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Wang X, Thomas AM, Lammertink RGH. Dimensionally Stable Anion Exchange Membranes Based on Macromolecular-Cross-Linked Poly(arylene piperidinium) for Water Electrolysis. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2024; 16:2593-2605. [PMID: 38175180 PMCID: PMC10797592 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.3c13801] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2023] [Revised: 12/19/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
Abstract
The advancement of anion exchange membranes (AEMs) with superior ionic conductivity has been greatly hindered due to the inherent "trade-off" between membrane swelling and ionic conductivity. To resolve this dilemma, macromolecular covalently cross-linked C-FPVBC-x AEMs were fabricated by combining partially functionalized ether-bond-free polystyrene (FPVBC) with poly(arylene piperidinium). The results from atomic force microscopy reveal that an increase in the ratio of FPVBC promotes the fabrication of microphase separation morphology, resulting in a high ionic conductivity of 40.15 mS cm-1 (30 °C) for the C-FPVBC-1.7 membrane. Molecular dynamics simulations further examine the ionic conduction effect of cross-linked AEMs. Besides, the unique cross-linking structure significantly improves mechanical and alkaline stability. After treatment in 1 M KOH at 50 °C for 1200 h, the C-FPVBC-1.7 membrane shows only a 6.9% decrease in conductivity. The C-FPVBC-1.7 AEM-based water electrolyzer achieves a high current density of 890 mA cm-2 at 2.4 V (80 °C) and maintains good stability, enduring over 100 h at 100 mA cm-2 (50 °C). These results demonstrate the significant potential of macromolecularly cross-linked AEMs for practical applications in water electrolysis.
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Affiliation(s)
- Xiuqin Wang
- Soft
Matter, Fluidics and Interfaces, Faculty of Science and Technology,
MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University
of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands
- School
of Environment and Civil Engineering, Dongguan
University of Technology, Dongguan 523808, P. R. China
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- Soft
Matter, Fluidics and Interfaces, Faculty of Science and Technology,
MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University
of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands
- TECNALIA, Basque Research and Technology
Alliance (BRTA), Mikeletegi
Pasealekua 2, 20009 Donostia-San Sebastian, Spain
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- Soft
Matter, Fluidics and Interfaces, Faculty of Science and Technology,
MESA+ Institute for Nanotechnology, University
of Twente, 7522 NB Enschede, The Netherlands
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Su X, Wang J, Xu S, Zhang D, He R. Construction of macromolecule cross-linked anion exchange membranes containing free radical inhibitor groups for superior chemical stability. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120844] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Xu TC, Wang CS, Hu ZY, Zheng JJ, Jiang SH, He SJ, Hou HQ. High Strength and Stable Proton Exchange Membrane Based on Perfluorosulfonic Acid/Polybenzimidazole. CHINESE JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10118-022-2708-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Guo M, Ban T, Wang Y, Wang Y, Zhang Y, Zhang J, Zhu X. Exploring highly soluble ether-free polybenzimidazole as anion exchange membranes with long term durability. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120299] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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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]
Abstract
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, 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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Ma L, Hussain M, Li L, Qaisrani NA, Bai L, Jia Y, Yan X, Zhang F, He G. Octopus-like side chain grafted poly(arylene piperidinium) membranes for fuel cell application. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Jheng LC, Cheng CW, Ho KS, Hsu SLC, Hsu CY, Lin BY, Ho TH. Dimethylimidazolium-Functionalized Polybenzimidazole and Its Organic-Inorganic Hybrid Membranes for Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. Polymers (Basel) 2021; 13:2864. [PMID: 34502904 PMCID: PMC8456347 DOI: 10.3390/polym13172864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2021] [Revised: 08/20/2021] [Accepted: 08/22/2021] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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A quaternized polybenzimidazole (PBI) membrane was synthesized by grafting a dimethylimidazolium end-capped side chain onto PBI. The organic-inorganic hybrid membrane of the quaternized PBI was prepared via a silane-induced crosslinking process with triethoxysilylpropyl dimethylimidazolium chloride. The chemical structure and membrane morphology were characterized using NMR, FTIR, TGA, SEM, EDX, AFM, SAXS, and XPS techniques. Compared with the pristine membrane of dimethylimidazolium-functionalized PBI, its hybrid membrane exhibited a lower swelling ratio, higher mechanical strength, and better oxidative stability. However, the morphology of hydrophilic/hydrophobic phase separation, which facilitates the ion transport along hydrophilic channels, only successfully developed in the pristine membrane. As a result, the hydroxide conductivity of the pristine membrane (5.02 × 10-2 S cm-1 at 80 °C) was measured higher than that of the hybrid membrane (2.22 × 10-2 S cm-1 at 80 °C). The hydroxide conductivity and tensile results suggested that both membranes had good alkaline stability in 2M KOH solution at 80 °C. Furthermore, the maximum power densities of the pristine and hybrid membranes of dimethylimidazolium-functionalized PBI reached 241 mW cm-2 and 152 mW cm-2 at 60 °C, respectively. The fuel cell performance result demonstrates that these two membranes are promising as AEMs for fuel cell applications.
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- Li-Cheng Jheng
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 80778, Taiwan; (L.-C.J.); (K.-S.H.); (C.-Y.H.)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan;
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 80778, Taiwan; (L.-C.J.); (K.-S.H.); (C.-Y.H.)
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan;
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 80778, Taiwan; (L.-C.J.); (K.-S.H.); (C.-Y.H.)
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- Instrument Center of National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 70101, Taiwan;
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung 80778, Taiwan; (L.-C.J.); (K.-S.H.); (C.-Y.H.)
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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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Abdi ZG, Chen J, Chiu T, Yang H, Yu H. Synthesis of ionic polybenzimidazoles with broad ion exchange capacity range for anion exchange membrane fuel cell application. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20210409] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Zelalem Gudeta Abdi
- Department of Materials Science and Engineering National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taipei Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taipei Taiwan
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering National Taiwan University of Science and Technology Taipei Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Precision Engineering National Chung Hsing University Taichung City Taiwan
- Innovation and Development Center of Sustainable Agriculture (IDCSA) National Chung Hsing University Taichung City Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Precision Engineering National Chung Hsing University Taichung City Taiwan
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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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Zhang M, Zhang L, Wu Z, Ding A, Shen C, Gao S. Multi‐cation side‐chain‐type containing piperidinium group poly(2,6‐dimethyl‐1,4‐phenylene oxide) alkaline anion exchange membranes. J Appl Polym Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/app.50736] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Mingliang Zhang
- School of Materials Science and Engineering Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan China
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- School of Materials Science and Engineering Wuhan University of Technology Wuhan China
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Lu W, Yang Z, Huang H, Wei F, Li W, Yu Y, Gao Y, Zhou Y, Zhang G. Piperidinium-Functionalized Poly(Vinylbenzyl Chloride) Cross-linked by Polybenzimidazole as an Anion Exchange Membrane with a Continuous Ionic Transport Pathway. Ind Eng Chem Res 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.0c04548] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Wangting Lu
- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, Jianghan University, No. 8, Sanjiaohu Road, Wuhan 430056, P. R. China
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- School of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, Jianghan University, No. 8, Sanjiaohu Road, Wuhan 430056, P. R. China
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- Fuel Cell System and Engineering Research Group, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, P. R. China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, Jianghan University, No. 8, Sanjiaohu Road, Wuhan 430056, P. R. China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, Jianghan University, No. 8, Sanjiaohu Road, Wuhan 430056, P. R. China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, Jianghan University, No. 8, Sanjiaohu Road, Wuhan 430056, P. R. China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, Jianghan University, No. 8, Sanjiaohu Road, Wuhan 430056, P. R. China
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- Institute for Interdisciplinary Research, Jianghan University, No. 8, Sanjiaohu Road, Wuhan 430056, P. R. China
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- Department of Chemistry, College of Science, Huazhong Agricultural University, No.1, Shizishan Street, Wuhan 430070, P. R. China
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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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Quaternized Tröger’s base polymer with crown ether unit for alkaline stable anion exchange membranes. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.136693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Liu X, Wu D, Liu X, Luo X, Liu Y, Zhao Q, Li J, Dong D. Perfluorinated comb-shaped cationic polymer containing long-range ordered main chain for anion exchange membrane. Electrochim Acta 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.electacta.2020.135757] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Zhang S, Wang Y, Gao X, Liu P, Wang X, Zhu X. Enhanced conductivity and stability via comb-shaped polymer anion exchange membrane incorporated with porous polymeric nanospheres. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.117750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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