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Zhao Z, Zhang M, Du W, Xiao Y, Yang Z, Dong D, Zhang X, Fan M. Strong and Flexible High-Performance Anion Exchange Membranes with Long-Distance Interconnected Ion Transport Channels for Alkaline Fuel Cells. ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES 2022; 14:38132-38143. [PMID: 35971597 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.2c05872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/15/2023]
Abstract
Anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs), which operate on a variety of green fuels, can achieve high power without emitting greenhouse gases. However, the lack of high ionic conductivity and long-term durability of anion-exchange membranes (AEMs) as their key components is a major obstacle hindering the commercial application of AEMFCs. Here, a series of homogeneous semi-interpenetrating network (semi-IPN) AEMs formed by cross-linking a copolymer of styrene (St) and 4-vinylbenzyl chloride (VBC) with branched polyethylenimine (BPEI) were designed. The pure carbon copolymer skeleton without sulfone/ether bonds accompanied by the semi-IPN endows the AEMs with excellent chemical stability. Moreover, the cross-linking effect of flexible BPEI chains is supposed to promote the "strong-flexible" mechanical properties, while the presence of multiquaternary ammonium groups can boost the formation of microphase separation, thereby enhancing the ionic conductivity of these AEMs. Consequently, the optimized (S1V1)3Q AEM exhibits an excellent hydroxide conductivity of 106 mS cm-1 at 80 °C, as well as more than 81% residual conductivity after soaking in 1 M NaOH at 60 °C for 720 h. Furthermore, the H2/O2 fuel cell assembled with (S1V1)3Q AEM delivers a peak power density of 150.2 mW cm-2 at 60 °C and 40% relative humidity. All results indicate that the approach of combining a pure carbon backbone polymer with a semi-IPN structure may be a viable strategy for fabricating AEMs that can be used in AEMFCs for long-term applications.
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- Zhixin Zhao
- Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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- College of Polymer Science and Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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- Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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- Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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- Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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- Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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- Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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- Polymer Research Institute, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
- State Key Laboratory of Polymer Materials Engineering, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610065, People's Republic of China
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Liang M, Peng J, Cao K, Shan C, Liu Z, Wang P, Hu W, Liu B. Multiply quaternized poly(phenylene oxide)s bearing β-cyclodextrin pendants as “assisting moiety” for high-performance anion exchange membranes. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120881] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Zeng L, Yuan W, Ma X, He Q, Zhang L, Wang J, Wei Z. Dual-Cation Interpenetrating Polymer Network Anion Exchange Membrane for Fuel Cells and Water Electrolyzers. Macromolecules 2022. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.1c02600] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- Lingping Zeng
- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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- School of Chemistry & Chemical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
- State Key Laboratory of Power Transmission Equipment & System Security and New Technology, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, P. R. China
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Jiang T, Wu C, Zhou Y, Cheng S, Yang S, Wei H, Ding Y, Wu Y. Highly stable poly(p-quaterphenylene alkylene)-based anion exchange membranes. J Memb Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2022.120342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Song W, He Y, Shehzad MA, Ge X, Ge L, Liang X, Wei C, Ge Z, Zhang K, Li G, Yu W, Wu L, Xu T. Exploring H-bonding interaction to enhance proton permeability of an acid-selective membrane. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2021.119650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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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
Abstract
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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Hu X, Huang Y, Liu L, Ju Q, Zhou X, Qiao X, Zheng Z, Li N. Piperidinium functionalized aryl ether-free polyaromatics as anion exchange membrane for water electrolysers: Performance and durability. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118964] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Jiang T, Zhou Y, Yang Y, Wu C, Fang H, Yang S, Wei H, Ding Y. Dimensionally and oxidatively stable anion exchange membranes based on bication cross-linked poly(meta-terphenylene alkylene)s. POLYMER 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2021.123433] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Zhang F, Li T, Chen W, Yan X, Wu X, Jiang X, Zhang Y, Wang X, He G. High-Performance Anion Exchange Membranes with Para-Type Cations on Electron-Withdrawing C═O Links Free Backbone. Macromolecules 2020. [DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.0c01710] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Fan Zhang
- 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, 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, 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, China
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- School of Chemical Engineering, Dalian University of Technology, Panjin 124221, 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, 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, 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, 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, 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, China
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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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Wei H, Tong L, Yu S, Zhang J, Dong Y, Li X, Ding Y. Non-covalently crosslinked anion exchange membranes: Effect of urea hydrogen-bonding group position. POLYMER 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.polymer.2019.121654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Wei H, Li Y, Wang S, Tao G, Wang T, Cheng S, Yang S, Ding Y. Side-chain-type imidazolium-functionalized anion exchange membranes: The effects of additional hydrophobic side chains and their hydrophobicity. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2019.02.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 57] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Preparation and performance of novel tetraphenylphosphonium-functionalized polyphosphazene membranes for alkaline fuel cells. Eur Polym J 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2019.02.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Lee B, Lim H, Chae JE, Kim HJ, Kim TH. Physically-crosslinked anion exchange membranes by blending ionic additive into alkyl-substituted quaternized PPO. J Memb Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.12.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Han X, Wang J, Wang L. Preparation of anion exchange membranes based on pyridine functionalized poly(vinyl alcohol) crosslinked by 1,4-dichlorobutane. J Appl Polym Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/app.47395] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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- Xu Han
- School of Petroleum and Chemical Technology, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering; Liaoning Shihua University; Fushun 113001 China
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- School of Petroleum and Chemical Technology, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering; Liaoning Shihua University; Fushun 113001 China
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- School of Petroleum and Chemical Technology, College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Environmental Engineering; Liaoning Shihua University; Fushun 113001 China
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Tuli SK, Roy AL, Elgammal RA, Zawodzinski TA, Fujiwara T. Polystyrene‐based anion exchange membranes via click chemistry: improved properties and AEM performance. POLYM INT 2018. [DOI: 10.1002/pi.5657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/29/2023]
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- Sayema K Tuli
- Department of Chemistry University of Memphis Memphis Tennessee USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Tennessee‐Knoxville Knoxville Tennessee USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Tennessee‐Knoxville Knoxville Tennessee USA
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- Department of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering University of Tennessee‐Knoxville Knoxville Tennessee USA
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- Department of Chemistry University of Memphis Memphis Tennessee USA
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He R, Wen P, Zhang HN, Guan S, Xie G, Li LZ, Lee MH, Li XD. In-situ photocrosslinked hydroxide conductive membranes based on photosensitive poly(arylene ether sulfone) block copolymers for anion exchange membrane fuel cells. J Memb Sci 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2018.03.088] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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