侧链型磺化聚芳醚酮质子交换膜材料的制备

本文通过对聚合物的结构设计, 采用均聚的途径将柔顺的大侧基(甲氧基苯基)引入聚芳醚酮侧链, 然后通过室温后磺化的方法成功制备出侧链型磺化聚芳醚酮材料. 此类材料表现出较好的热稳定性; 力学性能优异; 聚合物的质子传导率比报道过的类似材料有较大程度的提高; 于80 ℃时的质子传导率在0.190 S/cm以上, 超过了Nafion 117 薄膜的传导率(0.175 S/cm). 因此这类材料有望在质子交换膜领域得到应用.     

一类含多磺酸结构侧链型聚芳醚酮质子交换膜材料的合成及性能研究

为进一步改善芳香型磺化聚合物质子交换膜材料的离子传导率、尺寸稳定性和耐化学氧化稳定性,从聚合物结构设计出发,首先利用9,9-双(3-苯基-4-羟基)苯基芴与4,4′-(六氟异亚丙基)二苯酚、1,4-二(4-氟苯甲酰基)苯经芳香亲核缩聚合成了一系列含芴和苯侧基结构新型聚芳醚酮聚合物(4-PAEK-xx),进一步通过温和的后磺化反应,制备了一系列含多磺酸结构侧链型聚芳醚酮质子交换膜(4-SPAEK-xx).对所制备的侧链型聚芳醚酮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低的溶胀率,80°C时的吸水率和溶胀率分别在21%~51.2%和7.4%~17.2%.该类聚芳醚酮质子交换膜展现出了良好的离子传导性,80°C时的离子传导率在115~171 mS/cm,其中4-PAEK-45膜(离子交换容量为2.12 mequiv/g)的离子传导率已经超过了商品化的Nafion膜.此外,所制备的侧链型聚芳醚酮质子交换膜还表现出了良好的热稳定性、力学性能和耐化学氧化性.磺化膜优良的综合性能主要归因于侧链多磺酸结构和长尺寸含氟疏水结构单元的同时引入,其中侧链多磺酸结构的引入降低了主链磺化结构单元的比例,同时使亲水性的磺酸基团与分子主链分隔开来;而长尺寸含氟疏水性结构单元的引入进一步提高了膜材料的尺寸稳定性和耐氧化稳定性.     

含氟磺化双三蝶烯型聚芳醚砜质子交换膜的制备及性能

利用3,3,4,4-四氟二苯砜、十氟联苯、6F-双酚A及6,13-双三蝶烯二酚,通过亲核取代共聚及后磺化方法制备了2个系列不同磺化度的磺化双三蝶烯型聚芳醚砜,并通过氢核磁共振波谱(1H NMR)对其化学结构进行了表征.研究发现,所得磺化聚芳醚砜均表现出了优异的热稳定性.此类膜材料具有优良的机械性能、尺寸稳定性、氧化稳定性及高温低湿度条件下高的质子传导率.透射电子显微镜的结果表明,聚合物主链中大量氟原子的引入显著改善了聚合物的相分离结构,并且随着聚合物主链中氟含量的增加,亲水区域明显增大.这也是含氟磺化双三蝶烯型聚芳醚砜质子交换膜材料在高温低湿度条件下具有高质子传导率的主要原因.     

质子交换膜用磺化聚芳醚的合成与性能研究

合成了一种用于质子交换膜的新型磺化聚芳醚. 由于特殊单体结构的设计, 在聚合物主链上引入取代基对主链进行保护, 用氯磺酸直接磺化方法在聚芳醚高分子侧基上引入磺酸功能基, 实现了聚合物磺化结构的可控定位合成, 得到了稳定性较好的磺化聚芳醚. 用溶液浇膜法制备了质子交换膜, 考察了质子交换膜的各种性能. 结果表明, 这种膜具有良好的成膜性, 水解性稳定性和优异热稳定性能, 5%的热失重温度为362.3 ℃. 氧化稳定性在80 ℃的Fenton’s试剂(3%的过氧化氢和2 mg/L的FeSO₄)中进行, 膜在69 min时才开始变碎, 表现出良好的氧化稳定性.     

侧链含有全氟磺酸的聚芳醚砜质子交换膜材料的制备及性能

利用含溴苯侧基的聚芳醚砜(PES-Br)和1,1,2,2-四氟-2-(1,1,2,2-四氟-2-碘乙氧基)乙烷磺酸钾(PSA-K)进行Ullman偶联反应, 制备了新型含全氟磺酸侧链的聚芳醚砜(PES-PSA), 全氟磺酸的引入量为50%. 在离子交换容量(IEC)为0.907 meq./g, 80 ℃, 相对湿度为100%时, PES-PSA质子传导率达到0.039 S/cm, 表现出较高的质子传导能力. 其较低的IEC值使膜材料表现出良好的热稳定性和尺寸稳定性.     

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.     

交联嵌段磺化聚芳醚砜质子交换膜的制备及性能

为提高磺化聚芳醚砜(SPAES)质子交换膜的质子传导率及稳定性, 制备了一系列交联嵌段SPAES质子交换膜(cbSPAES). 采用嵌段共聚方法, 在P₂O₅存在下, 利用磺酸基团与聚合物主链上活泼氢的脱水反应进行交联改性合成嵌段聚合物. 采用电化学阻抗谱技术测定了cbSPAES膜的质子传导率, 通过测试水中膜平面及厚度方向的尺寸变化率评价膜的尺寸稳定性, 通过加速老化试验评价膜的水解稳定性. 结果表明, 与未交联膜相比, cbSPAES膜的尺寸稳定性及水解稳定性明显提高; 在交联程度相同时, cbSPAES膜的吸水率和质子传导率随着磺化链段长度的增加呈上升的趋势. 如cbSPAES(30/10)-10膜在60 ℃水中的吸水率为65%, 平面方向和厚度方向的尺寸变化率分别为0.16和0.18, 质子传导率达到163 mS/cm.     

燃料电池质子交换膜用新型磺化聚芳醚酮的合成和性能表征

报道了一种新型磺化聚芳醚酮材料的合成方法, 通过引入取代基对聚芳醚主链进行保护，用氯磺酸直接磺化方法在聚芳醚酮高分子侧基上引入磺酸功能基, 实现了聚合物磺化结构的可控定位合成, 得到了稳定性较好的磺化聚芳醚酮. 通过核磁共振(NMR)、 热重(TG)和凝胶渗透色谱(GPC)等分析方法对其结构及性能进行了表征. 用溶液浇膜法制备了质子交换膜, 考察了膜的各种性能, 并与商用Nafion膜进行了比较, 其导电性、 热稳定性和吸水性远优于Nafion膜, 抗氧化性、抗水解性和机械强度也达到了较高的指标.     

侧链结构对磺化聚芳醚性能及微观形貌的影响

比较了3种主链结构相同而侧链结构不同的磺化聚芳醚(SPAE)材料的性能. 分析了侧链结构对聚合物的吸水、 溶胀及质子传导行为的影响. 结果表明, 在相同的离子交换容量(IEC)条件下, 具有柔顺脂肪族侧链的聚芳醚材料具有较高的质子传导率. 其原因是由于柔顺的脂肪族侧链比刚性的芳香族侧链更易运动, 有利于侧链末端磺酸基团的聚集, 进而形成离子簇. 3种聚合物微观形貌的分析结果表明, 含柔顺侧链结构的聚合物薄膜具有更大的质子传输通道, 其结果与聚合物的宏观吸水和传导现象相吻合.     

含羧基交联型质子交换膜的制备及其性能

合成了一种含酯基的磺化聚合物,利用后水解的方法得到了含有羧基侧基的聚合物;将磺化聚合物与聚乙烯醇通过溶液共混,热处理后得到交联型的共混膜材料。 研究结果表明,膜材料的玻璃化转变温度(Tg)有明显的上升,证明了交联反应的发生;同时,膜的吸水率和溶胀率有一定的下降,力学性能和热稳定性也有一定的提升。 通过共价交联的方法,制备了综合性能优异的磺化聚芳醚质子交换膜材料。 在100 ℃,交联膜的质子传导率为0.072~0.065 S/cm,吸水率为51%~89%,溶胀率为19%~30%。     

Synthesis of sulfonated aromatic poly(ether amide)s and their application to proton exchange membrane fuel cells

A series of wholly aromatic sulfonated poly(ether amide)s (SPEAs) containing a sulfonic acid group on the dicarbonyl aromatic ring were prepared via a polycondensation reaction of sulfonated terephthalic acid (STA), terephthalic acid (TA), and aromatic diamine monomers. The degree of sulfonation was readily controlled by adjusting the monomer feed ratio of STA and TA in the polymerization process, and randomly sulfonated polymers with an ion exchange capacity (IEC) of 1.0–1.8 mequiv/g were prepared using this protocol. The chemical structures of randomly sulfonated polymers were characterized using NMR and FT‐IR spectroscopies. Gel permeation chromatography analysis of SPEAs indicated the formation of high‐molecular‐weight sulfonated polymer. Tough and flexible SPEA membranes were obtained from solution of N,N‐dimethylacetamide, and thermogravimetric analysis of these membranes showed a high degree of thermal stability. Compared with previously reported sulfonated aromatic polyamides, these new SPEAs showed a significantly lower water uptake of 10–30%. In proton conductivity measurements, ODA‐SPEA‐70 (IEC = 1.80 mequiv/g), which was obtained from polycondensation of 4,4′‐oxydianiline and 70 mol % STA, showed a comparable proton conductivity (105 mS/cm) to that of Nafion 117 at 80 °C. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 485–496, 2009     

Graft‐crosslinked Copolymers Based on Poly(arylene ether ketone)‐gc‐sulfonated Poly(arylene ether sulfone) for PEMFC Applications

Novel poly(arylene ether ketone) polymers with fluorophenyl pendants and phenoxide‐terminated wholly sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) oligomers are prepared via Ni(0)‐catalyzed and nucleophilic polymerization, respectively, and subsequently used as starting materials to obtain graft‐crosslinked membranes as polymer electrolyte membranes. The phenoxide‐terminated sulfonated moieties are introduced as hydrophilic parts as well as crosslinking units. The chemical structure and morphology of the obtained membranes are confirmed by ¹H NMR and tapping‐mode AFM. The properties required for fuel cell applications, including water uptake and dimensional change, as well as proton conductivity, are investigated. AFM results show a clear nanoscale phase‐separation microstructure of the obtained membranes. The membranes show good dimensional stability and reasonably high proton conductivities under 30–90% relative humidity. The anisotropic proton conductivity ratios (σ_⟂/||) of the membranes in water are in the range 0.65–0.92, and increase with an increase in hydrophilic block length. The results indicate that the graft‐crosslinked membranes are promising candidates for applications as polymer electrolyte membranes.

     

磺化聚酰胺的合成及性能

以对苯二酚及对氟苯甲腈为原料, 合成了芳香二羧酸单体1,4-二(4-羧基苯氧基)苯(BCPOB-COOH), 再经磺化反应合成了磺化芳香二羧酸单体1,4-二(4-羧基苯氧基)苯-2-磺酸钠(BCPOBS-Na). 另外, 以芳香二胺单体4,4'-二氨基二苯醚(ODA)为原料, 合成了磺化芳香二胺单体4,4'-二氨基二苯醚-2,2'-二磺酸(ODADS). 以N-甲基-2-吡咯烷酮(NMP)为溶剂、 亚磷酸三苯酯(TPP)与吡啶(Py)为缩合剂, 氯化钙或氯化锂或二者的组合为催化剂, 通过Yamazaki-Higashi直接缩聚, 使芳香二羧酸和芳香二胺中的磺化单体与非磺化单体反应, 制得了两种磺化芳香聚酰胺(Sulfonated polyamide, SPA). 通过红外光谱、 核磁共振波谱及热重分析等手段对聚合物的结构及性能进行了表征与分析, 并研究了聚合物的特性黏度、 溶解性、 成膜性及聚合物薄膜的力学性能等. 结果表明, 通过Yamazaki-Higashi直接缩聚制备的2种磺化芳香聚酰胺在极性非质子性溶剂中具有优良的溶解性能、 较高的耐热性能及优异的力学性能.     

Characterizations and stability of polyimide-phosphotungstic acid composite electrolyte membranes for fuel cell

Organic-inorganic composite membranes from partially aliphatic sulfonated polyimides and heteropolyacids (HPAs) were synthesized. A series of composite membranes with varying amounts of heteropolyacid were prepared by altering the weight ratio of polyimide and HPA. The partially aliphatic sulfonated polyimides are synthesized from 1,4,5,8-naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride, 4,4′-diaminobiphenyl 2,2′-disulfonic acid as the sulfonated diamine, and decamethylenediamine as the aliphatic diamine. The incorporation of HPA is confirmed by FT-IR analyses. When appropriately embedded in a hydrophilic polymer matrix, the hydrated HPAs are expected to endow the composite membrane with their high proton conductivity, while retaining the desirable mechanical properties of the polymer film. These composite membranes were evaluated for thermal stability, ion exchange capacity, water uptake and proton conductivity. Also the extraction of HPA from the polyimide membranes and their stability in water were determined. Though water uptake and IEC decreased with increase in HPA content, the proton conductivity of the composite membranes increased with increase in HPA weight content. This study shows that partially aliphatic sulfonated polyimide composite membranes with HPA can be a viable substitute for Nafion^® for fuel cells which show good conductivity comparable to Nafion^®117 at temperatures nearing 100 °C, keeping in mind that polyimides have good thermal stability and low cost.     

Synthesis and properties of novel benzimidazole‐containing sulfonated polyethersulfones for fuel cell applications

A novel series of benzimidazole‐containing sulfonated poly(arylene sulfones)s with controllable amount of basic 2,6‐bis(benzimidazol‐2‐yl)pyridine (BIP) and sulfonic acid groups have been prepared by the copolycondensation of a new BIP‐containing arylene difluoride monomer (DFSBIP) with a sulfonated arylene difluoride (DSDFS) and 4,4′‐biphenol (BP). All the resulting polymers have high molecular weights, good thermal stability, and can form uniform and tough membranes by simple solution casting. Because of the strong acid–base interaction between BIP and sulfonic acid groups, ionic crosslinking networks forms that resulted in polymer membranes with good dimensional stability in water even at high temperature (e.g., 100 °C). The ion exchange capacity (IEC) of the polymer membranes was investigated through a new simple pH‐determination method. A comparison between the experimental IEC values with the calculated ones based on the polymer structures indicated that each BIP unit interacted with one sulfonic acid group. Thus, by controlling the relative content of BIP units and sulfonate groups in the polymers, the intra‐ and intermolecular acid–base interactions could be readily optimized so as to achieve polymers with high IEC values, high proton conductivities as well as low swelling ratios, demonstrating good potential for proton exchange membrane applications. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 47: 1920–1929, 2009     

Substituents effect on the properties of sulfonated polyimide copolymers

A series of sulfonated polyimide (SPI) copolymers containing methyl, methoxy, or fluorine groups were synthesized to elucidate the substituents effect on their proton conducting properties as well as thermal, hydrolytic, and oxidative stability for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell applications. SPIs of high molecular weight (M_w > 200 kDa, M_n > 80 kDa) along with the ion exchange capacity (IEC) varying between 1.34 and 1.91 mequiv/g were obtained, which gave tough, ductile, and flexible membranes by solution casting. The thermal properties of the SPIs were dominated by the electronic structure of the sulfonated aromatic rings. The electron‐donating methyl groups lowered the thermal decomposition temperature. The hydrolytic and oxidative stability was roughly in the order of IEC (the higher IEC membranes were less stable). Fluorine groups, either as ? F or ? CF₃, had negative effect on the hydrolytic and oxidative stability. In the water uptake and proton conductivity, hydrophobic components are rather more influential than the substituents. It was found out that the SPI(5, 8, 0.7) containing bis(phenoxy)biphenylene sulfone moieties as a rigid hydrophobic component showed the best balanced properties in terms of the stability and the proton conductivity for its rather low IEC. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 4469–4478, 2008     

Synthesis and properties of poly(arylene ether)s bearing sulfonic acid groups on pendant phenyl rings

Two kinds of new aromatic poly(arylene ether)s containing sulfonic acid groups were synthesized. Polymer 1 composed of tetraphenylphenylene ether and perfluorobiphenylene units was sulfonated with chlorosulfonic acid. Sulfonation took place only at the para position of the pendant phenyl rings. The average degree of sulfonation per repeating unit (m) was controlled from 1 to 4. Sulfonated polymer 2 with m = 3 was soluble in methanol and dimethyl sulfoxide and swelled in water. Incorporating bis(3,5‐dimethylphenyl)sulfone moieties into the sulfonated polymer imparts less methanol affinity. Polymers 4 with 30–65 mol % tetrakis(sulfophenyl)phenylene ether units has high decomposition temperatures above 300 °C, hydrophilicity, and good hydrolytic stability. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 39: 3211–3217, 2001     

Synthesis and properties of sulfonated multiblock copoly(ether sulfone)s by a chain extender

A new series of sulfonated multiblock copoly(ether sulfone)s applicable to proton exchange membrane fuel cells was synthesized. The multiblock copolymers were synthesized by the nucleophilic aromatic substitution of hydroxyl‐terminated oligomers in the presence of highly reactive decafluorobiphenyl (DFB) as a chain extender. Because of the high reactivity of DFB, the ether–ether interchange reaction, which could lead to a randomized polymer architecture, was prevented, and multiblock copolymers with high molecular weights were easily produced. The multiblock copolymers gave tough, flexible, and transparent membranes by solution casting. The ion exchange capacity values could be easily controlled by changing the sulfonated block ratios in the copolymers. The resulting membranes demonstrated good oxidative and dimensional stability and significantly higher proton conductivity than sulfonated random poly(ether sulfone) copolymers. The morphologies of the membranes were investigated by tapping mode atomic force microscopy, which showed that the multiblock membranes had a clear hydrophilic/hydrophobic separated structure. © 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 46: 3947–3957, 2008     

Sulfonated Polyarylene Ether Sulfone (SPES) and Ga2O3 Based Hybrid Polymer Electrolyte Membrane for Direct Methanol Fuel Cells (DMFCs)

Novel hybrid polymer electrolyte membrane, based on sulfonated polyarylene ether sulfone(SPES) and Ga₂O₃, was prepared and characterized. The structure of the composite membrane substantially modified the properties of SPES in terms of thermal stability, mechanical properties, methanol permeability, and so on. The structure and performance of the hybrid membrane were investigated by means of Fourier transform infrared spectrophotometry(FTIR), scanning electron microscopy(SEM), electrochemical impedance spectroscopy(EIS), thermal gravimetric analysis(TGA), and water uptake(WU) test. The hybrid polymer electrolyte membrane containing a certain quantity of Ga₂O₃ was found to gain good proton transport characteristics, particularly at relatively high temperatures. In addition, this membrane reduced methanol permeability and improved thermal stability in comparison to an unfilled reference membrane. The hybrid membrane was found suitably to be used as a polymer electrolyte membrane(PEM) in direct methanol fuel cells(DMFCs).