng Wang
- School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University, Zhenjiang 212013, People's Republic of China
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Xu X, Shao Z, Shi L, Cheng B, Yin X, Zhuang X, Di Y. Enhancing proton conductivity of proton exchange membrane with SPES nanofibers containing porous organic cage. POLYM ADVAN TECHNOL 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/pat.4886] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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- Xianlin Xu
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation MembranesTiangong University Tianjin China
- School of Textile Science and EngineeringTiangong University Tianjin China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation MembranesTiangong University Tianjin China
- School of Textile Science and EngineeringTiangong University Tianjin China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation MembranesTiangong University Tianjin China
- School of Textile Science and EngineeringTiangong University Tianjin China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation MembranesTiangong University Tianjin China
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- College of Textile EngineeringTaiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan China
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes/National Center for International Joint Research on Separation MembranesTiangong University Tianjin China
- School of Textile Science and EngineeringTiangong University Tianjin China
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- College of Textile EngineeringTaiyuan University of Technology Taiyuan China
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Li X, Zheng Y, Mu X, Xin B, Lin L. Investigation into Jet Motion and Fiber Properties Induced by Electric Fields in Melt Electrospinning. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.9b05465] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Xueqin Li
- School of Textiles and Fashion, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Songjiang, Shanghai 201620, The People’s Republic of China
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- School of Textiles and Fashion, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Songjiang, Shanghai 201620, The People’s Republic of China
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- School of Textiles and Fashion, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Songjiang, Shanghai 201620, The People’s Republic of China
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- School of Textiles and Fashion, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Songjiang, Shanghai 201620, The People’s Republic of China
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- School of Textiles and Fashion, Shanghai University of Engineering Science, Songjiang, Shanghai 201620, The People’s Republic of China
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Potaufeux JE, Odent J, Notta-Cuvier D, Lauro F, Raquez JM. A comprehensive review of the structures and properties of ionic polymeric materials. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0py00770f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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This review focuses on the mechanistic approach, the structure–property relationship and applications of ionic polymeric materials.
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- Jean-Emile Potaufeux
- Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials (LPCM)
- Center of Innovation and Research in Materials and Polymers (CIRMAP)
- University of Mons (UMONS)
- Mons
- Belgium
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- Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials (LPCM)
- Center of Innovation and Research in Materials and Polymers (CIRMAP)
- University of Mons (UMONS)
- Mons
- Belgium
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- Laboratory of Industrial and Human Automatic Control and Mechanical Engineering (LAMIH)
- UMR CNRS 8201
- University Polytechnique Hauts-De-France (UPHF)
- Le Mont Houy
- France
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- Laboratory of Industrial and Human Automatic Control and Mechanical Engineering (LAMIH)
- UMR CNRS 8201
- University Polytechnique Hauts-De-France (UPHF)
- Le Mont Houy
- France
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- Laboratory of Polymeric and Composite Materials (LPCM)
- Center of Innovation and Research in Materials and Polymers (CIRMAP)
- University of Mons (UMONS)
- Mons
- Belgium
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Soltani S, Khanian N, Choong TSY, Rashid U. Recent progress in the design and synthesis of nanofibers with diverse synthetic methodologies: characterization and potential applications. NEW J CHEM 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/d0nj01071e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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The advancements of nanotechnology, particularly nanomaterials science, have produced a broad range of nanomaterials including nanofibers, nanorods, nanowires and etc., which have been technically and practically examined over various applications.
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- Soroush Soltani
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
- Malaysia
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- Institute of Advanced Technology
- Universiti Putra Malaysia
- Malaysia
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Mu’min MS, Böhm T, Moroni R, Zengerle R, Thiele S, Vierrath S, Breitwieser M. Local hydration in ionomer composite membranes determined with confocal Raman microscopy. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.05.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Wang H, Zhuang X, Wang X, Li C, Li Z, Kang W, Yin Y, Guiver MD, Cheng B. Proton-Conducting Poly-γ-glutamic Acid Nanofiber Embedded Sulfonated Poly(ether sulfone) for Proton Exchange Membranes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2019; 11:21865-21873. [PMID: 31185563 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.9b01200] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Development and fabrication of novel proton exchange membranes (PEMs) with excellent performance have a great significance to the commercial application of PEM fuel cell. Inspired from the proton-conducting mechanism, γ-poly(glutamic acid) (γ-PGA) nanofibers (NFs) are first fabricated by solution blowing with the help of polylactic acid (PLA) and designed to form amino acid arrays as efficient proton channels for PEMs. The NFs with 50% γ-PGA exhibit a high proton conductivity of 0.572 S cm-1 at 80 °C/50% relative humidity (RH), and 1.28 S cm-1 at 40 °C/90% RH. Density functional theory is carried out to explain the mechanisms of proton hopping in γ-PGA, and the activation energy barriers from NH to COO- for trans and cis conformations under anhydrous conditions are only 0.64 and 0.62 eV, respectively. Then the γ-PGA/PLA NFs are incorporated into sulfonated poly(ether sulfone) to prepare PEMs, which show remarkable performance compared with the Nafion membrane. The composite membrane with 30 wt % NFs exhibits the highest proton conductivity (0.261 S cm-1 at 80 °C/100% RH). The direct methanol fuel cells with this membrane show a maximum power density (202.3 mW cm-2) among all of the PEMs, showing great application potential in the field of PEMs.
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- School of Energy and Environmental Engineering , University of Science and Technology Beijing , Beijing 100083 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Engines , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , P. R. China
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- State Key Laboratory of Engines , Tianjin University , Tianjin 300072 , P. R. China
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Gil-Castell O, Galindo-Alfaro D, Sánchez-Ballester S, Teruel-Juanes R, Badia JD, Ribes-Greus A. Crosslinked Sulfonated Poly(vinyl alcohol)/Graphene Oxide Electrospun Nanofibers as Polyelectrolytes. NANOMATERIALS 2019; 9:nano9030397. [PMID: 30857239 PMCID: PMC6474007 DOI: 10.3390/nano9030397] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2019] [Revised: 03/04/2019] [Accepted: 03/05/2019] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Taking advantage of the high functionalization capacity of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), bead-free homogeneous nanofibrous mats were produced. The addition of functional groups by means of grafting strategies such as the sulfonation and the addition of nanoparticles such as graphene oxide (GO) were considered to bring new features to PVA. Two series of sulfonated and nonsulfonated composite nanofibers, with different compositions of GO, were prepared by electrospinning. The use of sulfosuccinic acid (SSA) allowed crosslinked and functionalized mats with controlled size and morphology to be obtained. The functionalization of the main chain of the PVA and the determination of the optimum composition of GO were analyzed in terms of the nanofibrous morphology, the chemical structure, the thermal properties, and conductivity. The crosslinking and the sulfonation treatment decreased the average fiber diameter of the nanofibers, which were electrical insulators regardless of the composition. The addition of small amounts of GO contributed to the retention of humidity, which significantly increased the proton conductivity. Although the single sulfonation of the polymer matrix produced a decrease in the proton conductivity, the combination of the sulfonation, the crosslinking, and the addition of GO enhanced the proton conductivity. The proposed nanofibers can be considered as good candidates for being exploited as valuable components for ionic polyelectrolyte membranes.
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- Oscar Gil-Castell
- Instituto de Tecnología de Materiales (ITM), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, Universitat de València, Av. de la Universitat s/n, 46100 Burjassot, Spain.
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- Instituto de Tecnología de Materiales (ITM), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
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- Packaging, Transport, & Logistics Research Institute (ITENE), C/Albert Einstein, 1, Parque Tecnológico, 46980 Paterna, Spain.
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- Instituto de Tecnología de Materiales (ITM), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
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- Instituto de Tecnología de Materiales (ITM), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
- Department of Chemical Engineering, School of Engineering, Universitat de València, Av. de la Universitat s/n, 46100 Burjassot, Spain.
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- Instituto de Tecnología de Materiales (ITM), Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), Camino de Vera s/n, 46022 Valencia, Spain.
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Bano S, Negi YS, Illathvalappil R, Kurungot S, Ramya K. Studies on nano composites of SPEEK/ethylene glycol/cellulose nanocrystals as promising proton exchange membranes. Electrochim Acta 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2018.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Embedding phosphoric acid-doped cellulose nanofibers into sulfonated poly (ether sulfone) for proton exchange membrane. POLYMER 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2018.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Aruchamy K, Mahto A, Nataraj S. Electrospun nanofibers, nanocomposites and characterization of art: Insight on establishing fibers as product. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.nanoso.2018.03.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Wang H, Li X, Li X, Feng X, Kang W, Xu X, Zhuang X, Cheng B. Self-Assembly DBS Nanofibrils on Solution-Blown Nanofibers as Hierarchical Ion-Conducting Pathway for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells. Polymers (Basel) 2018; 10:E1037. [PMID: 30960962 PMCID: PMC6403695 DOI: 10.3390/polym10091037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Revised: 09/17/2018] [Accepted: 09/17/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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In this work, we reported a novel proton exchange membrane (PEM) with an ion-conducting pathway. The hierarchical nanofiber structure was prepared via in situ self-assembling 1,3:2,4-dibenzylidene-d-sorbitol (DBS) supramolecular fibrils on solution-blown, sulfonated poly (ether sulfone) (SPES) nanofiber, after which the composite PEM was prepared by incorporating hierarchical nanofiber into the chitosan polymer matrix. Then, the effects of incorporating the hierarchical nanofiber structure on the thermal stability, water uptake, dimensional stability, proton conductivity, and methanol permeability of the composite membranes were investigated. The results show that incorporation of hierarchical nanofiber improves the water uptake, proton conductivity, and methanol permeability of the membranes. Furthermore, the composite membrane with 50% hierarchical nanofibers exhibited the highest proton conductivity of 0.115 S cm-1 (80 °C), which was 69.12% higher than the values of pure chitosan membrane. The self-assembly allows us to generate hierarchical nanofiber among the interfiber voids, and this structure can provide potential benefits for the preparation of high-performance PEMs.
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- Hang Wang
- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China.
- College of Textile, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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- College of Textile, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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- Department of Industrial Design, Yanshan University, Qinhuang Dao 066004, China.
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- College of Textile, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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- College of Textile, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China.
- College of Textile, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Separation Membranes and Membrane Processes, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin 300387, China.
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Wang LM, Guan GY, Chen ZW. Electrospun Nanofiber-Based Cardo Poly(aryl ether sulfone) Containing Zwitterionic Side Groups as Novel Proton Exchange Membranes. INT POLYM PROC 2018. [DOI: 10.3139/217.3501] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The sulfonated cardo poly(aryl ether sulfone) with zwitterionic side groups (PES-DS-70) was electrospun to bead-free nanofibers. The PES-DS-70 nanoporous mat was successfully filled with Nafion solution. Scanning electron microscopy observed that the PES-DS-70/Nafion composite membrane has bilayer morphology and good interfacial compatibility. Compared with the neat PES-DS-70, the PES-DS-70/Nafion bilayer membranes showed improved swelling resistance and proton conductivity. Moreover, methanol crossover of the composite film was suppressed due to incorporation of the PES-DS-70 nanofibers. The tensile strength and Young's modulus for the PES-DS-70/Nafion composite membranes were higher than Nafion117. Therefore, the composite membrane with superior combined properties has potential applications for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells.
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- L.-M. Wang
- College of Materials Science and Engineering , Jilin Jianzhu University, Changchun , PRC
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering , Jilin Jianzhu University, Changchun , PRC
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering , Jilin Jianzhu University, Changchun , PRC
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Huang L, He Y, Jin L, Hou X, Miao L, Lü C. Fabrication and Properties of Graphene Oxide/Sulfonated Polyethersulfone Layer-by-layer Assembled Polyester Fiber Composite Proton Exchange Membranes. Chem Res Chin Univ 2018. [DOI: 10.1007/s40242-018-7313-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Shaari N, Kamarudin SK, Basri S, Shyuan LK, Masdar MS, Nordin D. Enhanced Proton Conductivity and Methanol Permeability Reduction via Sodium Alginate Electrolyte-Sulfonated Graphene Oxide Bio-membrane. NANOSCALE RESEARCH LETTERS 2018; 13:82. [PMID: 29536289 PMCID: PMC5849597 DOI: 10.1186/s11671-018-2493-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2017] [Accepted: 03/02/2018] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The high methanol crossover and high cost of Nafion® membrane are the major challenges for direct methanol fuel cell application. With the aim of solving these problems, a non-Nafion polymer electrolyte membrane with low methanol permeability and high proton conductivity based on the sodium alginate (SA) polymer as the matrix and sulfonated graphene oxide (SGO) as an inorganic filler (0.02-0.2 wt%) was prepared by a simple solution casting technique. The strong electrostatic attraction between -SO3H of SGO and the sodium alginate polymer increased the mechanical stability, optimized the water absorption and thus inhibited the methanol crossover in the membrane. The optimum properties and performances were presented by the SA/SGO membrane with a loading of 0.2 wt% SGO, which gave a proton conductivity of 13.2 × 10-3 Scm-1, and the methanol permeability was 1.535 × 10-7 cm2 s-1 at 25 °C, far below that of Nafion (25.1 × 10-7 cm2 s-1) at 25 °C. The mechanical properties of the sodium alginate polymer in terms of tensile strength and elongation at break were improved by the addition of SGO.
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- N. Shaari
- Fuel Cell Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600 Bangi, Selangor Malaysia
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- Fuel Cell Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600 Bangi, Selangor Malaysia
- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty Of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600 Bangi, Selangor Malaysia
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- Fuel Cell Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600 Bangi, Selangor Malaysia
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- Fuel Cell Institute, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600 Bangi, Selangor Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty Of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600 Bangi, Selangor Malaysia
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- Department of Chemical and Process Engineering, Faculty Of Engineering and Built Environment, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), 43600 Bangi, Selangor Malaysia
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Cellulose nanofiber-embedded sulfonated poly (ether sulfone) membranes for proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Carbohydr Polym 2018; 184:299-306. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2017.12.074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2017] [Revised: 12/25/2017] [Accepted: 12/28/2017] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Gloukhovski R, Freger V, Tsur Y. Understanding methods of preparation and characterization of pore-filling polymer composites for proton exchange membranes: a beginner’s guide. REV CHEM ENG 2017. [DOI: 10.1515/revce-2016-0065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Composite membranes based on porous support membranes filled with a proton-conducting polymer appear to be a promising approach to develop novel proton exchange membranes (PEMs). It allows optimization of the properties of the filler and the matrix separately, e.g. for maximal conductivity of the former and maximal physical strength of the latter. In addition, the confinement itself can alter the properties of the filling ionomer, e.g. toward higher conductivity and selectivity due to alignment and restricted swelling. This article reviews the literature on PEMs prepared by filling of submicron and nanometric size pores with Nafion and other proton-conductive polymers. PEMs based on alternating perfluorinated and non-perfluorinated polymer systems and incorporation of fillers are briefly discussed too, as they share some structure/transport relationships with the pore-filling PEMs. We also review here the background knowledge on structural and transport properties of Nafion and proton-conducting polymers in general, as well as experimental methods concerned with preparation and characterization of pore-filling membranes. Such information will be useful for preparing next-generation composite membranes, which will allow maximal utilization of beneficial characteristics of polymeric proton conductors and understanding the complicated structure/transport relationships in the pore-filling composite PEMs.
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- Robert Gloukhovski
- Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology , Haifa 3200003 , Israel
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- Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology , Haifa 3200003 , Israel
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- Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology , Haifa 3200003 , Israel
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Ahmadi A, Qanati O, Seyed Dorraji M, Rasoulifard M, Vatanpour V. Investigation of antifouling performance a novel nanofibrous S-PVDF/PVDF and S-PVDF/PVDF/GO membranes against negatively charged oily foulants. J Memb Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2017.04.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Feng C, He PF. Moisture and thermal expansion properties and mechanism of interaction between ions of a Nafion-based membrane electrode assembly. RSC Adv 2017. [DOI: 10.1039/c7ra04191h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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The coefficient of moisture and thermal expansion for each layer of membrane electrode assembly.
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- C. Feng
- School of Materials Science and Engineering
- Shanghai Key Lab of Metal Functional Materials
- Tongji University
- Shanghai 201804
- China
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- School of Aerospace Engineering and Applied Mechanics
- Tongji University
- Shanghai 200092
- China
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Bahlakeh G, Mahdi Hasani-Sadrabadi M, Jacob KI. Morphological and transport characteristics of swollen chitosan-based proton exchange membranes studied by molecular modeling. Biopolymers 2016; 107:5-19. [DOI: 10.1002/bip.22979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2016] [Revised: 07/21/2016] [Accepted: 08/17/2016] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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- Ghasem Bahlakeh
- Department of Engineering and Technology; Golestan University; Aliabad Katool Iran
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- Parker H, Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical, Engineering; Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta 30332 GA
- Laboratoire de Microsystemes (LMIS4), Institute of Bioengineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL); Lausanne Switzerland
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- Parker H, Petit Institute for Bioengineering and Bioscience, G.W. Woodruff School of Mechanical, Engineering; Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta 30332 GA
- School of Materials Science and Engineering; Georgia Institute of Technology; Atlanta GA 30332
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Sadrjahani M, Gharehaghaji AA, Javanbakht M. Aligned electrospun sulfonated polyetheretherketone nanofiber based proton exchange membranes for fuel cell applications. POLYM ENG SCI 2016. [DOI: 10.1002/pen.24453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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- Mehdi Sadrjahani
- Department of Textile Engineering; Amirkabir University of Technology; Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemistry; Amirkabir University of Technology; Tehran Iran
- Renewable Energy Research Center, Amirkabir University of Technology; Tehran Iran
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Shabanlouei R, Moghadam PN, Movagharnezhad N, Fareghi AR. Template polymerization of aniline in presence of poly(acrylamide-co-maleic acid) for preparation of conductive polymers. POLYMER SCIENCE SERIES B 2016. [DOI: 10.1134/s1560090416050092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Zhang H, He Y, Zhang J, Ma L, Li Y, Wang J. Constructing dual-interfacial proton-conducting pathways in nanofibrous composite membrane for efficient proton transfer. J Memb Sci 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2016.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Reyes-Rodriguez JL, Solorza-Feria O, García-Bernabé A, Giménez E, Sahuquillo O, Compañ V. Conductivity of composite membrane-based poly(ether-ether-ketone) sulfonated (SPEEK) nanofiber mats of varying thickness. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra08228a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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Nanofiber mats of SPEEK70wt%–PVB30wt% (polyvinyl butyral)-based composite membranes were prepared by varying the electrospinning time in order to obtain mats with different thicknesses.
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- J. L. Reyes-Rodriguez
- Departamento de Química – Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N
- 07360 México D.F
- Mexico
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- Departamento de Química – Centro de Investigación y de Estudios Avanzados del I.P.N
- 07360 México D.F
- Mexico
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- Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales – Departamento de Termodinámica Aplicada
- Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
- 46020 Valencia
- Spain
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- Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales – Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica y de Materiales
- Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
- 46020 Valencia
- Spain
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- Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales – Departamento de Ingeniería Mecánica y de Materiales
- Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
- 46020 Valencia
- Spain
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- Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingenieros Industriales – Departamento de Termodinámica Aplicada
- Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
- 46020 Valencia
- Spain
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Serbezeanu D, Butnaru I, Varganici CD, Bruma M, Fortunato G, Gaan S. Phosphorus-containing polyimide fibers and their thermal properties. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c6ra06497c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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Submicron fibers based on phosphorus-containing polyimide were successfully prepared and characterized for their thermal properties.
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- Diana Serbezeanu
- “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
- 700487 Iasi
- Romania
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- “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
- 700487 Iasi
- Romania
- Empa
- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
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- “Petru Poni” Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry
- 700487 Iasi
- Romania
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- Empa
- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
- St. Gallen 9014
- Switzerland
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- Empa
- Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology
- St. Gallen 9014
- Switzerland
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Tas S, Kaynan O, Ozden-Yenigun E, Nijmeijer K. Polyacrylonitrile (PAN)/crown ether composite nanofibers for the selective adsorption of cations. RSC Adv 2016. [DOI: 10.1039/c5ra23214g] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Electrospun PAN/crown ether nanofibers have potential for selective recovery of specific ions from mixtures with ions.
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- Sinem Tas
- Membrane Science & Technology
- Mesa+ Institute for Nanotechnology
- University of Twente
- 7500 AE Enschede
- The Netherlands
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- Istanbul Technical University
- Faculty of Textile Technologies and Design
- Department of Textile Engineering
- Istanbul
- Turkey
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- Istanbul Technical University
- Faculty of Textile Technologies and Design
- Department of Textile Engineering
- Istanbul
- Turkey
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- Membrane Science & Technology
- Mesa+ Institute for Nanotechnology
- University of Twente
- 7500 AE Enschede
- The Netherlands
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Zhang C, Zhuang X, Li X, Wang W, Cheng B, Kang W, Cai Z, Li M. Chitin nanowhisker-supported sulfonated poly(ether sulfone) proton exchange for fuel cell applications. Carbohydr Polym 2015; 140:195-201. [PMID: 26876844 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2015.12.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/18/2015] [Revised: 12/06/2015] [Accepted: 12/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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To balance the relationship among proton conductivity and mechanic strength of sulfonated poly(ether sulfone) (SPES) membrane, chitin nanowhisker-supported nanocomposite membranes were prepared by incorporating whiskers into SPES. The as-prepared chitin whiskers were prepared by 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine-1-oxyl radical (TEMPO) mediated oxidation of α-chitin from crab shells. The structure and properties of the composite membranes were examined as proton exchange membrane (PEM). Results showed that chitin nanowhiskers were dispersed incompactly in the SPES matrix. Thermal stability, mechanical properties, water uptake and proton conductivity of the nanocomposite films were improved from those of the pure SPES film with increasing whisker content, which ascribed to strong interactions between whiskers and between SPES molecules and chitin whiskers via hydrogen bonding. These indicated that composition of filler and matrix got good properties and whisker-supported membranes are promising materials for PEM.
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- Chan Zhang
- College of Textile, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, 300387, PR China
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- College of Textile, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, 300387, PR China; Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Composite Materials of Ministry of Education, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, 300387, PR China.
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- College of Textile, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, 300387, PR China
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- College of Textile, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, 300387, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Composite Materials of Ministry of Education, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, 300387, PR China
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- College of Textile, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, 300387, PR China; Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Composite Materials of Ministry of Education, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, 300387, PR China
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- College of Textile, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, 300387, PR China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Composite Materials of Ministry of Education, Tianjin Polytechnic University, Tianjin, 300387, PR China
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Zare Y, Shabani I. Polymer/metal nanocomposites for biomedical applications. MATERIALS SCIENCE & ENGINEERING. C, MATERIALS FOR BIOLOGICAL APPLICATIONS 2015; 60:195-203. [PMID: 26706522 DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2015.11.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 102] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2015] [Revised: 09/20/2015] [Accepted: 11/08/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Polymer/metal nanocomposites consisting of polymer as matrix and metal nanoparticles as nanofiller commonly show several attractive advantages such as electrical, mechanical and optical characteristics. Accordingly, many scientific and industrial communities have focused on polymer/metal nanocomposites in order to develop some new products or substitute the available materials. In the current paper, characteristics and applications of polymer/metal nanocomposites for biomedical applications are extensively explained in several categories including strong and stable materials, conductive devices, sensors and biomedical products. Moreover, some perspective utilizations are suggested for future studies.
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- Yasser Zare
- Department of Polymer Engineering and Color Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Biomedical Engineering, Amirkabir University of Technology, Tehran, Iran.
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Zhang S, He G, Gong X, Zhu X, Wu X, Sun X, Zhao X, Li H. Electrospun nanofiber enhanced sulfonated poly (phthalazinone ether sulfone ketone) composite proton exchange membranes. J Memb Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.06.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Mollá S, Compañ V. Nanocomposite SPEEK-based membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells at intermediate temperatures. J Memb Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.05.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 54] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Wang H, Zhuang X, Tong J, Li X, Wang W, Cheng B, Cai Z. Solution-blown SPEEK/POSS nanofiber-nafion hybrid composite membranes for direct methanol fuel cells. J Appl Polym Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/app.42843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Hang Wang
- Department of Nonwoven Sci. & Eng.; College of Textile, Tianjin Polytechnic University; Tianjin 300387 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nonwoven Sci. & Eng.; College of Textile, Tianjin Polytechnic University; Tianjin 300387 People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Composite Materials of Ministry of Education, Tianjin Polytechnic University; Tianjin 300387 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nonwoven Sci. & Eng.; College of Textile, Tianjin Polytechnic University; Tianjin 300387 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nonwoven Sci. & Eng.; College of Textile, Tianjin Polytechnic University; Tianjin 300387 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nonwoven Sci. & Eng.; College of Textile, Tianjin Polytechnic University; Tianjin 300387 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Composite Materials of Ministry of Education, Tianjin Polytechnic University; Tianjin 300387 People's Republic of China
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- Department of Nonwoven Sci. & Eng.; College of Textile, Tianjin Polytechnic University; Tianjin 300387 People's Republic of China
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Wang H, Zhuang X, Li X, Wang W, Wang Y, Cheng B. Solution blown sulfonated poly(ether sulfone)/poly(ether sulfone) nanofiber-Nafion composite membranes for proton exchange membrane fuel cells. J Appl Polym Sci 2015. [DOI: 10.1002/app.42572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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- Hang Wang
- College of Textile; Tianjin Polytechnic University; Tianjin 300387 People's Republic of China
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- College of Textile; Tianjin Polytechnic University; Tianjin 300387 People's Republic of China
- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Composite Materials of Ministry of Education, Tianjin Polytechnic University; Tianjin 300387 People's Republic of China
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- College of Textile; Tianjin Polytechnic University; Tianjin 300387 People's Republic of China
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- College of Textile; Tianjin Polytechnic University; Tianjin 300387 People's Republic of China
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- College of Textile; Tianjin Polytechnic University; Tianjin 300387 People's Republic of China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Composite Materials of Ministry of Education, Tianjin Polytechnic University; Tianjin 300387 People's Republic of China
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Polyelectrolyte-based electrochemiluminescence enhancement for Ru(bpy)32+ loaded by SiO2 nanoparticle carrier and its high sensitive immunoassay. Anal Chim Acta 2015; 862:24-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.aca.2015.01.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2014] [Revised: 01/06/2015] [Accepted: 01/09/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Synthesis and characterization of sulfonated poly(aromatic imide-co-aliphatic imide) (S-coPI) membrane for direct methanol fuel cells. Polym Bull (Berl) 2014. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-014-1272-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Li HY, Lee YY, Lai JY, Liu YL. Composite membranes of Nafion and poly(styrene sulfonic acid)-grafted poly(vinylidene fluoride) electrospun nanofiber mats for fuel cells. J Memb Sci 2014. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2014.04.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Gupta KC, Haider A, Choi YR, Kang IK. Nanofibrous scaffolds in biomedical applications. Biomater Res 2014; 18:5. [PMID: 26331056 PMCID: PMC4549138 DOI: 10.1186/2055-7124-18-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 85] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2014] [Accepted: 06/04/2014] [Indexed: 01/26/2023] Open
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Nanofibrous scaffolds are artificial extracellular matrices which provide natural environment for tissue formation. In comparison to other forms of scaffolds, the nanofibrous scaffolds promote cell adhesion, proliferation and differentiation more efficiently due to having high surface to volume ratio. Although scaffolds for tissue engineering have been fabricated by various techniques but electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds have shown great potential in the fields of tissue engineering and regeneration. This review highlights the applications and importance of electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds in various fields of biomedical applications ranging from drug delivery to wound healing. Attempts have also been made to highlights the advantages and disadvantages of nanofirbous scaffolds fabricated for biomedical applications using technique of electrospinning. The role of various factors controlling drug distribution in electrospun nanofibrous scaffolds is also discussed to increase the therapeutic efficiency of nanofibrous scaffolds in wound healing and drug delivery applications.
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- Kailash Chandra Gupta
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 702-701 South Korea ; Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Roorkee, 247 667 India
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 702-701 South Korea
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 702-701 South Korea
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- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu, 702-701 South Korea
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Shabani I, Haddadi-Asl V, Soleimani M, Seyedjafari E, Hashemi SM. Ion-exchange polymer nanofibers for enhanced osteogenic differentiation of stem cells and ectopic bone formation. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2014; 6:72-82. [PMID: 24328219 DOI: 10.1021/am404500c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023]
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Nanofibrous scaffolds with specific modifications have shown promising potential for bone tissue engineering applications. In the present study, poly(ether sulfone) (PES) and sulfonated PES (SPES) nanofibers were fabricated via electrospinning. Calcium ions were then incorporated in SPES by immersion in a Ca(OH)2 solution. The calcium-ion-exchanged SPES (Ca-SPES), PES, and SPES nanofibers were characterized and then evaluated for their osteogenic capacity: both in vitro using stem cell culture and in vivo after subcutaneous implantation in mice. After 7 days of immersion in simulated body fluid, the formation of an apatite layer was only observed on Ca-SPES nanofibers. According to the MTT results, an increasing stem cell population was detected on all scaffolds during the period of study. Using real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction, alkaline phosphatase activity, and calcium content assays, it was demonstrated that the osteogenic differentiation of stem cells was higher on Ca-SPES scaffolds in comparison with PES and SPES nanofibers. Interestingly, Ca-SPES scaffolds were shown to induce ectopic bone formation after 12 weeks of subcutaneous implantation in mice. This was confirmed by mineralization and the production of collagen fibers using van Kossa and Masson's trichrome staining, respectively. Taken together, it was demonstrated that the incorporation of calcium ions into the ion-exchange nanofibrous scaffolds not only gives them the ability to enhance osteogenic differentiation of stem cells in vitro but also to induce ectopic bone formation in vivo.
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- Iman Shabani
- Department of Polymer Engineering and Color Technology, Amirkabir University of Technology , Tehran, Iran
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Shami Z, Sharifi-Sanjani N, Khanyghma B, Farjpour S, Fotouhi A. Ordered exfoliated silicate platelets architecture: hydrogen bonded poly(acrylic acid)–poly(ethylene oxide)/Na–montmorillonite complex nanofibrous membranes prepared by electrospinning technique. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra05769d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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Well-ordered/dispersed exfoliated clay platelets aligned along as-electrospun PAA–PEO/Na–MMT composite nanofibrous membranes were synthesized successfully for the first time.
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- Zahed Shami
- Polymer Laboratory
- Chemistry Department
- School of Science
- University of Tehran
- Tehran, Iran
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- Polymer Laboratory
- Chemistry Department
- School of Science
- University of Tehran
- Tehran, Iran
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- Organic Laboratory
- Chemistry Department
- School of Science
- University of Tehran
- Tehran, Iran
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- Kharazmi Technology Development
- Supplying Petrochemical Industries Parts Equipment &Chemical Engineering CO (SPEC)
- Tehran, Iran
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- Polymer Laboratory
- Chemistry Department
- School of Science
- University of Tehran
- Tehran, Iran
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Di Y, Yang W, Li X, Zhao Z, Wang M, Dai J. Preparation and characterization of continuous carbon nanofiber-supported SPEEK composite membranes for fuel cell application. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra06976e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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An easy spinning-based strategy was developed to fabricate polyacrylonitrile-based carbon nanofiber-supported SPEEK composite membranes for fuel cell applications.
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- Youbo Di
- College of Textile Engineering
- Taiyuan University of Technology
- Taiyuan 030024, China
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- Department of Research and Development
- Tianjin TEDA Filters Co., LTD
- Tianjin 300462, China
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- Key Laboratory of Advanced Textile Composite Materials of Ministry of Education
- Tianjin Polytechnic University
- Tianjin 300387, China
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- College of Textile Engineering
- Taiyuan University of Technology
- Taiyuan 030024, China
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- College of Textile Engineering
- Taiyuan University of Technology
- Taiyuan 030024, China
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- College of Textile Engineering
- Taiyuan University of Technology
- Taiyuan 030024, China
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Wang L, Zhu J, Zheng J, Zhang S, dou L. Nanofiber mats electrospun from composite proton exchange membranes prepared from poly(aryl ether sulfone)s with pendant sulfonated aliphatic side chains. RSC Adv 2014. [DOI: 10.1039/c4ra02286f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The electrospun nanofiber mats revealed high porosity and an interconnected open pore structure. The nanofibers are clearly visible and uniform throughout the composite membrane, which was completely pore-filled.
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- Limei Wang
- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022, China
- College of Materials Science and Engineering
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022, China
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- Key Laboratory of Polymer Ecomaterials
- Changchun Institute of Applied Chemistry
- Chinese Academy of Sciences
- Changchun 130022, China
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- College of Materials Science and Engineering
- Jilin Jianzhu University
- Changchun 130118, China
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