Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7720949 | International Journal of Hydrogen Energy | 2014 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
A role of metallophthalocyanine (MPc) as an anti-oxidizing agent of polymer membrane and an accelerating agent of proton conductivity was discussed. The poly(ether sulfone)s bearing MPc (Ni, Co and Fe), PMPc were prepared by two-step reaction from phenolphthalein and fumaronitrile and followed reaction with metal (II) chloride (Ni, Co and Fe) and 1,2-dicyanobenzene in quinoline. The sulfonated polymer was synthesized by condensation polymerization using 1,2-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl)-1,2-diphenyl ethylene, bis(4-fluorophenyl) sulfone and followed by sulfonation reaction with concentrated sulfuric acid. A series of hybrid membranes (H-Ni, H-Co and H-Fe) were prepared from a mixture of the sulfonated copolymer and PMPcs in dimethylacetamide (DMAc). The structural properties of the synthesized polymers were studied by 1H-NMR spectroscopy and FT-IR. The membrane properties were investigated by measurements of ion exchange capacity (IEC), water uptake, and proton conductivity, chemical degradation test, and atomic force microscopy (AFM) analysis. The cell performance of the membranes was compared with those of normal sulfonated poly(ether sulfone)s and Nafion.
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Authors
Youngdon Lim, Soonho Lee, Dongwan Seo, Hohyoun Jang, Md Awlad Hossain, Hyunchul Ju, Taewhan Hong, Whangi Kim,