用于燃料电池的磺化聚芳醚砜质子交换膜材料的直接合成与性能研究

将磺化二氯二苯砜(SDCDPS)、二氯二苯砜(DCDPS)与4,4′-联苯酚(BP)通过亲核缩聚反应得到一系列具有不同磺化度的磺化聚芳醚砜(SPAES)共聚物.通过FT-IR,TGA和DSC等分析方法对其结构及性能进行表征.并用透射电镜对其内部形态进行分析,建立了结构与性能之间的关系.研究了不同磺化度对膜性能的影响.结果表明,聚合物中磺酸基团的增多导致了磺化聚芳醚砜膜的吸水率、离子交换容量、质子传导率和甲醇渗透系数的增加.通过对膜的综合性能评价发现,磺化度为0.8的磺化聚芳醚砜膜在80℃时的质子传导率为0.116S/cm,100℃时的质子传导率为0.126S/cm,均高于Nafion117膜(0.114S/cm和0.117S/cm),且甲醇渗透系数为8.4×10-7cm2/s,远远低于Nafion117膜(2.1×10-6cm2/s).     

新型燃料电池质子交换膜──含叔丁基的磺化聚芳醚砜

以3,3'-二磺酸钠基-4,4'-二氯二苯砜(SDCDPS)、叔丁基对苯二酚(TBHQ)、二氟二苯酮(DFBP)为原料,利用亲核缩聚反应,通过调整磺化单体(SDCDPS)和非磺化单体(DFBP)的比例与叔丁基对苯二酚(TBHQ)共聚,合成了不同磺化度的聚芳醚砜.聚合物成膜后的研究结果表明,该膜具有良好的机械性能和电化学性能,可能在质子交换膜燃料电池中得到应用.     

含甲基磺化杂萘联苯聚醚砜酮质子交换膜材料的合成与性能

以4-(3,5-二甲基-4-羟基苯基)2,3-二氮杂萘-1-酮,3,3′-二磺酸钠-4,4′-二氟苯甲酮和4,4′-二氯二苯砜为原料,利用亲核缩聚反应,通过改变磺化单体的含量,制备出一系列不同磺化度的杂萘联苯聚醚砜酮(SPPESK-DM).采用FTIR、1H-NMR表征了聚合物的结构,热失重分析仪研究了聚合物的耐热稳定性,以N-甲基-2-吡咯烷酮为溶剂采用溶液浇铸法成膜研究该系列聚合物膜的性能.结果表明,SPPESK-DM磺酸基的热分解温度在260℃以上,主链分解温度在410℃以上;膜的吸水率、溶胀率、离子交换容量和质子传导率均随着磺化度的增大而增大,磺化度为1.0的SPPESK-DM50的质子传导率达到1.08×10-2S/cm(85℃),且甲醇渗透系数为2.06×10-7cm2/s,低于Nafion117膜的甲醇渗透系数(2×10-6cm2/s).此系列膜的耐氧化性比较优异,可望用于质子交换膜燃料电池中.     

含全氟联苯结构的磺化聚二氮杂萘酮醚氧膦质子交换膜的制备与性能

将全氟联苯、 二(4-氟苯基)苯基氧膦与4-(4′-羟基)苯基-2,3-二氮杂萘酮共聚, 合成了含全氟联苯结构的聚二氮杂萘酮醚氧膦, 再经磺化反应, 制备了含全氟联苯结构的磺化聚二氮杂萘酮醚氧膦(sPEPOF-x, x为含氟重复单元的摩尔分数)质子交换膜. 由于强疏水全氟联苯结构促进了聚合物膜的亲水/疏水微相分离, 提高了质子电导率, 降低了溶胀率, sPEPOF质子交换膜表现出优良的综合性能. 在80 ℃下, sPEPOF-25质子交换膜的溶胀率仅为10%, 约为Nafion 117的一半, 而其电导率为0.099 S/cm, 约为Nafion 117的1.2倍, 且耐氧化稳定性好, 热稳定性高, 具有潜在的应用前景.     

含氨基聚芳醚酮/磺化聚芳醚酮砜中高温质子交换复合膜的制备与性能研究

以自制的高磺化度磺化聚芳醚酮砜(SPAEKS)和含有氨基的聚芳醚酮(Am-PAEK)为原料,通过共溶剂涂膜法制备了不同重量比例的Am-PAEK/SPAEKS复合膜.通过高温(160℃)处理使氨基和磺酸基团在复合膜内形成交联,制得交联型复合膜.复合膜的热性能、尺寸稳定性、阻醇性能有所提高,而且交联型复合膜中的Am-PAEK/SPAEKS-C-3质子传导率在120℃时达到了0.0892 S/cm,高于在相同测试条件下SPAEKS膜的0.0654 S/cm和Nafion膜的0.062 S/cm,而其甲醇渗透系数在25℃时达到0.14×10-6cm2/s,低于SPAEKS膜的0.85×10-6cm2/s和Nafion膜的2×10-6cm2/s.实验结果表明,Am-PAEK/SPAEKS交联型复合膜有望在中高温质子交换膜燃料电池中得到应用.     

含芴和双酚AF型氮杂萘酮的两亲嵌段聚芳醚砜酮离聚物的合成与性能

采取"二锅二步"的聚合方法以双酚芴、4,4'-二氯二苯砜、双酚AF型二氮杂萘酮、二氟二苯酮磺酸钠为原料制备了含芴-聚芳醚砜憎水链段和双酚AF型二氮杂萘酮-磺化聚芳醚酮亲水链段的两亲嵌段聚芳醚砜酮离聚物,通过调整4种单体的比例以及预聚合、再缩合聚合工艺制备了一系列具有不同链段尺寸的芴-双酚AF型氮杂萘酮-两亲嵌段聚芳醚砜酮离聚物质子交换膜材料.通过黏度测试、傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、氢谱(1H-NMR)、热失重(TGA)等分析方法,对离聚物的结构和性能进行了表征,用蒸发溶剂法制备了质子交换膜,并考察膜的各种性能.实验结果表明,该系列离聚物的结构可控,热稳定性良好,5 wt%热失重温度均高于250℃;由其制备的质子交换膜具有良好的耐醇性和耐甲醇渗透性能、优异的抗氧化性和水解稳定性、以及适当的质子导电率和吸水率,室温下该系列膜的甲醇渗透率在0.23×10-6～0.28×10-6cm2/s,比Nafion 117具有更好的耐甲醇渗透性能;80℃下该系列膜的质子导电率与30℃时相比呈现倍增趋势,离聚物8e膜的质子导电率在80℃下达到了1.83×10-3S/cm.     

新型萘酐型磺化聚酰亚胺质子交换膜的合成

以新型磺化二胺单体, 1,4-双(4-胺基-2-磺酸基苯氧基)苯(DS-TBDA)与非磺化单体1,4′-二胺基二苯醚（ODA）、 1,4,5,8-萘四酸二酐(NTDA)为原料, 采用高温聚合法, 制备了一系列具有不同磺化度的萘酐型磺化聚酰亚胺(S-PI)质子交换膜材料, 并研究了材料性能与结构的关系. 磺化度超过33%时, 质子传导率可达到与Nafion膜同一数量级的水平, 而甲醇透过率均在2.85×10-7 cm2/s以下, 比Nafion膜低1-2个数量级. 研究结果表明, 该膜有望在直接甲醇燃料电池(DMFC)中获得应用.     

一种杂环磺化聚芳醚腈酮质子交换膜材料的合成及表征

用含二氮杂萘酮结构类双酚DHPZ,3,3′-二磺酸钠基-4,4′-二氟二苯酮,2,6-二氯苯腈以及4,4′-二氟二苯酮,通过缩合共聚合反应合成了一系列不同磺化度、高分子量的磺化聚芳醚腈酮.聚合物特性粘数为0·58~2·0dL/g.用红外光谱(FT-IR),核磁共振谱(1H-NMR)表征了聚合物结构.用差示扫描量热仪(DSC)和热重分析仪(TGA)研究了聚合物的耐热性能,研究表明其玻璃化温度(Tg)可达352℃,5%热失重温度大于500℃.以N-甲基吡咯烷酮为溶剂,溶液浇铸法制备了聚合物膜,并测定了膜的溶胀率以及质子交换能力.结果表明,与Nafion膜相比,磺化聚芳醚腈酮膜在相同的质子交换能力条件下,溶胀率显著降低.     

含杂萘联苯结构聚合物膜的直接甲醇燃料电池性能

质子交换膜是直接甲醇燃料电池(DMFC)的关键组成部分. 通过磺化制备了磺化杂萘联苯聚醚酮(SPPEK)、磺化杂萘联苯聚醚砜(SPPES)和磺化杂萘联苯聚醚砜酮(SPPESK)三种含杂萘联苯结构的新质子交换膜, 测试了其热稳定性、质子导电性和甲醇透过性能. SPPESK的热分解温度比相近离子交换容量(IEC)的SPPEK和SPPES约低100 ℃, 三种膜均具有良好的导电和阻醇性能; 分别以三种膜为电解质组装DMFC考察了其性能, DMFC的开路电压随膜的阻醇性的提高而增大, 三种膜的开路电压均高于Nafion115膜, 但在较高电流密度的区域三种新膜的性能均比Nafion115膜差.     

一类侧链型磺化聚芳醚砜质子交换膜的合成及表征

以4,4'-二氟二苯砜和N-溴代丁二酰亚胺为起始原料,经两步有机反应设计并合成了一种新型活性二氟砜单体:3,3'-双(苯氧基苯基)-4,4'-二氟二苯砜,并由该单体与4,4'-二氟二苯砜、4,4'-二羟基二苯甲酮经亲核缩聚合成了侧链型聚芳醚砜聚合物(PAES-xx).通过较温和的后磺化反应,制得了一系列磺化聚芳醚砜质子交换膜(SPAES-xx).对所制侧链型聚芳醚砜质子交换膜的结构和性能分别进行了表征分析.结果表明,该类质子交换膜具有适中的吸水率和较好的尺寸稳定性,80℃时最高质子传导率达0.16 S/cm.此外,该类质子交换膜还具有良好的热稳定性和机械性能,起始分解温度约为250℃;膜的拉伸强度为29.5~42.0MPa,拉伸模量为0.62~1.23 GPa,断裂伸长率在9.0%~31.9%.磺化膜优良的综合性能主要归因于侧链磺化结构的引入和相分离结构的形成.     

Investigation of sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone sulfone)/heteropolyacid composite membranes for high temperature fuel cell applications

The sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone sulfone) (SPEEKS)/heteropolyacid (HPA) composite membranes with different HPA content in SPEEKS copolymers matrix with different degree of sulfonation (DS) were investigated for high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Composite membranes were characterized by Fourier transfer infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). FTIR band shifts suggested that the sulfonic acid groups on the copolymer backbone strongly interact with HPA particles. SEM pictures showed that the HPA particles were uniformly distributed throughout the SPEEKS membranes matrix and particle sizes decreased with the increment of copolymers' DS. The holes were not found in SPEEKS‐4/HPA30 (consisting of 70% SPEEKS copolymers with DS = 0.8 and 30% HPA) composite membrane after composite membranes were treated with boiling water for 24 h. Thermal stabilities of the composite membranes were better than those of pure sulfonated copolymers membranes. Although the composite membranes possessed lower water uptake, it exhibited higher proton conductivity for SPEEKS‐4/HPA30 especially at high temperature (above 100 °C). Its proton conductivity linearly increased from 0.068 S/cm at 25 °C to 0.095 S/cm at 120 °C, which was higher than 0.06 S/cm of Nafion 117. In contrast, proton conductivity of pure SPEEKS‐4 membrane only increased from 0.062 S/cm at 25 °C to 0.078 S/cm at 80 °C. At 120 °C, proton conductivity decreased to poor 0.073 S/cm. The result indicated that composite membranes exhibited high proton conductivity at high temperature. © 2006 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 44: 1967–1978, 2006     

Highly sulfonated multiblock copoly(ether sulfone)s for fuel cell membranes

Highly sulfonated multiblock copoly(ether sulfone)s applicable to proton electrolyte fuel cells (PEFCs) were synthesized by the coupling reaction of corresponding hydroxyl‐ terminated oligomers in the presence of highly reactive decafluorobiphenyl (DFB) as a chain extender, followed by postsulfonation with concentrated sulfuric acid. Their molecular weights were reasonably high as determined by viscosity measurement (η_inh = 0.72–1.58 dL/g). It was also confirmed that postsulfonation selectively took place in hydrophilic segments to yield highly sulfonated multiblock copolymers (IEC = 1.90–2.75 mequiv/g). The resulting polymers gave transparent, flexible, and tough membranes by solution casting. The 4b membrane, as a representative sample, demonstrated good mechanical strength in the dry state regardless of high IEC value (2.75 mequiv/g). The 4a–c membranes with higher IEC values (IEC = 2.75–2.79 mequiv/g) maintained high water uptake (13.7–17.7 wt %) at 50% RH and it was still high (7.4–8.5 wt %) at 30% RH. Proton conductivity of all membranes at 80 °C and 95% RH was higher than that of Nafion 117. Furthermore, the 4a membrane showed high proton conductivity, comparable with Nafion 117 in the range of 50–95% RH, and maintained high proton conductivity (2.3 × 10^?3 S/cm) even at 30% RH. Finally, the surface morphology of the membrane was investigated by tapping mode atomic force microscopy, which showed well‐connected hydrophilic domains that could work as proton transportation channel. This phase separation and the high water uptake behavior probably contributed to high and effective proton conduction in a wide range of relative humidity. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 48: 2757–2764, 2010     

磺化嵌段型共聚物在质子交换膜燃料电池中的应用*

燃料电池是以碳氢化合物为燃料的一种新型、清洁的发电装置,而其中的质子交换膜燃料电池由于具有可快速启动的优点而可应用于机动车等领域。所用的质子交换膜需要具有高的质子传导性、低的甲醇/水渗透性、好的机械和热稳定性以及合适的价格等特点,但目前已经工业化的Nafion膜并未能全部满足上述要求。为了解决这些问题,目前已经开发了多种新的质子交换膜。本文对其中的磺化嵌段型聚醚砜、磺化嵌段型聚酰亚胺和苯乙烯基嵌段共聚物在质子交换膜燃料电池中的应用进行了综述,并与Nafion膜和相应的无规共聚物的性能进行了比较。最后展望了嵌段共聚物在质子交换膜领域的发展趋势。     

磺化侧苯基杂萘联苯聚醚酮酮的合成与性能

以4-(3-苯基-4-羟基苯基)-2,3-二氮杂萘-1-酮(DHPZ-P)、 4-(4-羟基苯基)-2,3-二氮杂萘-1-酮(DHPZ)和1,4-二(4'-氟苯甲酰基)苯(BFBB)为原料, 经溶液亲核取代缩聚反应, 通过调节DHPZ-P和DHPZ的比例, 合成了一系列侧苯基杂萘联苯聚醚酮酮(PPEKK-P), 然后以浓硫酸为磺化剂, 制备出一系列磺化侧苯基杂萘联苯聚醚酮酮(SPPEKK-P). 利用傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)和氢核磁共振谱(¹H NMR)对聚合物结构进行表征, 结果表明, 磺酸基团引入到聚合物链的侧苯基上. 采用溶液浇铸法制备SPPEKK-P质子交换膜. SPPEKK-P膜的吸水率、 溶胀率和质子传导率均随离子交换容量(IEC)的增加而增加, 且具有较好的耐氧化性. IEC最高的SPPEKK-P-100膜的质子传导率在95℃能达到7.44×10^-2 S/cm, 且甲醇渗透系数为5.57×10^-8 cm²/s, 阻醇性能优于Nafion117膜.     

Sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone)/polyaniline composite proton-exchange membrane

Sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) was prepared by sulfonation of commercial Victrex^@ PEEK and degree of sulfonation was found to be about 44.5% by ¹H NMR. Sulfonated PEEK/polyaniline composite membranes, in order to prevent methanol crossover, were prepared by chemical polymerization of a thin layer of polyaniline (PANI) in the presence of a high oxidant concentration on a single face modification. FTIR and PANI coating density studies confirmed the loading of PANI in sulfonated PEEK membrane matrix. PANI composite membranes with different polymerization time were prepared and subjected to thermogravimetric analysis as well as electrochemical and methanol permeability study to compare with sulfonated PEEK and Nafion 117 membrane. Ion-exchange capacity, water uptake, proton transport numbers and proton conductivities for different PANI composite sulfonated PEEK (SPEEK) membranes were found to be dependent on the coating density of the PANI in the membrane matrix and were slightly lower than that of Nafion 117 membrane. Methanol permeability of these membranes (especially SPEEK/PANI-1.5) was about four times lower than Nafion 117 membrane. Among the all SPEEK membranes synthesized in this study, SPEEK-1.5 appears to be more suitable for direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) application considering optimum physicochemical and electrochemical properties, thermal stability as well as very low methanol permeability. Above all, the cost-effective and simple fabrication technique involved in the synthesis of such composite membranes makes their applicability quite attractive.     

Synthesis and characterization of poly(aryl ether ketone) ionomers with sulfonic acid groups on pendant aliphatic chains for proton-exchange membrane fuel cells

A series of parent poly(aryl ether ketone)s bearing different content of unsaturated pendant propenyl groups were synthesized via nucleophilic substitution polymerization from 3,3′-diallyl-4,4′-dihydroxybiphenyl, 9,9′-bis(4-hydroxyphenyl) fluorene and 4,4′-difluorobenzophenone. The polymers with pendant aliphatic sulfonic acid groups were further synthesized by free radical thiol-ene coupling reactions between 3-mercapto-1-propanesulfonic sodium and the parent propenyl functional copolymers. The resulting sulfonated polymers with high inherent viscosity (1.83-4.69 dL/g) were soluble in polar organic solvents and can form flexible and transparent membranes by casting from their solutions. The copolymers with different ion exchange capacity could be conveniently synthesized by varying the monomers ratios. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) was used to examine the microstructures of the membrane and the results revealed that significant hydrophilic/hydrophobic microphase separation with spherical, uniform-sized (5-10 nm) and well-dispersed hydrophilic domains was afforded. The proton conductivities of the as-prepared membranes and the state-of-the-art Nafion 117 membrane in fully hydrated state were investigated. The results revealed that the proton conductivity of the synthesized membranes increased more remarkably than that of Nafion 117 membrane with increasing temperature. The membrane with 1.69 mequiv/g of IEC had a conductivity of 2.5 × 10⁻² Scm⁻¹ at 100 °C. The membranes also possessed excellent mechanical properties, good thermal, oxidative, hydrolytic and dimensional stabilities.     

Membranes from poly(aryl ether)‐based ionomers containing multiblock segments of randomly distributed nanoclusters of 18 sulfonic acid groups

Multiblock copolymers 1a (M_n = 31,500–47,400) of sulfonated poly(aryl ether)s were synthesized by polycondensation of 4,4′‐difluorobenzophenone (DFBP), bis(4‐hydroxyphenyl)sulfone (BHPS), and an hydroxy‐terminated sulfonated oligomer, which was synthesized from DFBP and 2,2′,3,3′,5,5′‐hexaphenyl‐4,4′‐dihydroxybiphenyl a . The copolymerization of trimeric monomer b with DFBP and BHPS gave a series of copolymers 1b (M_n = 26,200–45,900). The copolymers were then sulfonated with chlorosulfonic acid to give ionomers 3a with hydrophilic multiblock segments and ionomers 3b with segments containing clusters of 18 sulfonic acid groups. The proton exchange membranes cast from ionomers 3a and 3b were characterized with regard to thermal stability, water uptake, proton conductivity, and morphology. Transmission electron microscopy images of 3a‐1 and 3b‐1 revealed a phase separation similar to that of Nafion that may explain their higher proton conductivities compared with randomly sulfonated copolymers. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 4762–4773, 2009     

Effect of acidification treatment and morphological stability of sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) copolymer proton‐exchange membranes for fuel‐cell use above 100 °C

Directly copolymerized wholly aromatic sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) copolymers derived from 4,4′‐biphenol, 4,4′‐dichlorodiphenyl sulfone, 3,3′‐disulfonated, and 4,4′‐dichlorodiphenyl sulfone (BPSH) were evaluated as proton‐exchange membranes for elevated temperature operation (100–140 °C). Acidification of the copolymer from the sulfonated form after the nucleophilic step (condensation) copolymerization involved either immersing the solvent‐cast membrane in sulfuric acid at 30 °C for 24 h and washing with water at 30 °C for 24 h (method 1) or immersion in sulfuric acid at 100 °C for 2 h followed by similar water treatment at 100 °C for 2 h (method 2). The fully hydrated BPSH membranes treated by method 2 exhibited higher proton conductivity, greater water absorption, and less temperature dependence on proton conductivity as compared with the membranes acidified at 30 °C. In contrast, the conductivity and water absorption of a control perfluorosulfonic acid copolymer (Nafion 1135) were invariant with treatment temperature; however, the conductivity of the Nafion membranes at elevated temperature was strongly dependent on heating rate or temperature. Tapping‐mode atomic force microscope results demonstrated that all of the membranes exposed to high‐temperature conditions underwent an irreversible change of the ionic domain microstructure, the extent of which depended on the concentration of sulfonic acid sites in the BPSH system. The effect of aging membranes based on BPSH and Nafion at elevated temperature on proton conductivity is also discussed. © 2003 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part B: Polym Phys 41: 2816–2828, 2003