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Gjoshi S, Loukopoulou P, Plevova M, Hnat J, Bouzek K, Deimede V. Cycloaliphatic Quaternary Ammonium Functionalized Poly(oxindole biphenyl) Based Anion-Exchange Membranes for Water Electrolysis: Stability and Performance. Polymers (Basel) 2023; 16:99. [PMID: 38201764 PMCID: PMC10780940 DOI: 10.3390/polym16010099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2023] [Revised: 12/22/2023] [Accepted: 12/26/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Mechanically robust anion-exchange membranes (AEMs) with high conductivity and long-term alkali resistance are needed for water electrolysis application. In this work, aryl-ether free polyaromatics containing isatin moieties were prepared via super acid-catalyzed copolymerization, followed by functionalization with alkaline stable cyclic quaternary ammonium (QA) cationic groups, to afford high performance AEMs for application in water electrolysis. The incorporation of side functional cationic groups (pyrrolidinium and piperidinium) onto a polymer backbone via a flexible alkyl spacer aimed at conductivity and alkaline stability improvement. The effect of cation structure on the properties of prepared AEMs was thoroughly studied. Pyrrolidinium- and piperidinium-based AEMs showed similar electrolyte uptakes and no obvious phase separation, as revealed by SAXS and further supported by AFM and TEM data. In addition, these AEMs displayed high conductivity values (81. 5 and 120 mS cm-1 for pyrrolidinium- and piperidinium-based AEM, respectively, at 80 °C) and excellent alkaline stability after 1 month aging in 2M KOH at 80 °C. Especially, a pyrrolidinium-based AEM membrane preserved 87% of its initial conductivity value, while at the same time retaining its flexibility and mechanical robustness after storage in alkaline media (2M KOH) for 1 month at 80 °C. Based on 1H NMR data, the conductivity loss observed after the aging test is mainly related to the piperidinium degradation that took place, probably via ring-opening Hofmann elimination, alkyl spacer scission and nucleophilic substitution reactions as well. The synthesized AEMs were also tested in an alkaline water electrolysis cell. Piperidinium-based AEM showed superior performance compared to its pyrrolidinium analogue, owing to its higher conductivity as revealed by EIS data, further confirming the ex situ conductivity measurements.
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- Sara Gjoshi
- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, GR-26504 Patras, Greece; (S.G.); (P.L.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, GR-26504 Patras, Greece; (S.G.); (P.L.)
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- Department of Inorganic Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic; (M.P.); (J.H.); (K.B.)
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- Department of Inorganic Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic; (M.P.); (J.H.); (K.B.)
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- Department of Inorganic Technology, University of Chemistry and Technology, Prague, Technická 5, 16628 Prague, Czech Republic; (M.P.); (J.H.); (K.B.)
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- Department of Chemistry, University of Patras, GR-26504 Patras, Greece; (S.G.); (P.L.)
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Research Progress in Energy Based on Polyphosphazene Materials in the Past Ten Years. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 15:polym15010015. [PMID: 36616364 PMCID: PMC9823721 DOI: 10.3390/polym15010015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2022] [Revised: 12/02/2022] [Accepted: 12/05/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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With the rapid development of electronic devices, the corresponding energy storage equipment has also been continuously developed. As important components, including electrodes and diaphragms, in energy storage device and energy storage and conversion devices, they all face huge challenges. Polyphosphazene polymers are widely used in various fields, such as biomedicine, energy storage, etc., due to their unique properties. Due to its unique design variability, adjustable characteristics and high chemical stability, they can solve many related problems of energy storage equipment. They are expected to become a new generation of energy materials. This article briefly introduces the research progress in energy based on polyphosphazene materials in the past ten years, on topics such as fuel cells, solar cells, lithium batteries and supercapacitors, etc. The main focus of this work is on the defects of different types of batteries. Scholars have introduced different functional group modification that solves the corresponding problem, thus increasing the battery performance.
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Xie Y, Li S, Pang J, Jiang Z. Micro-block poly(arylene ether sulfone)s with densely quaternized units for anion exchange membranes: Effects of benzyl N-methylpiperidinium and benzyl trimethyl ammonium cations. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121333] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Mansouri Bakvand P, Jannasch P. Poly(arylene alkylene)s with pendent benzyl-tethered ammonium cations for anion exchange membranes. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.121229] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Mechanically flexible bulky imidazolium-based anion exchange membranes by grafting PEG pendants for alkaline fuel cells. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Patil SS, V M, Kammakakam I, Swamy MHH, Patil KS, Lai Z, Rao H N A. Quinuclidinium-piperidinium based dual hydroxide anion exchange membranes as highly conductive and stable electrolyte materials for alkaline fuel cell applications. Electrochim Acta 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2022.140826] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Silva-Carrillo C, Reynoso-Soto EA, Flores-Hernández JR, Trujillo-Navarrete B, Salazar-Gastelum MI, Castañon TR, Perez-Sicairos S, Romo-Herrera JM, Félix-Navarro RM. Support Effect in Bimetallic Particles PtNi for Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction in Alkaline Media. Top Catal 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s11244-022-01646-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Lin C, Cheng W, Miao X, Shen X, Ling L. Clustered piperidinium-functionalized poly(terphenylene) anion exchange membranes with well-developed conductive nanochannels. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 608:1247-1256. [PMID: 34739988 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.10.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 10/08/2021] [Accepted: 10/21/2021] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) attract considerable attention owing to their high-power density and potential utilization of cheap non-noble metal catalysts. However, anion exchange membranes (AEMs) still face the problems of low conductivity, poor dimensional and chemical stability. To address these issues, AEMs with clustered piperidinium groups and ether-bond-free poly(terphenylene) backbone (3QPAP-x, x = 0.3, 0.4, and 0.5) were designed. Transmission electron microscope results show that the clustered ionic groups are responsible for fabricating well-developed conductive nanochannels and restraining the swelling behavior of the membranes. 3QPAP-0.4 and 3QPAP-0.5 AEMs exhibit higher conductivity (117.5 mS cm-1, 80 °C) and lower swelling ratio than that of commercial FAA-3-50 (80.4 mS cm-1, 80 °C). The conductivity of 3QPAP-0.5 only decreased by 10.4% after treating with 1 M NaOH at 80 °C for 720 h. The Hofmann elimination degradation of the cationic groups is restrained by the long flexible alkyl chain between cations. Based on the high performance of 3QPAP-0.5, an H2-O2-type AEMFC reaches 291.2 mW cm-2 (60 °C), which demonstrates that the as-prepared AEMs are promising for application in fuel cells.
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- Chenxiao Lin
- School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, China; Department for Electrochemical Energy Storage, Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin für Materialien und Energie, Hahn-Meitner-Platz, Berlin 14109, Germany.
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- School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, China
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- School of Management, Wenzhou Business College, Wenzhou 325035, China.
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, Institute for Quantum Materials and Technologies, 76021 Karlsruhe, Germany.
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- School of Environment and Civil Engineering, Dongguan University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, China
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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 APPLIED MATERIALS & 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] [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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Wang X, Lin C, Gao Y, Lammertink RG. Anion exchange membranes with twisted poly(terphenylene) backbone: Effect of the N-cyclic cations. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119525] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Pellerite MJ, Lomeda JR. Characterizing Cation Chemistry for Anion Exchange Membranes- para-Alkyl-Substituted Benzyltetramethylimidazolium and Benzyltrimethylammonium Salts in Base. J Org Chem 2021; 86:13481-13490. [PMID: 34543574 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.1c01563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Base stability and degradation of imidazolium-functional materials have been a focus of research on anion exchange membranes for electrochemical devices. Despite extensive work, mechanistic questions can cloud efforts to correlate results from model compounds and polymeric membranes. Here, we report an NMR study of behavior in aqueous KOH of benzyltetramethylimidazolium and benzyltrimethylammonium salts with and without para-alkyl-substitution to probe whether base attack at the alkyl substituent plays a role in the reaction pathways. In all cases, the major products from the imidazolium salts are consistent with hydrolytic ring fragmentation as the principal mode of decomposition. Also, relative decomposition kinetics for both types of salts provided no conclusive evidence for a change in reaction mechanism upon introduction of the alkyl substituent. While our data do not rule out base attack at the alkyl group in the cases where rate differences were noted, these differences appear to be better attributed to reaction medium effects of submicrometer oil phase droplets arising from salt aggregation.
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- Mark J Pellerite
- Corporate Research Laboratories 3M Company 3M Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55144, United States
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- Corporate Research Laboratories 3M Company 3M Center, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55144, United States
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Ge X, He Y, Zhang K, Liang X, Wei C, Shehzad MA, Song W, Ge Z, Li G, Yu W, Wu L, Xu T. Fast Bulky Anion Conduction Enabled by Free Shuttling Phosphonium Cations. RESEARCH 2021; 2021:9762709. [PMID: 34541545 PMCID: PMC8426568 DOI: 10.34133/2021/9762709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Highly conductive anion-exchange membranes (AEMs) are desirable for applications in various energy storage and conversion technologies. However, conventional AEMs with bulky HCO3 - or Br- as counterion generally exhibit low conductivity because the covalent bonding restrains the tethered cationic group's mobility and rotation. Here, we report an alternative polyrotaxane AEM with nontethered and free-shuttling phosphonium cation. As proved by temperature-dependent NMR, solid-state NMR, and molecular dynamics simulation, the phosphonium cation possesses a thermally trigged shuttling behavior, broader extension range, and greater mobility, thus accelerating the diffusion conduction of bulky anions. Owing to this striking feature, high HCO3 - conductivity of 105 mS cm-1 at 90°C was obtained at a relatively lower ion-exchange capacity of 1.17 mmol g-1. This study provides a new concept for developing highly conductive anion-exchange membranes and will catalyze the exploration of new applications for polyrotaxanes in ion conduction processes.
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- Xiaolin Ge
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China.,School of Chemistry and Material Engineering, Huainan Normal University, Huainan, Anhui 232001, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry, Collaborative Innovation Center of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Materials Science, University of Science and Technology of China, 96 Jinzhai Road, Hefei, Anhui 230026, China
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Hamada T, Zhao Y, Yoshimura K, Radulescu A, Ohwada K, Maekawa Y. Hydrophobic Effect on Alkaline Stability of Graft Chains in Ammonium‐type Anion Exchange Membranes Prepared by Radiation‐Induced Graft Polymerization. ChemistrySelect 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/slct.202102045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Takashi Hamada
- Department of Advanced Functional Materials Research Takasaki Advanced Radiation Research Institute Quantum Beam Science Research Directorate National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST) 1233 Watanuki Takasaki Gunma 370-1292 Japan
- Graduate School of Advanced Science and Engineering Hiroshima University 1-4-1 Kagamiyama Higashi Hiroshima 739-8527 Japan
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- Department of Advanced Functional Materials Research Takasaki Advanced Radiation Research Institute Quantum Beam Science Research Directorate National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST) 1233 Watanuki Takasaki Gunma 370-1292 Japan
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- Department of Advanced Functional Materials Research Takasaki Advanced Radiation Research Institute Quantum Beam Science Research Directorate National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST) 1233 Watanuki Takasaki Gunma 370-1292 Japan
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Lichtenbergstraße 1 D-85747 Garching Germany
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- Synchrotron Radiation Research Center Quantum Beam Science Research Directorate National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST) 1-1-1 Kouto Sayo Hyogo 679-5148 Japan
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- Department of Advanced Functional Materials Research Takasaki Advanced Radiation Research Institute Quantum Beam Science Research Directorate National Institutes for Quantum and Radiological Science and Technology (QST) 1233 Watanuki Takasaki Gunma 370-1292 Japan
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Diamine crosslinked anion exchange membranes based on poly(vinyl benzyl methylpyrrolidinium) for alkaline water electrolysis. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119418] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Li Z, Chen J, Zhou J, Nie Y, Shen C, Gao S. Trimethyl-Ammonium Alkaline Anion Exchange Membranes with the Vinylbenzyl Chloride/Acrylonitrile Main Chain. Macromol Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s13233-021-9054-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Vijayakumar V, Kim JH, Nam SY. Piperidinium functionalized poly(2,6 dimethyl 1,4 phenylene oxide) based polyionic liquid/ionic liquid (PIL/IL) composites for CO2 separation. J IND ENG CHEM 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2021.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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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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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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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. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118794] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Wan R, Xu S, Wang J, Yang Y, Zhang D, He R. Construction of ion conducting channels by embedding hydrophilic oligomers in piperidine functionalized poly(2, 6-dimethyl-1, 4-phenylene oxide) membranes. Eur Polym J 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2020.110150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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Li H, Dong J, Cao X, Ren X, Hao Z, Yang J. Diamine crossklinked anion exchange membranes based on poly(vinyl benzyl methylpyrrolidinium). POLYMER 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2020.123156] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Shen B, Sana B, Pu H. Multi-block poly(ether sulfone) for anion exchange membranes with long side chains densely terminated by piperidinium. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118537] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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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 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] [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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Abdi ZG, Chiu TH, Pan YZ, Chen JC. Anion exchange membranes based on ionic polybenzimidazoles crosslinked by thiol-ene reaction. REACT FUNCT POLYM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2020.104719] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Tuning the effects of N1 substituents on the 2-methylimidazolium functionalized polynorbornene alkaline anion exchange membranes. POLYMER 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2020.122883] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Pan J, Sun Z, Zhu H, Cao H, Wang B, Zhao J, Yan F. Synthesis and characterization of main-chain type polyimidazolium-based alkaline anion exchange membranes. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118283] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Yang K, Xu J, Shui T, Zhang Z, Wang H, Liu Q, Chen W, Shen H, Zhang H, Wang Z, Ni H. Cross-linked poly (aryl ether ketone) anion exchange membrane with high ion conductivity by two different functional imidazole side chain. REACT FUNCT POLYM 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2020.104551] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Zhang S, Manasa P, Wang Q, Li D, Dang X, XiaoqinNiu, Ran F. Grafting copolymer of thermo-responsive and polysaccharide chains for surface modification of high performance membrane. Sep Purif Technol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.seppur.2020.116585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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Prakash O, Mhatre AM, Tripathi R, Pandey AK, Yadav PK, Khan SA, Maiti P. Fabrication of Conducting Nanochannels Using Accelerator for Fuel Cell Membrane and Removal of Radionuclides: Role of Nanoparticles. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2020; 12:17628-17640. [PMID: 32208641 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.0c02845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Latent tracks in pure polymer and its nanohybrid are fabricated by irradiating with swift heavy ions (SHI) (Ag+) having 140 MeV energy followed by selective chemical etching of the amorphous path, caused by the irradiation of SHI, to generate nanochannels of size ∼80 nm. Grafting is done within the nanochannels utilizing free radicals generated from the interaction of high-energy ions, followed by tagging of ionic species to make the nanochannels highly ion-conducting. The uniform dispersion of two-dimensional nanoparticles better controls the size and number density of the nanochannels and, thereby, converts them into an effective membrane. The nanoparticle and functionalization induce a piezoelectric β-phase in the membrane. The functionalized membrane removes the radioactive nuclide like 241Am+3 (α-emitting source) efficiently (∼80% or 0.35 μg/cm2) from its solution/waste. This membrane act as a corrosion inhibitor (92% inhibition efficiency) together with its higher proton conduction (0.13 S/m) ability. The higher ion-exchange capacity, water uptake, ion conduction, and high sorption by the nanohybrid membrane are explored with respect to the extent of functionalization and control over nanochannel dimension. A membrane electrode assembly has been fabricated to construct a complete fuel cell, which exhibits superior power generation (power density of 45 mW/cm2 at a current density of 298 mA/cm2) much higher than that of the standard Nafion, measured in a similar condition. Further, a piezoelectric matrix along with its anticorrosive property, high sorption characteristics, and greater power generation makes this class of material a smart membrane that can be used for many different applications.
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- Om Prakash
- School of Materials Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi 221 005, India
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- Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India
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- Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India
- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Anushaktinagar, Mumbai 400094, India
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- Radiochemistry Division, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay, Mumbai 400 085, India
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- School of Materials Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi 221 005, India
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- Inter University Accelerator Centre, Aruna Asaf Ali Marg, New Delhi 110 067, India
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- School of Materials Science and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi 221 005, India
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Preparation of self-crosslinking anion exchange membrane with acid block performance from side-chain type polysulfone. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.117831] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Olefin metathesis-crosslinked, bulky imidazolium-based anion exchange membranes with excellent base stability and mechanical properties. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Lee SB, Min CM, Jang J, Lee JS. Enhanced conductivity and stability of anion exchange membranes depending on chain lengths with crosslinking based on poly(phenylene oxide). POLYMER 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2020.122331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Liu FH, Yang Q, Gao XL, Wu HY, Zhang QG, Zhu AM, Liu QL. Anion exchange membranes with dense N-spirocyclic cations as side-chain. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117560] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Anion conductive piperidinium based poly (ether sulfone): Synthesis, properties and cell performance. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Li S, Zhang H, Wang K, Yang F, Han Y, Sun Y, Pang J, Jiang Z. Micro-block versus random quaternized poly(arylene ether sulfones) with highly dense quaternization units for anion exchange membranes. Polym Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1039/c9py01951k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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A systematic study was carried out to investigate the effect of different distributions of conducting groups in segments for poly(arylene ether sulfone)s.
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- Su Li
- Laboratory of High Performance Plastics (Jilin University)
- Ministry of Education. National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Synthesis Technology of High Performance Polymer. College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- P. R. China
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- Laboratory of High Performance Plastics (Jilin University)
- Ministry of Education. National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Synthesis Technology of High Performance Polymer. College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- P. R. China
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- Laboratory of High Performance Plastics (Jilin University)
- Ministry of Education. National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Synthesis Technology of High Performance Polymer. College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- P. R. China
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- Laboratory of High Performance Plastics (Jilin University)
- Ministry of Education. National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Synthesis Technology of High Performance Polymer. College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- P. R. China
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- Laboratory of High Performance Plastics (Jilin University)
- Ministry of Education. National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Synthesis Technology of High Performance Polymer. College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- P. R. China
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- Laboratory of High Performance Plastics (Jilin University)
- Ministry of Education. National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Synthesis Technology of High Performance Polymer. College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- P. R. China
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- Laboratory of High Performance Plastics (Jilin University)
- Ministry of Education. National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Synthesis Technology of High Performance Polymer. College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- P. R. China
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- Laboratory of High Performance Plastics (Jilin University)
- Ministry of Education. National & Local Joint Engineering Laboratory for Synthesis Technology of High Performance Polymer. College of Chemistry
- Jilin University
- Changchun
- P. R. China
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Pellerite MJ, Kaplun MM, Webb RJ. Characterizing Cation Chemistry for Anion Exchange Membranes-A Product Study of Benzylimidazolium Salt Decompositions in the Base. J Org Chem 2019; 84:15486-15497. [PMID: 31652066 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b02493] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Imidazolium functionality has played a prominent role in research on anion exchange membranes for use in alkaline electrochemical devices. Base stability and degradation of these materials has been much studied, but in many instances, product pathways have not been thoroughly delineated. We report an NMR study of base-induced decomposition products from three benzylimidazolium salts bearing varying extents of methyl substitution on the imidazolium ring. The major products are consistent with a hydrolytic ring fragmentation pathway as the principal mode of decomposition. We observe several new products not previously reported in the literature on imidazolium salt degradation, including benzilic acid rearrangement products formally derived from intermediate 1,2-dicarbonyl compounds or their equivalents. However, the overall reactions are complex, the yields of observed products do not account for all consumed starting materials, and mechanistic ambiguities remain.
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- Mark J Pellerite
- Corporate Research Laboratories , 3M Company , 3M Center , Saint Paul , Minnesota 55144 , United States
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- Corporate Research Laboratories , 3M Company , 3M Center , Saint Paul , Minnesota 55144 , United States
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- Corporate Research Laboratories , 3M Company , 3M Center , Saint Paul , Minnesota 55144 , United States
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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] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Construction of crosslinked polybenz imidazole-based anion exchange membranes with ether-bond-free backbone. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Li S, Pang J, Chen Z, Liu D, Han Y, Wang K, Huang S, Jiang Z. A high-performance anion exchange membrane based on poly(arylene ether sulfone) with a high concentration of quaternization units. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117266] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Liu J, Yan X, Gao L, Hu L, Wu X, Dai Y, Ruan X, He G. Long-branched and densely functionalized anion exchange membranes for fuel cells. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.03.046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 42] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Vijayakumar V, Nam SY. Recent advancements in applications of alkaline anion exchange membranes for polymer electrolyte fuel cells. J IND ENG CHEM 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jiec.2018.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 16.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Mechanically robust poly[vinyl-(4-benzyl-N,N,N-trimethylammonium bromide) ketone]/polybenzimidazole blend membranes for anion conductive solid electrolytes. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Lim H, Lee B, Yun D, Al Munsur AZ, Chae JE, Lee SY, Kim HJ, Nam SY, Park CH, Kim TH. Poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide)s with Various Head Groups: Effect of Head Groups on the Properties of Anion Exchange Membranes. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2018; 10:41279-41292. [PMID: 30380830 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b13016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide)s (PPOs)-based anion exchange membranes (AEMs) with four of the most widely investigated head groups were prepared. Through a combination of experimental and simulation approaches, the effects of the different types of head groups on the properties of the AEMs, including hydroxide conductivity, water content, physicochemical stability, and fuel cell device performance were fully explored. Unlike other studies, in which the conductivity was mostly investigated in liquid water, the conductivity of the PPO-based AEMs in 95% relative humidity (RH) conditions as well as in liquid water was investigated. The conductivity trend in 95% RH condition was different from that in liquid water but corresponded well with the actual cell performance trend observed, suggesting that the AEM fuel cell performance under in situ cell conditions (95% RH, 60 °C, H2/O2) is more closely related to the conductivity measured ex situ under 95% RH conditions (60 °C) than in liquid water. On the basis of the conductivity data and molecular simulation results, it was concluded that the predominant hydroxide ion-conducting mechanism in liquid water differs from that in the operating fuel cell environment, where the ionomers become hydrated only as a result of water vapor transported into the cells.
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- Fuel Cell Research Center , Korea Institute of Science and Technology , Seoul 136-791 , Korea
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- Fuel Cell Research Center , Korea Institute of Science and Technology , Seoul 136-791 , Korea
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- Fuel Cell Research Center , Korea Institute of Science and Technology , Seoul 136-791 , Korea
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- Department of Materials Engineering and Convergence Technology, Engineering Research Institute , Gyeongsang National University , Jinju 660-701 , Korea
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- Department of Energy Engineering , Gyeongnam National University of Science and Technology , Jinju 52725 , Korea
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Multiscale Modeling of Structure, Transport and Reactivity in Alkaline Fuel Cell Membranes: Combined Coarse-Grained, Atomistic and Reactive Molecular Dynamics Simulations. Polymers (Basel) 2018; 10:polym10111289. [PMID: 30961214 PMCID: PMC6401961 DOI: 10.3390/polym10111289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2018] [Revised: 11/15/2018] [Accepted: 11/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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In this study, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations of hydrated anion-exchange membranes (AEMs), comprised of poly(p-phenylene oxide) (PPO) polymers functionalized with quaternary ammonium cationic groups, were conducted using multiscale coupling between three different models: a high-resolution coarse-grained (CG) model; Atomistic Polarizable Potential for Liquids, Electrolytes and Polymers (APPLE&P); and ReaxFF. The advantages and disadvantages of each model are summarized and compared. The proposed multiscale coupling utilizes the strength of each model and allows sampling of a broad spectrum of properties, which is not possible to sample using any of the single modeling techniques. Within the proposed combined approach, the equilibrium morphology of hydrated AEM was prepared using the CG model. Then, the morphology was mapped to the APPLE&P model from equilibrated CG configuration of the AEM. Simulations using atomistic non-reactive force field allowed sampling of local hydration structure of ionic groups, vehicular transport mechanism of anion and water, and structure equilibration of water channels in the membrane. Subsequently, atomistic AEM configuration was mapped to ReaxFF reactive model to investigate the Grotthuss mechanism in the hydroxide transport, as well as the AEM chemical stability and degradation mechanisms. The proposed multiscale and multiphysics modeling approach provides valuable input for the materials-by-design of novel polymeric structures for AEMs.
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