直接甲醇燃料电池用阻醇质子导电聚乙烯醇-聚苯乙烯磺酸共混膜

制备了聚乙烯醇 (PVA)与聚苯乙烯磺酸 (PSSA)的共混膜 ,并研究了膜的组成、热处理温度、甲醇水溶液浓度等对膜电导率和甲醇透过率的影响。与目前普遍使用的NafionTM膜相比 ,这种由阻醇材料PVA与离子交换材料PSSA共混后形成的聚合物膜既能提高阻醇性能 ,又具有一定的电导率。一种以聚苯乙烯磺酸含量为 17%的膜 ,其电导率可达 3× 10 -3 S·cm-1,但甲醇透过率P仅为 2× 10 -8cm2 ·s-1。如果以σ/P为综合指标 ,则此膜的综合性能比NafionTM膜高约 4 0倍     

DMFC用PES/SPEEK共混阻醇质子交换膜

将磺化聚醚醚酮(SPEEK, 磺化度DS为68.3%)和聚醚砜(PES)两种聚合物共混制得PES/SPEEK共混膜. DSC研究表明两种聚合物之间具有较好的相容性, 因而共混膜均匀致密, 未发生大尺度相分离. PES的混入能有效降低膜的溶胀度及甲醇透过系数. 纯SPEEK 膜40 ℃时在1 mol•L−1甲醇水溶液中溶胀度达到160%, 45 ℃时就完全溶解, 而含30%(w)PES的共混膜在80 ℃时的溶胀度仅有15%. 室温下含20%−30%(w)PES的共混膜的甲醇透过系数为1×10−7 cm2•s−1左右, 比Nafion 115膜的透过系数小一个数量级. 尽管80 ℃下30%(w)PES/SPEEK共混膜的电导率与Nafion 115膜相当, 但由于共混膜的厚度比Nafion 115膜小1/3左右, 膜电阻较小, 因而其电池性能比Nafion 115膜的好.     

改性聚偏氟乙烯接枝共混聚苯乙烯磺酸膜的制备与性能

将苯乙烯添加到溶有原硅酸钠改性的聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF)N-甲基吡咯烷酮溶液中, 以过氧化苯甲酰(BPO)作引发剂, 苯乙烯直接接枝到原硅酸钠改性的PVDF链上, 成膜后磺化制备了聚偏氟乙烯接枝苯乙烯(PVDF-g-PSSA)膜. 采用傅立叶变换红外光谱(FT-IR)、扫描电镜(SEM)、能量扩散X射线(EDX)和多功能材料实验机表征了膜的结构、形貌及硫和硅的分布、机械强度、溶胀度, 使用阻抗分析和气相色谱仪研究了苯乙烯含量(w)对PVDF-g-PSSA膜的质子导电性能和阻醇性能的影响. 结果表明, 苯乙烯加入后, 原硅酸钠改性的PVDF与苯乙烯进行接枝共聚反应, 苯乙烯磺化反应不只是在膜表面进行, 同时渗入到膜中进行, 机械性能得到了改善. 质子电导率(σ)随苯乙烯质量分数的提高而升高. Na4SiO4为8%和苯乙烯为20%的PVDF-g-PSSA膜, 在25 ℃时溶胀度仅为20.4%, 甲醇透过系数在10-7 cm2·s-1数量级上, 比Nafion115膜的低一个数量级. 该膜具有较高的选择性, 在直接甲醇燃料电池中具有良好的应用前景.     

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.     

SPEEK/PES-C、SPEEK/SPES-C共混质子交换膜研究

通过在磺化聚醚醚酮(SPEEK,DS=61.68%)中分别混入酚酞型聚醚砜(PES-C)、磺化酚酞型聚醚砜(SPES-C,DS=53.7%)制备出SPEEK/PES-C、SPEEK/SPES-C共混质子交换膜.结果表明,共混的两种聚合物之间均具有较好的相容性.PES-C、SPES-C的混入能有效降低膜的溶胀及甲醇透过,且随着共混量的增加,这种作用越趋明显.纯SPEEK膜在75℃左右溶解,而SPEEK/PES-C(30wt%)、SPEEK/SPES-C(30wt%)共混膜在80℃时溶胀度仅为22.5%、26.32%.在室温至80℃范围内,纯SPEEK及共混膜的甲醇透过系数都在10-7cm2.s-1数量级上,远小于Nafion115膜.在饱和湿度下,温度大于90℃时,SPEEK/PES-C(20wt%)共混膜电导率超过Nafion115膜;温度大于110℃时,SPEEK/SPES-C(30wt%)共混膜电导率与Nafion115膜相当,达到0.11S.cm-1.高电导率,低透醇系数以及明显提高了的可使用温度表明该类共混膜有望在DMFC中使用.     

葡萄糖对聚偏氟乙烯膜的共混改性研究

以葡萄糖为共混剂,聚乙烯吡咯烷酮为添加剂,用相转化法获得了聚偏氟乙烯/葡萄糖共混膜。研究了聚偏氟乙烯浓度,葡萄糖与偏氟乙烯的共混比例和添加剂含量等各项制膜条件对微孔膜的结构和性能的影响。结果显示当聚偏氟乙烯的固含量为10wt%,葡萄糖含量为4wt%,聚乙烯吡咯烷酮为固含量的2wt%,溶液蒸发时间为30min时,能够得到性能理想的微孔膜。     

四甲基氢氧化铵改性聚偏氟乙烯接枝苯乙烯磺化膜的制备和性能

使用四甲基氢氧化铵(TMAH)甲醇溶液在液相中改性聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF),挥发溶剂得到改性聚偏氟乙烯膜(g-PVDF-M),再以过氧化苯甲酰(BPO)为引发剂,将苯乙烯接枝到g-PVDF-M膜中,磺化后制得改性聚偏氟乙烯接枝苯乙烯磺化(PVDF-g-PSSA)膜.利用傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)和能谱仪的扫描电子显微镜分析了PVDF-g-PSSA膜(TMAH-25)的结构、形貌及硫元素分布情况.通过电化学工作站和气相色谱仪研究了TMAH在甲醇中的不同含量对PVDF-g-PSSA膜质子电导率和甲醇渗透率的影响.结果表明,TMAH使PVDF脱去HF生成碳碳双键,并且苯乙烯接枝到改性的聚偏氟乙烯膜中,磺化后S元素在PVDF-g-PSSA膜内部均匀分布;PVDF-g-PSSA膜的质子电导率和甲醇渗透率随TMAH在甲醇溶液中质量分数的增加而增大;TMAH的质量分数为25%时,PVDF-g-PSSA膜的电导率达1.28×10~(-2)S/cm,甲醇渗透率为4.58×10~(-7)cm~2/s.热重分析(TGA)表明,PVDF-g-PSSA膜的热稳性良好,耐热温度高达195℃,PVDF-g-PSSA膜作为电解质材料的直接甲醇燃料单电池(DMFC)功率密度达到16.45 mW/cm~2.     

SPEEK/PES-C、SPEEK/SPES-C共混质子交换膜研究

通过在磺化聚醚醚酮(SPEEK,DS=61.68%)中分别混入酚酞型聚醚砜(PES-C)、磺化酚酞型聚醚砜(SPES-C,DS=53.7%)制备出SPEEK/PES-C、SPEEK/SPES-C共混质子交换膜.结果表明,共混的两种聚合物之间均具有较好的相容性.PES-C、SPES-C的混入能有效降低膜的溶胀及甲醇透过,且随着共混量的增加,这种作用越趋明显.纯SPEEK膜在75℃左右溶解,而SPEEK/PES-C(30 wt%)、SPEEK/SPES-C(30 wt%)共混膜在80℃时溶胀度仅为22.5%、26.32%.在室温至80℃范围内,纯SPEEK及共混膜的甲醇透过系数都在10-7 cm2·s-1数量级上,远小于Nation[R]115膜.在饱和湿度下,温度大于90℃时,SPEEK/PES-C(20 wt%)共混膜电导率超过Nation[R]115膜;温度大于110℃时,SPEEK/SPES-C(30 wt%)共混膜电导率与Nafion[R]115膜相当,达到0.11 S·cm-1.高电导率,低透醇系数以及明显提高了的可使用温度表明该类共混膜有望在DMFC中使用.     

碳纳米管对聚偏氟乙烯膜的共混改性研究

用相转化法制备了聚偏氟乙烯/碳纳米管共混膜,研究了共混膜的表面结构、水通量、孔隙率、接触角和机械性能。结果显示碳纳米管的加入提高了聚偏氟乙烯膜的亲水性和水通量,当聚偏氟乙烯浓度为10wt.%,碳纳米管含量为1.5wt.%时,共混膜的水通量和孔隙率最高,从243 L/m2·h和86.2%提高到365 L/m2·h和91.4%;接触角也由82°减小为67°;同时,共混膜的机械性能也得到显著提高。     

聚偏氟乙烯共混体系的压电性及其分子运动

聚偏氧乙烯(PVDF)的压电效应近年来引起了人们的极大兴趣,为了探索PVDF共混体系中第二组分对薄膜压电性能的影响及开发新的压电材料,我们研究了PVDF的三个共混体系的压电性及其分子运动。这三个共混体系是: 1.PVDF+PMMA(聚甲基丙烯酸甲酯);2.PVDF+F₂₆(偏氟乙烯-全氟丙烯共聚物),3. PVDF+F₂₄(偏氟乙烯-四氟乙烯共聚物)。     

聚偏氟乙烯-Nafion共混膜的制备及阻醇质子导电性能研究

直接甲醇燃料电池 (Ｄｉｒｅｃｔｍｅｔｈａｎｏｌｆｕｅｌｃｅｌｌ,ＭＤＦＣ)以高效、清洁和燃料储运方便等优点成为一类极具发展潜力的新型动力源 .但目前ＤＭＦＣ中普通使用的全氟磺酸膜 (如ＮａｆｉｏｎＴＭ 系列膜 )阻醇性能太差 ,导致大量甲醇从阳极穿过膜直接透到阴极 ,造成燃料的浪费和电池整体性能的下降 .据文献报道 ,即使甲醇浓度低到 1ｍｏｌ Ｌ ,也有近40 %的醇透过膜 .缺乏高性能的阻醇质子导电聚合物电解质膜是制约ＤＭＦＣ发展的瓶颈之一 .已有一些研究人员致力于新型膜材料的开发 ,如有人研制了聚苯并咪唑膜[1] 及各种掺杂…     

磺化聚芳醚砜/磺化聚酰亚胺复合质子交换膜的制备与性能研究

利用溶液浇铸法制备了一系列双磺化型磺化聚芳醚砜/磺化聚酰亚胺(SPAES/SPI)复合质子交换膜.扫描电子显微镜(SEM)结果显示复合膜不存在明显的相分离,表明二者具有很好的相容性.由于SPI的引入,复合膜在甲醇中稳定性较纯SPAES具有大幅的提高,比Nafion112低得多的甲醇吸收率表明了这些复合膜具有比后者更低的甲醇透过率.复合膜显示了与单组分膜相类似的高温分解稳定性,磺酸基团的分解温度达到了290℃以上.复合膜显示出远高于纯SPAES膜的尺寸稳定性能,在130℃高温中200h处理后,所有的复合膜均保持了高的机械性能,而此时纯SPAES膜已经溶解于水中.而且由于两种磺化聚合物间的复合,复合膜维持了较高的IEC水平,显示了较高的质子导电率,在80%相对湿度时的质子导电率与Nafion112相近,而在水中的质子导电率均高于Nafion112.     

Methanol permeability in sulfonated poly(etheretherketone) membranes: A comparison with Nafion membranes

Partially sulfonated poly(etheretherketone) (SPEEK) samples were prepared by modification of corresponding poly(etheretherketone) (PEEK) with concentrated sulfuric acid. Membranes cast from these materials were evaluated as polymer electrolytes for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs). SPEEK membranes were characterized by ¹H NMR, FT-IR and TGA. The transverse proton conductivities increased from 4.1 to 9.3 × 10⁻³ S/cm with the increase of the degree of sulfonation (DS) from 0.59 to 0.93. These values were comparable with that of Nafion 117 membrane (1.0 × 10⁻² S/cm) measured under the same condition. Nearly one order magnitude difference between transverse conductivity and longitudinal conductivity was found. The methanol permeabilities of the SPEEK membranes were all lower than that of Nafion 117 membrane. The effects of temperature and methanol concentration on the methanol permeability were also studied. In addition, the selectivities of the SPEEK membranes for protons and methanol were all higher than that of Nafion 117 membrane.     

Electron spin resonance investigation of microscopic viscosity, ordering, and polarity in Nafion membranes containing methanol-water mixtures

Electron spin resonance (ESR) was used to monitor the local environment of 2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-4-piperidone N-oxide (Tempone) spin probe in water and methanol mixtures in solution and in Li(+) ion exchanged Nafion 117 membranes. Solution spectra were analyzed using the standard fast-motion line width parameters, while membrane spectra were fitted using the microscopic order macroscopic disorder (MOMD) slow-motional line shape program of Freed and co-workers. The (14)N hyperfine splitting, aN, which reflects the local polarity of the nitroxide probe, decreases with increasing methanol concentration, consistent with the decrease in solvent polarity. The polarity depended only weakly on composition in the Nafion membrane, but was noticeably more temperature-dependent. The microviscosity of the membrane aqueous phase as reflected by the rotational correlation time (tauc) of the probe, was nearly 2 orders of magnitude longer in the membrane than in solution and varied by an order of magnitude over the composition range studied. The probe exhibits significant local ordering in the aqueous phase of Nafion membranes that is diminished with increasing methanol concentration.     

Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/sulfonated polyhedral oligosilsesquioxane (sPOSS) hybrid membranes for direct methanol fuel cell applications

Organic/inorganic hybrid membranes based on poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and sulfonated polyhedral oligosilsesquioxane (sPOSS), crosslinked by ethylenediaminetetraacetic dianhydride (EDTAD), were prepared as candidate materials for proton exchange membranes in direct methanel fuel cell (DMFC) applications. Fourier transform infrared (FT‐IR) spectroscopy and ion exchange capacity measurements for the prepared networks clearly revealed sPOSS incorporation. We found that proton conductivity increased and methanol permeability decreased with increasing sPOSS content in the hybrid membrane. In particular, our hybrid membranes demonstrated proton conductivities as high as 0.042 S/cm, which is comparable to that of Nafion?, while exhibiting two orders of magnitude lower methanol permeability as compared to Nafion?. We postulate that the polar sulfonic acid groups of the incorporated sPOSS cages assemble to provide ion conduction paths while the hydrophobic portions of the same sPOSS cages combine to form a barrier to methanol permeation with improved thermal stability of the hybrid membrane. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Blend membranes of Nafion/sulfonated poly(aryl ether ketone) for direct methanol fuel cell

Sulfonated poly(aryl ether ketone) (sPAEK) synthesized by LG Chem. was confirmed by FT-IR. To estimate the thermal stability, glass transition temperature and decomposition temperature were investigated. They showed that sPAEK had good thermal properties. The proton conductivity, methanol permeability and water uptake of sPAEK were also measured. Nafion/sulfonated poly(aryl ether ketone) composite membranes were prepared by blending two materials. The blend ratios of sPAEK and Nafion were 2:1, 3:1, 5:1, and 7:1. The blend membranes showed phase separated morphology since they became immiscible during the solvent evaporation process. Due to the differences in specific gravity and solvent concentration profile during the solvent evaporation process, the upper region had lower Nafion volume fraction with smaller domains and the lower region had higher Nafion volume fraction with larger domains. Mechanical properties such as the stress at break, yield stress, Young's modulus, and elongation at break were measured. The sPAEK had better mechanical properties than Nafion. The mechanical properties increased with increasing sPAEK content. Proton conductivity and methanol permeability of the blend membranes were lower than those of Nafion. Both decreased with decreasing Nafion content. Since the methanol permeability of sPAEK was lower than that of Nafion, sPAEK acted as the methanol barrier. Water uptake of sPAEK was higher than that of Nafion.     

Supercritical carbon dioxide treated Nafion 212 commercial membranes for direct methanol fuel cells

Supercritical carbon dioxide (Sc-CO₂) thermal treatment to enhance performance of Nafion 212 (NR212) commercial membranes for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFCs) is described. It is shown that the microstructure of NR212 membranes is re-organized after the Sc-CO₂ treatment, and then the performance of NR212 membranes is improved. Specifically the thinner NR212 membranes after the Sc-CO₂ treatments have higher proton conductivity and better capacity of barrier to methanol crossover compared with the thicker Nafion 117 membranes. It is demonstrated that the DMFC performance of the Sc-CO₂ treated NR212 membranes is better than that of Nafion 117 membranes.     

Modified poly(phthalazinone ether ketone) membranes for direct methanol fuel cell

Sulfonated poly(phthalazinone ether ketone)s (SPPEK)s were synthesized by the modification of poly(phthalazinone ether ketone) (PPEK) with 98% concentrated sulfuric acid or 98% concentrated sulfuric acid and chlorosulfonic acid mixture at 80–100°C. The presence of sulfonic acid groups in SPPEKs was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) analysis and nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and the DSs were determined by Energy Dispersive X‐Ray (EDX). A blend membrane of No. 21 SPPEK and phosphotungstic acid (PWA) was prepared. The methanol permeabilities of SPPEK and blend membranes were about 20 times lower than that of Nafion117 at room temperature. The direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) test of 2 M methanol solution and air breathing showed that the blend membrane had a better performance than that of the Nafion117. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.