کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
634086 1456056 2013 8 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Stability of composite anion exchange membranes with various functional groups and their performance for energy conversion
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه مهندسی شیمی تصفیه و جداسازی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Stability of composite anion exchange membranes with various functional groups and their performance for energy conversion
چکیده انگلیسی


• Pore-filled anion exchange membranes with different functional groups were prepared.
• Thermal and chemical stability of membrane functional groups were evaluated.
• PE-TMA and PE-TEA membranes exhibited higher power density in an alkaline fuel cell.
• PE-TEA membrane exhibited a higher oxidative stability.
• PE-TEA membrane showed promising performance in a non-aqueous redox flow battery.

In this study, we report the relative stabilities of anion exchange membranes (AEMs) comprised of different functional groups. The base membrane was synthesized from vinylbenzyl chloride (VBC) that was cross-linked by divinylbenzene (DVB) using a porous polyethylene (PE) substrate, and subsequently quaternized by functional groups including ammonium, diammonium, and phosphonium types. Every synthetic process was confirmed by FTIR spectra, and hydroxide ion conductivity, ion-exchange capacity, and water uptake. For the various functional groups, the membrane stabilities were examined under alkaline and accelerated oxidative conditions. The membranes were found to be reasonably stable under alkaline conditions, whereas the oxidative stability was significantly dependent on the structures of the functional groups. Moreover, an alkaline fuel cell test was performed at 60 °C for selected membranes. Membranes quaternized with trimethylamine (PE-TMA) and triethylamine (PE-TEA) showed the highest power density, while PE-TEA exhibited a higher oxidative stability. Also, the PE-TEA composite membrane was successfully tested for a non-aqueous vanadium redox flow battery.

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ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Membrane Science - Volume 443, 15 September 2013, Pages 28–35
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