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Ou Y, Qu T, Cheng F, Yang H, Hu F, Wang J, Liu H, Liu G, Wen S, Gong C. Dual reinforced composite membranes from in-situ ionic crosslinked quaternized chitosan filled quaternized polyvinylidene fluoride nanofiber for alkaline direct methanol fuel cell. Carbohydr Polym 2023; 322:121363. [PMID: 37839835 DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Revised: 08/22/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 10/17/2023]
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The main obstacle of high-performance cationic functionalization chitosan (CS) as anion exchange membranes (AEMs) is the trade-off between mechanical stability and ionic conductivity. Here, in-situ ionic crosslinking between the deprotonated hydroxyl group and quaternary ammonium group under alkaline conditions was ingeniously applied to improve the mechanical stability of highly quaternized CS (HQCS) with high IEC (>2 mmol g-1). Meanwhile, to further reduce the swelling and enhance the hydroxide conductivity, a mechanically robust hydroxide ion conduction network, quaternized electrospun poly(vinylidene fluoride) (QPVDF) nanofiber, was subsequently used as the filling substrate of in-situ crosslinked HQCS to prepare dual reinforced thin AEMs. The introduction of a robust QPVDF nanofiber mat can not only greatly improve the mechanical properties and limit swelling, but also create facile ion transport channels. Notably, the HQCS/QPVDF-74.0 composite membrane demonstrates perfect dimensional stability, high mechanical performance and excellent alkaline stability, as well as superior ionic conductivity of 66.2 mS cm-1 at 80 °C. The thus assembled alkaline direct methanol fuel cell displays a maximum power density of 132.30 mW cm-2 using 5 M KOH and 3 M methanol as fuels at 80 °C with satisfactory durability.
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- Ying Ou
- Hubei Engineering & Technology Research Center for Functional Materials from Biomass, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, Hubei 432000, China.
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- Hubei Engineering & Technology Research Center for Functional Materials from Biomass, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, Hubei 432000, China
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- Hubei Engineering & Technology Research Center for Functional Materials from Biomass, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, Hubei 432000, China
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- Hubei Engineering & Technology Research Center for Functional Materials from Biomass, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, Hubei 432000, China
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- Hubei Engineering & Technology Research Center for Functional Materials from Biomass, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, Hubei 432000, China
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- Hubei Engineering & Technology Research Center for Functional Materials from Biomass, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, Hubei 432000, China
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- Hubei Engineering & Technology Research Center for Functional Materials from Biomass, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, Hubei 432000, China.
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- State Key Laboratory of Advanced Technology for Materials Synthesis and Processing, Wuhan University of Technology, Nr. 122 Luoshi Rd., Wuhan 430070, China.
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- Hubei Engineering & Technology Research Center for Functional Materials from Biomass, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, Hubei 432000, China
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- Hubei Engineering & Technology Research Center for Functional Materials from Biomass, School of Chemistry and Material Science, Hubei Engineering University, Xiaogan, Hubei 432000, China
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Hager L, Hegelheimer M, Stonawski J, Freiberg ATS, Jaramillo-Hernández C, Abellán G, Hutzler A, Böhm T, Thiele S, Kerres J. Novel side chain functionalized polystyrene/O-PBI blends with high alkaline stability for anion exchange membrane water electrolysis (AEMWE). JOURNAL OF MATERIALS CHEMISTRY. A 2023; 11:22347-22359. [PMID: 38013811 PMCID: PMC10597322 DOI: 10.1039/d3ta02978f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2023] [Accepted: 10/05/2023] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
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We report the synthesis of a polystyrene-based anion exchange polymer bearing the cationic charge at a C6-spacer. The polymer is prepared by a functionalized monomer strategy. First, a copper halide catalyzed C-C coupling reaction between a styryl Grignard and 1,6-dibromohexane is applied, followed by quaternization with N-methylpiperidine and free radical polymerization. The novel polymer is blended with the polybenzimidazole O-PBI to yield mechanically stable blend membranes representing a new class of anion exchange membranes. In this regard, the ratio of the novel anion exchange polymer to O-PBI is varied to study the influence on water uptake and ionic conductivity. Blend membranes with IECs between 1.58 meq. OH- g-1 and 2.20 meq. OH- g-1 are prepared. The latter shows excellent performance in AEMWE, reaching 2.0 A cm-2 below 1.8 V in 1 M KOH at 70 °C, with a minor degradation rate from the start. The blend membranes show no conductivity loss after immersion in 1 M KOH at 85 °C for six weeks indicating high alkaline stability.
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- Linus Hager
- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (IEK-11) Cauerstr. 1 91058 Erlangen Germany
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Egerlandstr. 3 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (IEK-11) Cauerstr. 1 91058 Erlangen Germany
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Egerlandstr. 3 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (IEK-11) Cauerstr. 1 91058 Erlangen Germany
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Egerlandstr. 3 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (IEK-11) Cauerstr. 1 91058 Erlangen Germany
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Egerlandstr. 3 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Institute of Molecular Science, University of Valencia c/ Catedrático José Beltrán 2 Paterna Spain
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (IEK-11) Cauerstr. 1 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (IEK-11) Cauerstr. 1 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (IEK-11) Cauerstr. 1 91058 Erlangen Germany
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Friedrich Alexander Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Egerlandstr. 3 91058 Erlangen Germany
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- Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, Helmholtz Institute Erlangen-Nürnberg for Renewable Energy (IEK-11) Cauerstr. 1 91058 Erlangen Germany
- Chemical Resource Beneficiation Faculty of Natural Sciences, North-West University Potchefstroom 2520 South Africa
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Highly alkali-stable polyolefin-based anion exchange membrane enabled by N-cyclic quaternary ammoniums for alkaline fuel cells. J Memb Sci 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2023.121441] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Li J, Yang C, Wang S, Xia Z, Sun G. Chemically stable piperidinium cations for anion exchange membranes. RSC Adv 2022; 12:26542-26549. [PMID: 36275149 PMCID: PMC9486533 DOI: 10.1039/d2ra02286a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Accepted: 08/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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The chemical stability of the anion exchange membranes (AEMs) is determinative towards the engineering applications of anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) and other AEM-based electrochemical devices, yet remains a challenge due to deficiencies in the structural design of cations. In this work, an effective design strategy for ultra-stable piperidinium cations is presented based on the systematic investigation of the chemical stability of piperidinium in harsh alkaline media. Firstly, benzyl-substituted piperidinium was degraded by about 23% in a 7 M KOH solution at 100 °C after 1436 h, which was much more stable than pyrrolidinium due to its lower ring strain. The introduction of substituent effects at the α-C position was proved to be an effective strategy for enhancing the chemical stability of the piperidinium functional group. As a result, the butyl-substituted piperidinium cation showed no obvious structural changes after being treated in the 7 M KOH solution at 100 °C for 1050 h. Afterwards, GC-MS and NMR analysis indicated that the α-C atoms in the substituents of piperidinium are fragile to the nucleophilic attack of OH-. Based on the above results, the electronic and steric effects of different alkyl substitutions were analyzed. This work provides critical insights into the structural design of chemically stable piperidinium functional groups for the AEM and boosts its application in electrochemical devices, such as fuel cells and alkaline water electrolysis.
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- Jinyuan Li
- Division of Fuel Cells and Battery, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
- Key Laboratory of Fuel Cells & Hybrid Power Sources, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences Beijing 100039 China
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- Division of Fuel Cells and Battery, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
- Key Laboratory of Fuel Cells & Hybrid Power Sources, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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- Division of Fuel Cells and Battery, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
- Key Laboratory of Fuel Cells & Hybrid Power Sources, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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- Division of Fuel Cells and Battery, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
- Key Laboratory of Fuel Cells & Hybrid Power Sources, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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- Division of Fuel Cells and Battery, Dalian National Laboratory for Clean Energy, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
- Key Laboratory of Fuel Cells & Hybrid Power Sources, Chinese Academy of Sciences Dalian 116023 China
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Chatenet M, Pollet BG, Dekel DR, Dionigi F, Deseure J, Millet P, Braatz RD, Bazant MZ, Eikerling M, Staffell I, Balcombe P, Shao-Horn Y, Schäfer H. Water electrolysis: from textbook knowledge to the latest scientific strategies and industrial developments. Chem Soc Rev 2022; 51:4583-4762. [PMID: 35575644 PMCID: PMC9332215 DOI: 10.1039/d0cs01079k] [Citation(s) in RCA: 196] [Impact Index Per Article: 98.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Replacing fossil fuels with energy sources and carriers that are sustainable, environmentally benign, and affordable is amongst the most pressing challenges for future socio-economic development. To that goal, hydrogen is presumed to be the most promising energy carrier. Electrocatalytic water splitting, if driven by green electricity, would provide hydrogen with minimal CO2 footprint. The viability of water electrolysis still hinges on the availability of durable earth-abundant electrocatalyst materials and the overall process efficiency. This review spans from the fundamentals of electrocatalytically initiated water splitting to the very latest scientific findings from university and institutional research, also covering specifications and special features of the current industrial processes and those processes currently being tested in large-scale applications. Recently developed strategies are described for the optimisation and discovery of active and durable materials for electrodes that ever-increasingly harness first-principles calculations and machine learning. In addition, a technoeconomic analysis of water electrolysis is included that allows an assessment of the extent to which a large-scale implementation of water splitting can help to combat climate change. This review article is intended to cross-pollinate and strengthen efforts from fundamental understanding to technical implementation and to improve the 'junctions' between the field's physical chemists, materials scientists and engineers, as well as stimulate much-needed exchange among these groups on challenges encountered in the different domains.
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- Marian Chatenet
- University Grenoble Alpes, University Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, Grenoble INP (Institute of Engineering and Management University Grenoble Alpes), LEPMI, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Hydrogen Energy and Sonochemistry Research group, Department of Energy and Process Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU) NO-7491, Trondheim, Norway
- Green Hydrogen Lab, Institute for Hydrogen Research (IHR), Université du Québec à Trois-Rivières (UQTR), 3351 Boulevard des Forges, Trois-Rivières, Québec G9A 5H7, Canada
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- The Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa, 3200003, Israel
- The Nancy & Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP), Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa 3200003, Israel
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- Department of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering Division, Technical University Berlin, 10623, Berlin, Germany
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- University Grenoble Alpes, University Savoie Mont Blanc, CNRS, Grenoble INP (Institute of Engineering and Management University Grenoble Alpes), LEPMI, 38000 Grenoble, France
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- Paris-Saclay University, ICMMO (UMR 8182), 91400 Orsay, France
- Elogen, 8 avenue du Parana, 91940 Les Ulis, France
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
- Department of Mathematics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 77 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Chair of Theory and Computation of Energy Materials, Division of Materials Science and Engineering, RWTH Aachen University, Intzestraße 5, 52072 Aachen, Germany
- Institute of Energy and Climate Research, IEK-13: Modelling and Simulation of Materials in Energy Technology, Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany
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- Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London, London, UK
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- Division of Chemical Engineering and Renewable Energy, School of Engineering and Material Science, Queen Mary University of London, London, UK
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- Research Laboratory of Electronics and Department of Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA
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- Institute of Chemistry of New Materials, The Electrochemical Energy and Catalysis Group, University of Osnabrück, Barbarastrasse 7, 49076 Osnabrück, Germany.
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Santoro C, Lavacchi A, Mustarelli P, Di Noto V, Elbaz L, Dekel DR, Jaouen F. What is Next in Anion-Exchange Membrane Water Electrolyzers? Bottlenecks, Benefits, and Future. CHEMSUSCHEM 2022; 15:e202200027. [PMID: 35263034 PMCID: PMC9310600 DOI: 10.1002/cssc.202200027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/05/2022] [Revised: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 05/09/2023]
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As highlighted by the recent roadmaps from the European Union and the United States, water electrolysis is the most valuable high-intensity technology for producing green hydrogen. Currently, two commercial low-temperature water electrolyzer technologies exist: alkaline water electrolyzer (A-WE) and proton-exchange membrane water electrolyzer (PEM-WE). However, both have major drawbacks. A-WE shows low productivity and efficiency, while PEM-WE uses a significant amount of critical raw materials. Lately, the use of anion-exchange membrane water electrolyzers (AEM-WE) has been proposed to overcome the limitations of the current commercial systems. AEM-WE could become the cornerstone to achieve an intense, safe, and resilient green hydrogen production to fulfill the hydrogen targets to achieve the 2050 decarbonization goals. Here, the status of AEM-WE development is discussed, with a focus on the most critical aspects for research and highlighting the potential routes for overcoming the remaining issues. The Review closes with the future perspective on the AEM-WE research indicating the targets to be achieved.
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- Carlo Santoro
- Department of Materials ScienceUniversity of Milano-BicoccaU5, Via Cozzi 520125MilanoItaly
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- Istituto di Chimica Dei Composti OrganoMetallici (ICCOM)Consiglio Nazionale Delle Ricerche (CNR)Via Madonna Del Piano 1050019Sesto FiorentinoFirenzeItaly
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- Department of Materials ScienceUniversity of Milano-BicoccaU5, Via Cozzi 520125MilanoItaly
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- Section of Chemistry for the Technology (ChemTech)Department of Industrial EngineeringUniversity of PadovaVia Marzolo 9I-35131PadovaPDItaly
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- Department of Chemistry and the Institute of Nanotechnology and Advanced MaterialsBar-Ilan UniversityRamat-Gan5290002Israel
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- The Wolfson Department of Chemical EngineeringTechnion – Israel Institute of TechnologyHaifa3200003Israel
- The Nancy & Stephen Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP)Technion – Israel Institute of TechnologyHaifa3200003Israel
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Wei X, Wu J, Jiang H, Zhao X, Zhu Y. Improving the conductivity and dimensional stability of anion exchange membranes by grafting of quaternized dendrons. JOURNAL OF POLYMER SCIENCE 2022. [DOI: 10.1002/pol.20220045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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- Xiangtai Wei
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, Guangxi University Nanning P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, Guangxi University Nanning P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, Guangxi University Nanning P. R. China
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- School of Physics and Electronic Engineering Jiangsu Normal University Xuzhou P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering Guangxi Key Laboratory of Electrochemical Energy Materials, Guangxi University Nanning P. R. China
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Das G, Choi JH, Nguyen PKT, Kim DJ, Yoon YS. Anion Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cell Application: A Review. Polymers (Basel) 2022; 14:1197. [PMID: 35335528 PMCID: PMC8955432 DOI: 10.3390/polym14061197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2022] [Revised: 02/28/2022] [Accepted: 03/11/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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The fuel cell industry is the most promising industry in terms of the advancement of clean and safe technologies for sustainable energy generation. The polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell is divided into two parts: anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) and proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs). In the case of PEMFCs, high-power density was secured and research and development for commercialization have made significant progress. However, there are technical limitations and high-cost issues for the use of precious metal catalysts including Pt, the durability of catalysts, bipolar plates, and membranes, and the use of hydrogen to ensure system stability. On the contrary, AEMFCs have been used as low-platinum or non-platinum catalysts and have a low activation energy of oxygen reduction reaction, so many studies have been conducted to find alternatives to overcome the problems of PEMFCs in the last decade. At the core of ensuring the power density of AEMFCs is the anion exchange membrane (AEM) which is less durable and less conductive than the cation exchange membrane. AEMFCs are a promising technology that can solve the high-cost problem of PEMFCs that have reached technological saturation and overcome technical limitations. This review focuses on the various aspects of AEMs for AEMFCs application.
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- Gautam Das
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, School of Applied Chemical Engineering, Kyungpook National University, Daegu 41566, Korea;
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Gyeonggi-do, Korea;
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- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Korea;
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- Materials Research and Education Center, Auburn University, 275 Wilmore Labs, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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- Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Gachon University, Seongnam 13120, Gyeonggi-do, Korea;
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Zhai FH, Zhan QQ, Yang YF, Ye NY, Wan RY, Wang J, Chen S, He RH. A deep learning protocol for analyzing and predicting ionic conductivity of anion exchange membranes. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119983] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Yuan Y, Du X, Zhang H, Wang H, Wang Z. Poly (isatin biphenylene) polymer containing ferrocenium derivatives for anion exchange membrane fuel cell. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Nagendra B, Golla M, Gallo C, Daniel C, Rizzo P, Guerra G, Baldino L, Reverchon E. Mechanisms determining different planar orientations in PPO films crystallized by guest sorption. POLYMER 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.124242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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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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Yu W, Zhang J, Liang X, Ge X, Wei C, Ge Z, Zhang K, Li G, Song W, Shehzad MA, Wu L, Xu T. Anion exchange membranes with fast ion transport channels driven by cation-dipole interactions for alkaline fuel cells. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Yuan C, Li P, Zeng L, Duan H, Wang J, Wei Z. Poly(vinyl alcohol)-Based Hydrogel Anion Exchange Membranes for Alkaline Fuel Cell. Macromolecules 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c00598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Caili Yuan
- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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- School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China
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Yang Q, Sun LX, Gao WT, Zhu ZY, Gao X, Zhang QG, Zhu AM, Liu QL. Crown ether-based anion exchange membranes with highly efficient dual ion conducting pathways. J Colloid Interface Sci 2021; 604:492-499. [PMID: 34274712 DOI: 10.1016/j.jcis.2021.07.043] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Revised: 07/07/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Anion exchange membranes (AEMs) are a crucial constituent for alkaline fuel cells. As the core component of fuel cells, the low performance AEMs restrict the development and application of the fuel cells. Herein, the trade-off between the OH- conductivity and dimensional stability was solved by constructing AEMs with adequate OH- conductivity and satisfactory alkali resistance using Tröger's base (TB) poly (crown ether)s (PCEs) as the main chain, the embedded quaternary ammonium (QA) and Na+-functionalized crown ether units as the cationic group. Crown ether is an electron donator, and can capture Na+ to form Na+-functionalized crown ether units to conveniently transfer OH- and significantly promote the alkaline stability of the AEMs. The influence of the Na+-functionalized crown ether units on the performance of AEMs was studied in detail. The PCEs based AEMs show an obvious hydrophobic-hydrophilic microphase separation. These features make them ideal platforms for the OH- conduction applications. As expected, the as-prepared PCEs-QA-100% (100% is the degree of cross-linking) AEM with an ionic exchange capacity (IEC) of 2.07 meq g-1 has a high OH- conductivity of 159 mS cm-1 at 80 °C. Furthermore, the membrane electrode assemblies fabricated using the PCEs-QA-100% AEM possess a maximum power density of 291 mW cm-2 under the current density of 500 mA cm-2.
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- Q Yang
- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, The College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China; College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Environment, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou 363000, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, The College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, The College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, The College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, The College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, The College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, The College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China
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- Fujian Provincial Key Laboratory of Theoretical and Computational Chemistry, Department of Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, The College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, China.
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Wu J, Wei X, Jiang H, Zhu Y. Synthesis and properties of anion conductive polymers containing dual quaternary ammonium groups without beta-hydrogen via CuAAC click chemistry. POLYMER 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.123920] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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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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Firouz Tadavani K, Abdolmaleki A, Molavian MR, Zhiani M. New Strategy Based on Click Reaction for Preparation of Cross-Linked Poly(Benzimidazolium-Imide) as an Anion-Exchange Membrane with Improved Alkaline Stability. Ind Eng Chem Res 2021. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.iecr.1c00071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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- Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, I. R. Iran
- Department of Chemistry, College of Sciences, Shiraz University, Shiraz 71467-13565, I. R. Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, I. R. Iran
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- Department of Chemistry, Isfahan University of Technology, Isfahan 84156-83111, I. R. Iran
- Department of Chemistry, Tarbiat Modares University, Tehran 14115-175, I. R. Iran
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Two-dimensional MoS2 nanosheets constructing highly ion-selective composite membrane for vanadium redox flow battery. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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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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Blend membranes based on N1-alkyl-substituted imidazolium functionalized polymers and aromatic polyethers: influence of N1-alkyl substituent on properties and alkaline stability. Polym Bull (Berl) 2021. [DOI: 10.1007/s00289-021-03581-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Sung S, Mayadevi T, Min K, Lee J, Chae JE, Kim TH. Crosslinked PPO-based anion exchange membranes: The effect of crystallinity versus hydrophilicity by oxygen-containing crosslinker chain length. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Zhang J, He Y, Zhang K, Liang X, Bance‐Soualhi R, Zhu Y, Ge X, Shehzad MA, Yu W, Ge Z, Wu L, Varcoe JR, Xu T. Cation–dipole interaction that creates ordered ion channels in an anion exchange membrane for fast
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conduction. AIChE J 2021. [DOI: 10.1002/aic.17133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
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- Jianjun Zhang
- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei China
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- CAS Key Laboratory of Soft Matter Chemistry Collaborative Innovation Centre of Chemistry for Energy Materials, School of Chemistry and Material Science, University of Science and Technology of China Hefei 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]
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- 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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Zhang Y, Chen W, Li T, Yan X, Zhang F, Wang X, Wu X, Pang B, He G. Tuning hydrogen bond and flexibility of N-spirocyclic cationic spacer for high performance anion exchange membranes. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118507] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Axial Orientation of Co-Crystalline Phases of Poly(2,6-Dimethyl-1,4-Phenylene)Oxide Films. Polymers (Basel) 2020; 12:polym12102394. [PMID: 33080828 PMCID: PMC7603056 DOI: 10.3390/polym12102394] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2020] [Revised: 10/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Films exhibiting co-crystalline (CC) phases between a polymer host and low-molecular-mass guest molecules are relevant for many applications. As is usual for semi-crystalline polymers, axially oriented films can give relevant information on the crystalline structure, both by Wide Angle X-ray diffraction fiber patterns and by polarized Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy. Axially oriented CC phases of poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene)oxide (PPO) with 1,3,5-trimethylbenzene (mesitylene) can be simply obtained by the stretching of CC PPO films. In fact, due to the plasticization effect of this highly boiling guest, PPO orientation can occur in a stretching temperature range (170-175 °C) nearly 50 °C lower than that generally needed for PPO films (220-230 °C). This low stretching temperature range allows avoidance of polymer oxidation, as well as formation of the mesomorphic dense γ PPO phase. Axially oriented CC phases of PPO with toluene, i.e., with a more volatile guest, can be instead obtained by the stretching (in the same low temperature range: 170-175 °C) of CC PPO blend films with polystyrene.
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Park HJ, Lee SY, Lee TK, Kim HJ, Lee YM. N3-butyl imidazolium-based anion exchange membranes blended with Poly(vinyl alcohol) for alkaline water electrolysis. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Dong Z, Di M, Hu L, Gao L, Yan X, Ruan X, Wu X, He G. Hydrophilic/hydrophobic-bi-comb-shaped amphoteric membrane for vanadium redox flow battery. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118179] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Gjineci N, Aharonovich S, Willdorf-Cohen S, Dekel DR, Diesendruck CE. The Reaction Mechanism Between Tetraarylammonium Salts and Hydroxide. European J Org Chem 2020. [DOI: 10.1002/ejoc.202000435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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- Nansi Gjineci
- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry; Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; Haifa 3200008 Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry; Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; Haifa 3200008 Israel
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- The Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering; Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; Haifa 3200003 Israel
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- The Wolfson Department of Chemical Engineering; Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; Haifa 3200003 Israel
- The Nancy & Stephan Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP); Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; Haifa 3200003 Israel
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- Schulich Faculty of Chemistry; Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; Haifa 3200008 Israel
- The Nancy & Stephan Grand Technion Energy Program (GTEP); Technion - Israel Institute of Technology; Haifa 3200003 Israel
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Bi-guanidinium-based crosslinked anion exchange membranes: Synthesis, characterization, and properties. J Memb Sci 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.117923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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