Properties of Poly(Vinyl Alcohol)‐Based Composite Membranes for Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Applications

The feasibility of poly(vinyl alcohol)(PVA)/sulfosuccinic acid(SSA)/heteropolyacid (HPA) composite membranes was investigated to apply for direct methanol fuel cells (DMFC). The composite membranes were prepared by the solution casting method and their properties were examined. The FTIR spectra showed that the Keggin unit of HPA was preserved in the composite membranes and that specific interactions were involved between PVA and HPA. The composite membranes showed uniform distribution of PWA particles in the PVA/SSA/PWA composite membranes by FE‐SEM. The HPA bleeding out was observed to decrease with increasing HPA concentration. The proton conductivity of PVA/SSA/HPA composite membranes improved at low HPA concentration (5‐10 wt.%), while those properties decreased as HPA concentration increased over 10 wt.%.     

磺化聚醚砜/磷酸硼复合质子交换膜的制备与性能

采用sol-gel法成功制备了一系列有望用于高温质子交换膜燃料电池的新型磺化聚醚砜(SPES)/磷酸硼(BPO4)复合膜, 并经热重分析(TGA)-傅立叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)联用技术、差示扫描量热仪(DSC)、扫描电子显微镜(SEM)等对膜的结构和性能进行了表征. 结果表明, 复合膜较纯SPES膜具有更高的热稳定性和玻璃化转变温度, 较低的溶胀性及较高的氧化稳定性; SEM图片显示BPO4在聚合物基体中的分布十分均匀, 这将有利于连续质子传输通道的形成; 复合膜的质子传导率随BPO4含量的增加而增加, 当温度超过120 ℃后, 复合膜仍保持着较高的质子传导率, 这表明该复合膜在高温质子交换膜燃料电池中具有良好的应用前景.     

SPES/PWA/SiO_2复合质子交换膜的性能

以磺化聚醚砜(SPES)为基体,以不同比例的SiO2溶胶与磷钨酸(PWA)为掺杂物,制备了一种有望用于直接甲醇燃料电池(DMFC)的新型SPES/PWA/SiO2有机-无机复合膜,并经热失重分析(TGA)、差示扫描量热仪(DSC)、扫描电镜(SEM)-X射线能谱分析(EDX)等对膜的结构和性能进行了表征,探讨了复合膜用作质子交换膜的可能性.结果表明:复合膜较纯SPES膜具有更高的热稳定性、玻璃化转变温度和吸水率;虽然在室温和电池操作温度(80℃)下,复合膜的拉伸强度均低于纯SPES膜,但即使当SiO2含量高达20%(w)时,复合膜的拉伸强度仍高于Nafion112膜的;SEM图片显示SiO2和PWA在膜中分布均匀,这将有利于连续质子传输通道的形成.对于SiO2含量为15%(w),PWA含量为6%(w)的复合膜,其室温质子传导率达到了0.034S·cm-1,与Nafion112膜的相当,但其甲醇渗透率明显降低,仅为商用Nafion112膜的七分之一左右,这表明该复合膜在直接甲醇燃料电池中具有良好的应用前景.     

Synthesis,characterization, and hydrolytic degradation of polylactide/poly(ϵ-caprolactone)/nano-silica composites

Poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/poly(?-caprolactone) (PCL)/nano-silica composite degradable films were prepared by a solvent casting method. SEM results showed that the nano-silica particles were dispersed uniformly in the PLA/PCL matrix. TGA results indicated that the thermal decomposition temperature rose with the increase of nano-silica content. The tensile strength of the composites was enhanced with the increase of nano-silica content up to 2%. The tensile strength increased with the silica content and reached its maximum (22.51 Mpa). The improvement in the water uptake ratio in the PLA/PCL/silica nanocomposites may be attributable to the presence of silica nanoparticles in the PLA/PCL matrix. After 15 weeks total processing time for the solution of alkaline and phosphate buffer, the performances of 16.23% and 3.65% for degradation.     

磺化聚醚砜/薄水铝石复合质子交换膜的性能

为了提高膜的阻醇性能和高温下的质子传导性, 在磺化聚醚砜(SPES)中掺杂一种吸湿性的无机物AlOOH, 制备了一种新型的SPES/AlOOH复合质子交换膜. 并经傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱、热失重(TGA)、扫描电镜(SEM)等手段对膜的结构和性能进行了表征. 结果表明: 复合膜较纯SPES膜具有更高的热稳定性和吸水率; SEM图片显示AlOOH在膜中分布均匀. 复合膜在高温下具有良好的质子传导性, 掺杂量为10%(w)的复合膜在120 °C下的质子传导率仍可保持在0.014 S·cm^-1左右; 随着AlOOH含量的增加, 复合膜的阻醇性能大大提高, 这表明该复合膜在直接甲醇燃料电池中具有良好的应用前景.     

Synthesis,Characterization, and Hydrolytic Degradation of Polylactide/Poly(ethylene glycol)/Nano-silica Composite Films

Poly(lactic acid) (PLA)/PEG/nano-silica composite degradable films have been prepared by solvent casting method. IR measurements showed that vibration of C–O–C group was confined by silica network. SEM results showed that nano-silica particles were dispersed uniformly in the PLA/PEG matrix. TGA results indicated that the thermal decomposition temperature rose with the increase of nano-silica content. The tensile strength of composite film increased by the addition of nano-silica particles into PLA/PEG matrix. The degradation rate of PLA/PEG/nano-silica composites increased with the acidic medium of degradation. On the other hand, the slower degradation was obtained in the neutral buffer solution. PLA/PEG/nano-silica composites were found to exhibit almost similar degradation behavior as that of PLA/PEG films.     

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     

高稳定性化学交联聚乙烯醇/聚乙烯吡咯烷酮碱性固体电解质膜

碱性固体电解质膜的稳定性是影响其在电化学领域应用的一个重要因素.本文在前期研究工作的基础上,通过直接共混和化学交联修饰制备出了聚乙烯醇/聚乙烯吡咯烷酮(PVA/PVP)碱性聚合物电解质膜.采用傅里叶变换红外(FTIR)光谱、热重分析(TGA)、扫描电镜(SEM)和交流阻抗等方法详细考察了复合膜的分子结构、热稳定性、化学稳定性、氧化稳定性和尺寸稳定性.红外光谱结果表明,PVP成功地混入聚合物基体中,在1672cm-1处表现出来自于PVP第I带C襒O的强吸收峰.TGA结果表明,提高掺杂的KOH溶液浓度对PVA/PVP碱性膜的热稳定性没有明显影响.SEM分析结果表明,复合膜经高温、高浓度碱(80℃,10mol·L-1)处理后,其断面结构仍致密均匀,未出现类似小孔等膜降解情况,此时膜电导率(1.58×10-3S·cm-1)相比室温相同碱液时提高91.5%,表明PVA/PVP膜具有很好的耐碱化学稳定性.同时,PVA/PVP碱性膜表现出良好的抗氧化性,在60℃的3%和10%H2O2溶液中处理均没有观察到明显的质量损失,150h后仍能保持原膜质量的89%和85%.此外,由于膜内形成致密的内互交联网络结构,复合膜在水中800h之后也表现出很好的同向性和电导率稳定性.     

磷钨酸/磺化杂萘联苯聚醚酮复合质子交换膜的制备及其性能

制备了基于磷钨酸(PWA)与磺化杂萘联苯聚醚酮(SPPEK)的无机-有机复合质子交换膜, 红外光谱测试结果表明, 复合膜中PWA通过端氧和桥氧共同与SPPEK发生作用; 由SEM照片看出, 对磺化度为58%的SPPEK, PWA掺杂量为20%和40%时杂多酸的分散良好, 掺杂量为60%时膜内出现颗粒聚集; PWA在水中的溶出性测试发现, 用水处理4天, 各复合膜中PWA的溶出率均低于10%; PWA/SPPEK膜具有良好的质子导电性, PWA掺杂量高于40%、磺化度为58%的SPPEK为基质的复合膜在100 ℃以上的电导率接近甚至超过Nafion115膜的电导率, 复合膜的电导率和水含量均随PWA掺杂量的增加而增加; 随着PWA掺杂量的增加复合膜的阻醇性能下降, 但除PWA掺杂量60%、SPPEK磺化度58%的复合膜外, 所制备的多种复合膜的甲醇透过系数均低于Nafion115膜.     

Polyurethane‐mesoporous silica gas separation membranes

The concept of mixed matrix membrane comprising dispersed inorganic fillers into a polymer media has revealed appealing to tune the gas separation performance. In this work, the membranes were prepared by incorporation of mesoporous silica into polyurethane (PU). Mesoporous silica particles with different pore size and structures, MCM‐41, cubic MCM‐48 and SBA‐16, were synthesized by templating method and functionalized with 3‐aminopropyltriethoxysilane (APTES). High porosity and aminated surface of the mesoporous silica enhance the adhesion of the particles to the PU matrix. The SEM and FTIR results showed strong interactions between the particles and the PU chains. Moreover, the thermal stability of the hybrid PUs improved compared to the pure polymer. Gas transport properties of the membranes were measured for pure CO₂, CH₄, O₂, and N₂ gases at 10 bar and 25°C. The results showed that the gas permeabilities enhanced with increasing in the loading of modified mesoporous silica particles. High porosity and amine‐functionalized particles render opportunities to enhance the gas diffusivity and solubility through the membranes. The enhanced gas transport properties of the mixed matrix membranes reveal the advantages of mesoporous silica to improve the gas permeability (CO₂ permeability up to ~70) without scarifying the gas selectivity (α(CO₂/N₂)~ 30 for 5 wt% SBA‐16 content).     

聚醚型氨酯酰亚胺/二氧化硅杂化材料的合成与性能研究

利用Sol Gel共聚合反应制备出聚醚型氨酯酰亚胺 (PUI) /二氧化硅 (SiO2 )杂化材料 .利用NMR、FTIR、TG、DSC及SEM等测试手段对性能进行了基本表征 .FTIR研究结果发现在 10 0℃下能同时完成有机相PUI的亚胺化和无机相SiO2 凝胶网络的Sol Gel转变 .TG及SEM发现SiO2 含量为 9wt%时SiO2 聚集相粒径在 0 2～1 0 μm之间 ,耐热性明显提高并达到最佳 ;发现SiO2 含量的增加其颗粒粒径不断增大 ,并不断聚集成大粒径SiO2 相 ,有机和无机相分离明显 .DSC研究显示 ,SiO2 相的引入 ,对杂化材料聚醚软段富集相的Tg 不产生明显影响 .     

用于燃料电池的季铵基团的PVA/PAADDA碱性聚合物电解质膜的制备及稳定性

通过聚合物共混法成功地制备出了具有化学交联结构的聚乙烯醇/二甲基二烯丙基氯化铵和丙烯酰胺共聚物(PVA/PAADDA)碱性聚合物电解质膜。采用傅里叶红外分析（FTIR）、扫描电镜（SEM）、热重分析（TGA）和交流阻抗等方法详细考察了PVA/PAADDA膜的分子结构、微观形貌、热稳定性、耐碱稳定性、尺寸稳定性和电导率。红外分析结果表明,PAADDA成功地混入聚合物基体中。SEM分析结果表明,当m(PVA):m(PAADDA)=1:1时,膜可观察到明显的微相分离。TGA结果表明,混入PAADDA后膜的热稳定性没有明显降低,并且在210 oC之前能保持很好的热稳定性。PVA/PAADDA膜在经过高温、高浓度碱溶液（80 oC, 6 mol?L-1）处理后,仍表现出很好的耐碱稳定性。同时,由于膜内形成致密的内互交联网络结构,PVA/PAADDA膜在60 oC水中处理300 h后也能表现出优良的尺寸稳定性和电导率稳定性。此外,膜的甲醇吸收率随着温度的升高没有明显变化,90 oC时甲醇吸收率仅为同条件下Nafion115膜的1/5。     

原位制备PEI/SiO2复合材料及其改性环氧树脂的研究

在N,N-二甲基乙酰胺/四氢呋喃(DMAc/THF)混合溶剂中,在正硅酸乙酯(TEOS)存在条件下,通过溶胶-凝胶法原位制备了聚醚酰亚胺(PEI)/SiO2复合材料.在该复合材料中,当SiO2含量低于20 wt％时,透射电镜(TEM)和扫描电镜(SEM)的观察表明,SiO2纳米粒子可以均匀分散,粒径可在80～300 n...     

Synthesis and Characterisation of Polyvinyl alcohol (PVA)/Silica Hybrid Composites Derived Through the Sol-Gel Method in Aqueous Medium: Effect of Acid Content,Silica Content and Viscosity of PVA on the Dispersion Characteristics of Silica and the Physical Properties of the Composites

A cheap and environment friendly route towards the synthesis of Polyvinyl alcohol/silica hybrid composites is presented. Polyvinyl alcohol/silicate hybrid materials were synthesised in aqueous medium by the sol-gel method using dil HCl (0.5 N) as catalyst and a cost-effective silica source sodium silicate. The synthesis method was aimed at enhancing the rate of co-condensation of silica within the polyvinyl alcohol matrix. Transparent and flexible hybrid films of homogenous thickness were obtained after gelation at 45°C for 24 h and extended drying for another 48 h. The hybrid composites were characterised by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), scanning electron microscopoy (SEM), thermogravimeric analysis (TGA), tensile strength, elongation at break and water uptake measurements. SEM micrographs revealed that silica was dispersed in the PVA matrix without the large aggregation of particles for a molar composition of 0.0004 PVA:0.048 Sodium silicate: 0.004 HCl.     

磺化聚芳醚酮砜/聚吡咯复合型直接甲醇燃料电池用质子交换膜的制备与性能研究

以高磺化度的磺化聚芳醚酮砜(SPAEKS)和吡咯(Py)为原料,通过原位聚合的方法制备了含有不同吡咯含量的SPAEKS/PPy复合膜.红外谱图表明SPAEKS聚合物中的磺酸基团与聚吡咯(PPy)中的亚氨基基团之间形成了强烈的相互作用.扫描电镜照片显示PPy能够均匀地分散在SPAEKS聚合物基体中,没有发生团聚现象.通过对复合膜的性能测试发现PPy的引入提高了复合膜的热稳定性,降低了复合膜的吸水率,改善了其水溶胀性.同时膜中水的脱附系数下降,提高了膜的保水能力.SPAEKS/PPy-3复合膜的甲醇渗透系数达到了1.18×10-7cm2/s,明显低于纯SPAEKS膜的8.52×10-7cm2/s,而其质子传导率虽有所降低,但在25℃和80℃仍然分别达到了0.039S/cm和0.061S/cm,能够满足质子交换膜对质子传导率的要求.研究结果表明,聚吡咯与SPAEKS中磺酸基的摩尔比为0.99的复合膜有望在直接甲醇燃料电池中得到应用.     

磺化聚芳醚酮砜/聚芳醚砜噁二唑复合型质子交换膜的制备与性能

为了降低质子交换膜(PEM)的甲醇渗透系数和改善PEM在中高温(80~120 ℃)时的质子传导率, 以自制的磺化度(SD)为100%的磺化聚芳醚酮砜(SPAEKS)与聚芳醚砜噁二唑(PAESO)为原料, 采用溶液共混法制备了SPAEKS/PAESO复合膜, 并用傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)和热重分析(TGA)对其进行了表征. 结果表明, 该复合膜具有较好的化学稳定性和热稳定性. 扫描电子显微镜(SEM)照片显示, 复合膜具有较好的致密结构, 其甲醇渗透系数为3.9×10^-7~6.6×10^-7 cm²/s, 低于SPAEKS的8.7×10^-7 cm²/s. 在100 ℃时复合膜的质子传导率达到0.074 S/cm, 高于SPAEKS膜的0.066 S/cm.     

PDA/PVDF紫外线屏蔽复合膜的制备及性能表征

利用多巴胺在溶液中自聚得到聚多巴胺(PDA)颗粒, 然后将其作为填料加入聚偏氟乙烯(PVDF)中, 采用溶液成膜法制备具有紫外线屏蔽功能的PDA/PVDF复合膜. 通过傅里叶变换红外光谱(FTIR)、 扫描电子显微镜(SEM)和紫外可见分光光度计(UV-Vis)对制备的PDA颗粒的结构、 形貌以及吸光度进行表征, 并且进一步利用X 射线衍射仪(XRD)、 差示扫描量热仪(DSC)、 热失重分析仪(TGA)、 接触角测量仪(CA)以及紫外老化箱等对PDA/PVDF复合膜的结构、 热性能、 润湿性能与紫外线屏蔽性能进行测试. 结果表明, 制备的PDA颗粒的粒径约为160 nm; 掺杂PDA之后的PVDF膜的结晶度以及接触角均减小; 并且PDA质量分数为5%时得到的PDA/PVDF复合膜在200400 nm范围内的透过率均低于1%, 能够吸收所有的紫外线, 表现出优异的紫外线屏蔽功能.     

溶胶-凝胶法制备纳米TiO2/丝素复合膜及结构性能研究

用溶胶凝胶法制备不同比例纳米TiO₂改性再生蚕丝丝素蛋白复合膜. UV和AFM测试结果表明, 该丝素膜中纳米TiO₂均匀分散在丝素中, TiO₂粒径约为80 nm; 同时该丝素膜的结构和热性能用FTIR, XRD, EDS, TGA和DTG进行表征. XRD测试结果表明, 随着纳米TiO₂的加入, 复合丝素膜的结晶结构从Silk I向Silk II转化, 但当纳米TiO₂的加入超过一定量时, 又破坏复合丝素膜的结晶结构; FTIR和EDS测试结果表明, TiO₂与丝素形成较好的键合; TGA和DTG测试表明复合丝素膜的热转变温度相比于纯丝素膜有所提高.     

多酸含量对无机/高分子复合薄膜结构及光致变色性能的影响

制备了一系列不同浓度的钨磷酸/聚乙烯醇(PWA/PVA)复合薄膜, 通过红外光谱、原子力显微镜、紫外-可见吸收光谱对复合薄膜的结构和光致变色性能进行了研究. 红外光谱分析结果表明, Keggin结构钨磷酸和聚乙烯醇分子的基本结构在复合薄膜中仍然存在, 钨磷酸分子与高分子底物间存在氢键作用, 形成电荷转移桥. 原子力显微镜(AFM)结果表明复合前后PVA薄膜表面形貌发生了显著变化, 复合膜表面形貌随钨磷酸含量的不同而不同. 在紫外光照射下, 复合薄膜由无色变为蓝色. 复合膜的升色速度和褪色速度均随着钨磷酸含量的增加而加快. 这些结果表明钨磷酸含量对复合膜的微结构存在影响, 从而导致了复合膜具有不同的光致变色性能.     

Development of polyoxadiazole nanocomposites for high temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells

Novel nanocomposite membranes were prepared with sulfonated polyoxadiazole and different amounts of sulfonated dense and mesoporous (MCM-41) silica particles. It has been shown that particle size and functionality of sulfonated silica particles play an important role when they are used as fillers for the development of polymer electrolyte nanocomposite membrane for fuel cells. No significant particle agglomerates were observed in all nanocomposite membranes prepared with sulfonated dense silica particles, as analyzed by SEM, AFM, TGA, DMTA and tensile tests. The T_g values of the composite membranes increased with addition of sulfonated silica, indicating an interaction between the sulfonic acid groups of the silica and the polyoxadiazole. Constrained polymer chains in the vicinity of the inorganic particles were confirmed by the reduction of the relative peak height of tan δ. A proton conductivity of 0.034 S cm⁻¹ at 120 °C and 25% RH, which is around two-fold higher than the value of the pristine polymer membrane was obtained.