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(4-磷酸)苯侧基聚芳醚砜的合成及杂化

本文通过含溴聚芳醚砜合成可溶性含(4-磷酸)苯侧基聚芳醚砜, 并通过与磺酸功能化聚倍半硅氧烷杂化的方法, 制备了磷酸聚合物为基体的有机-无机杂化高性能质子交换膜材料.     

后磺化法精确可控制备磺化聚芳醚砜及其质子交换膜性能

以不同配比4,4'-二氟二苯砜、4,4'-联苯二酚和4,4'-二羟基二苯砜为单体,经共聚合得到具有不同高分子量的聚芳醚砜.由于聚合物上联苯和苯砜片段的电子效应差异较大,使磺化反应容易发生在电子云密度较高的联苯片段上.因此采用简单温和的后磺化法,使磺化聚芳醚砜中的磺酸基团精确接入到主链联苯片段中的醚键邻位上,并且磺化度可预测.研究结果表明,制备的磺化聚芳醚砜(M-SPAES)中的磺酸基团被精确接入到主链上联苯片段中的醚键邻位,其相对黏度均在1.2 d L/g以上.质子交换膜(PEM)的离子交换容量(IEC)测定值与理论值完全一致.膜的吸水率与尺寸变化率随IEC和温度的提高而显著增加,并且膜平面方向的尺寸变化率小于膜厚方向.热重分析显示,所制备的磺化聚芳醚砜在280℃以上开始降解.在20℃,20%相对温度(RH)下,膜的最大拉伸强度均大于50 MPa,断裂伸长率在15%以上.PEM在Fenton's试剂中的破碎时间随IEC的增加而缩短,在20℃时,IEC较小的PEM的破碎时间可达到200 h以上.PEM的质子传导率(σ)随温度和IEC的增加而显著提高.在H2/O2燃料电池性能测试中,电池温度为60℃,加湿度为80%RH,背压为0.1 MPa时,开路电压(OCV)为1.0 V以上,最大功率可达0.54 W/cm2.     

多磺化侧链型聚芳醚的合成及性能

本文通过对聚合物的结构设计,采用亲和取代的途径制备了含有甲氧基侧链的聚芳醚聚合物,然后去醚化得到了侧链含有羟基的聚芳醚材料,最后通过接枝的方法将磺酸基团引入聚合物成功的制备出多磺化侧链型聚芳醚质子交换膜材料。此类材料表现出好的热化学稳定性, 80 oC时的质子传导率可达到0.192 S/cm,超过了Nafion 117 薄膜的传导率.同时此类材料表现出低的尺寸稳定性。因此此类材料很有希望在质子交换膜领域得到应用     

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.     

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.     

大侧基链接剂制备嵌段磺化聚芳醚砜质子交换膜及其性能研究

以含苯侧基的对二(苯羰基四氟苯)为链接剂,以4,4’-二氟二苯砜分别与4,4’-二羟基二苯砜和4,4’-联苯二酚作为疏水和亲水嵌段前体,合成一系列高分子量的有序和无序的嵌段磺化聚芳醚砜(SPAES).¹H-NMR显示所制备的嵌段型SPAES的磺化位点和预测的一致,且离子交换容量(IEC)的滴定值是理论值的95%以上,说明磺化位置和磺化度精确可控. SPAES质子交换膜的杨氏模量、拉伸应力和断裂伸长率高达1.92 GPa、75 MPa和58%. TGA结果表明嵌段SPAES具有两段失重,分别对应320℃左右磺化基团脱出,以及500℃以上聚合物骨架分解.相似IEC,具有苯环大侧基链接剂的SPAES的吸水率随温度变化要明显小于无链接剂SPAES,在膜面方向尺寸变化率两者相当,均为8%左右.具有相似IEC的有链接剂的有序嵌段型SPAES,如MB9 (IEC=1.68 mmol·g^-1)的质子传导率为无链接剂嵌段型SPAES B2 (IEC=1.70 mmol·g^-1)的1.2倍以上.这是由于链接剂苯环侧链结构使得膜内自由体积增加...     

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.     

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.     

用于燃料电池质子交换膜材料的磺化聚芳醚酮砜的合成与性能研究

以叔丁基对苯二酚(TBHQ)为双酚单体,1,4-二(4′-氟苯甲酰基)苯,3,3′-二磺酸钠基-4,4′-二氧二苯砜(SDCDPS)为原料,采用亲核缩聚反应,通过调整磺化单体和非磺化单体的比例与叔丁基对苯二酚共聚,合成了一系列具有不同磺化度的聚芳醚酮砜.通过红外光谱(FTIR),TGA,DSC等分析方法对其结构及性能进行了表征.并用TEM对其内部形态进行了研究,建立了结构与性能之间的关系.通过对膜进行综合性能评价发现,磺化度为0.8的磺化聚芳醚酮砜膜的质子传导率在80℃时达到了0.061 S/cm接近了Nafion 117,而且其甲醇渗透系数为3.4×10-7cm2/s远低于Nafion 117,在质子交换膜燃料电池(PEMFC)和直接甲醇燃料(DMFC)电池中表现出了好的应用前景.     

Polymer electrolyte membrane based on poly(ether sulfone) containing binaphthyl units with pendant perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids

A novel poly(ether sulfone) containing binaphthyl units with pendant perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids ( BNSH‐PSA ) was developed for a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM). The BNSH‐PSA was prepared by the aromatic nucleophilic substitution reaction of 1,1′‐binaphthyl‐4,4′‐diol and 4,4′‐dichlorodiphenylsulfone, followed by the bromination with bromine, and then the Ullman coupling reaction with potassium 1,1,2,2,‐tetrafluoro‐2‐(1,1,2,2‐tetrafluoro‐2‐iodoethoxy) ethanesulfonate ( PSA‐K ). The ion exchange capacity (IEC) of BNSH‐PSA was estimated to be 1.91 mequiv/g, which corresponded to full conversion to the perfluroalkyl sulfonic acids. The BNSH‐PSA membrane prepared by solution casting showed high oxidative and dimensional stability. High proton conductivity comparable to the Nafion 117 membrane was accomplished in the range of 30–95% relative humidity (RH) due to the high acidity of the perfluoroalkyl sulfonic acids. Furthermore, atomic force microscopic observation supported the formation of the phase‐separated structure that the hydrophilic domains were well dispersed and connected to each other. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem, 2011     

后磺化法精确可控合成主链型磺化聚苯喹喔啉及其质子交换膜性能研究

以不同摩尔比的4,4′-双(4-(2-苯基乙二酮基)苯氧基联苯、4,4′-双(2-苯基乙二酮基)二苯醚与3,3′,4,4′-四氨基联苯共聚制备聚喹喔啉,经后磺化法得到一系列磺化度可控的磺化聚苯基喹喔啉(SPPQ).模型化合物确认,磺酸基团精确接入电子云密度较高的含醚键的联苯片段的2,2′-位上,证明通过单体分子结构设计与后磺化法结合,可使磺酸基团在温和条件下,按预想接入到聚合物主链上,达到磺化度和磺化位置精确可控的目的. SPPQ的相对黏度均在3.8 dL/g以上.通过溶液涂膜法制备的主链型磺化聚苯基喹喔啉质子交换膜(SPPQ PEM)的吸水率都低于39%,尺寸变化率为2.1%~13%,且随着IEC和温度的提高而线性增加.如,80℃下,IEC高达2.21 meq/g的SPPQ-5的膜面和膜厚方向的尺寸变化率仅为11%和13%,具有良好的形状维持能力.热重分析表明,SPPQ PEM在320℃左右脱去磺酸基团,550℃左右发生聚合物主链降解,具有良好的热稳定性. Fenton试剂测试表明,SPPQ PEM开始破碎的时间随IEC的增加而缩短,在20℃时,IEC较低的SPPQ-1 (1.29 meq/g)破碎时间可达151 h,而IEC较高的SPPQ-5(2.21 meq/g)破碎时间缩短至81 h. PEM的质子传导率随温度和IEC的增加而显著提高,最高可达64 mS/cm,由于磺酸基团和喹喔啉酸碱对的形成以及吸水率偏低的原因,这一数值远低于Nafion.     

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     

Preparation and characterization of sulfonated polyimide ionomers via post‐sulfonation method for fuel cell applications

This paper describes our work on the synthesis of a series of sulfonated homo‐/co‐polyimides (SPI) which were obtained by post‐sulfonation method over three steps. In the first step, 4,4′‐oxydianiline (ODA) and 4,4′‐diaminodiphenylsulfone (DDS) dissolved in N‐methyl pyrrolidone (NMP) were reacted with benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride (BTDA) in order to yield poly(amic acid) (PAA). Secondly, precipitated PAA was sulfonated via concentrated sulfuric acid (95–98%) at room temperature to give post‐sulfonated PAA (PSPAA). Finally, PSPAA was converted into post‐sulfonated PI (PSPI) by the thermal imidization method. PSPIs with ion exchange capacity (IEC) ranging from 0.20 to 0.67 meq/g were prepared. The thermal properties of the PSPIs were evaluated and high desulfonation temperature was found in the range of 190–350°C, suggesting the high stability of sulfonic acid groups. In water, PSPI‐5 membrane displayed similar proton conductivity to Nafion®117, whereas this membrane showed poor conductivity in dry state. All PSPIs displayed good solubility in common polar aprotic solvents such as NMP and dimethylacetamide (DMAc). Furthermore, the effects of post‐sulfonation reaction on chemical structure, thermal oxidative behavior, and physical properties of the PSPI membranes such as membrane quality/stability and water uptake were discussed. Copyright © 2008 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Preparation of dibenzofuran-type amorphous polyetherketone by novel etherification reaction

4-Fluorobenzophenone reacted with potassium carbonate in the presence of silica catalyst in diphenyl sulfone solvent to yield 4,4′-dibenzoyldiphenyl ether. This new etherification reaction was extended to three difluoro aromatic ketones. 4,4′-Bis(4-fluorobenzoyl)diphenyl ether ( I ) reacted with potassium carbonate to yield a crystalline poly(oxy-1,4-phenylene-carbonyl-1,4-phenylene) (PEK) and 4,4′-bis{4-[4-(4-fluorobenzoyl)phenoxy]benzoyl}benzene ( II ) gave a crystalline poly(oxy-1,4-phenylene-carbonyl-1,4-phenylene-oxy-1,4-phenylene-carbonyl-1,4-phenylene-oxy-1,4-phenylene-carbonyl-1,4-phenylene-carbonyl-1,4-phenylene)(PEKEKEKK). 2,8-Bis(4-fluorobenzoyl)dibenzofuran ( III ) or 2,8-bis(4-chlorobenzoyl)dibenzofuran ( IV ) reacted with potassium carbonate to yield a poly(oxy-1,4-phenylene-carbonyl-2,8-dibenzofuran-carbonyl-1,4-phenylene) (PEKBK). The PEKBK was a noval amorphous polymer with the glass transition temperature of 222°C and it showed excellent thermal stability [T. Tanabe and I. Fukawa, Jpn. Pat., Kokai 64–74223 (1989)]. Several amorphous dibenzofuran type polyetherketone copolymers were prepared by coplycondensation of III with 4,4′-difluorobenzophenone ( V ) or 1,4-bis(4-fluorobenzoyl)benzene ( VI ) [T. Tanabe and I. Fukawa, Jpn. Pat., Kokai 1153722 (1989)]. © 1992 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.     

Synthesis and characterization of poly(arylene ether)s derived from 4,4′‐bishydroxybiphenyl and 4,4′‐bishydroxyterphenyl

A series of poly(arylene ether)s were successfully prepared by aromatic, nucleophilic substitution reactions with various perfluoroalkyl‐activated bisfluoromonomers with 4,4′‐bishydroxybiphenyl and 4,4′‐bishydroxyterphenyl. 4,4′‐Bishydroxyterphenyl was synthesized through the Grignard coupling reaction of magnesium salt of 4‐bromoanisole with dibromobenzene followed by demethylation with pyridine–hydrochloride. The products obtained by the displacement of fluorine atoms exhibited good inherent viscosity, up to 0.77 dL/g, and number‐average molecular weights up to 69,300. These poly(arylene ether)s showed very good thermal stability, up to 548 °C for 5% weight loss according to thermogravimetric analysis under synthetic air, and high glass‐transition temperatures, up to 259 °C according to differential scanning calorimetry, depending on the exact repeat unit structure. These polymers were soluble in a wide range of organic solvents, such as N‐methylpyrrolidone, dimethylformamide, tetrahydrofuran, toluene, and CHCl₃, and were insoluble in dimethyl sulfoxide and acetone. Thin films of these poly(arylene ether)s showed good transparency and exhibited tensile strengths up to 132 MPa, moduli up to 3.34 GPa, and elongations at break up to 84%, depending on their exact repeating unit structures. These values are comparable to those of high‐performance thermoplastic materials such as poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) and Ultem poly(ether imide) (PEI). These poly(arylene ether)s exhibited low dielectric constants. © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 40: 55–69, 2002     

Sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) ionomers containing fluorenyl groups for fuel cell applications

A series of sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone)s (SPEs) containing fluorenyl groups as bulky components were synthesized and characterized for fuel cell applications. Introduction of disodium 3,3′-disulfo-4,4′-difluorophenyl sulfone (SFPS) monomer gave ionomers with high acidity and accordingly high proton conductivity as well as high proton diffusion coefficient (D_σ) at low humidity. The membrane of SPE60 (where the number denotes mole percentage of the component containing sulfonic acid groups; IEC (ion exchange capacity) = 1.68 mequiv./g) exhibited high proton conductivity of 4.6 × 10⁻³ S/cm at 40% RH and 80 °C, which is one order of magnitude higher than that (6 × 10⁻⁴ S/cm) of our previous SPE (SPE-1, IEC = 1.58 mequiv./g). D_σ of SPE60 membrane was ca. 4 times higher than that of the SPE-1 membrane at low water volume fraction. SPE membranes showed good oxidative and hydrolytic stability as well as favorable thermal and mechanical properties. Small-angle X-ray scattering analyses showed that the phase separation of SPE membranes was much less developed than that of the perfluorinated Nafion membrane which accounts for lower hydrogen and oxygen permeability of the former membranes.     

Synthesis and performance study of a novel sulfonated polytriazole proton exchange membrane

Sulfonated polytriazole (SPTA) proton exchange membranes (PEMs) with a series of sulfonation degrees was synthesized based on click chemistry from a rigid diazide monomer, 4,4′-bis(azidomethyl)-1,1′-biphenyl (BAMB), with 2,2-bis[(4-propargyloxy)phenyl]propane (BPBPA) and 4,4′-diazido-2,2′-stilbenedisulfonic acid disodium salt (DSDA). The structure of the copolymers was characterized by nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) and gel permeation chromatography (GPC). As a result of the introduction of rigid biphenyl structure and the ionic interaction between triazole rings and sulfonic acid groups, the SPTA membranes exhibited higher water uptake and lower swelling ratio compared to NRE211 membrane, indicating excellent dimensional stability. AC impedance revealed that the proton conductivity of SPTA membranes ranged from 2.5 to 35 mS/cm at 30 °C and 13–105 mS/cm at 80 °C. Besides, the membranes have high thermal and oxidative stability, good mechanical property, and low methanol permeability as well.     

Polyelectrolytes for Fuel Cells Made of Sulfonated Poly(phthalazinone ether ketone)s

Novel sulfonated poly(phthalazinone ether ketone)s were synthesized directly by aromatic nucleophilic polycondensation of 4‐(4‐hydroxyphenyl)phthalazinone with various ratios of 5,5′‐carbonylbis(2‐fluorobenzenesulfonate) to 4,4′‐difluorobenzophenone. The 10% weight loss temperature of the products is higher than 500°C. The resulting ionomers show low swelling (14.7, 16.7 and 17.8%), while the corresponding IEC are 1.58, 1.88 and 2.16 meq/g, respectively. The low swelling results from hydrogen bonding. The membranes show very good perspectives in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell applications.     

Synthesis and characterization of sulfonated poly(benzoxazole ether ketone)s by direct copolymerization as novel polymers for proton-exchange membranes

A new series of sulfonated poly(benzoxazole ether ketone)s (SPAEKBO-X) were prepared by the aromatic nucleophilic polycondensation of 4,4′-(hexafluoroisopropylidene)-diphenol with 2,2′-bis[2-(4-fluorophenyl)benzoxazol-6-yl]hexafluoropropane and sodium 5,5′-carbonylbis-2-fluorobenzenesulfonate in various ratios. Fourier transform infrared and ¹H NMR were used to characterize the structures and sulfonic acid contents of the copolymers. The copolymers were soluble in N-methyl-2-pyrrolidinone, N,N-dimethylacetamide, and N,N-dimethylformamide and could form tough and flexible membranes. The protonated membranes were thermally stable up to 320 °C in air. The water uptake, hydrolytic and oxidative stability, and mechanical properties were evaluated. At 30–90 °C and 95% relative humidity, the proton conductivities of the membranes increased with the sulfonic acid content and temperature and almost reached that of Nafion 112. At 90–130 °C, without external humidification, the conductivities increased with the temperature and benzoxazole content and reached above 10⁻² S/cm. The SPAEKBO-X membranes, especially those with high benzoxazole compositions, possessed a large amount of strongly bound water (>50%). The experimental results indicate that SPAEKBO-X copolymers are promising for proton-exchange membranes in fuel cells, and their properties might be tailored by the adjustment of the copolymer composition for low temperatures and high humidity or for high temperatures and low humidity; they are especially promising for high-temperature applications. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Polym Sci Part A: Polym Chem 45: 2273–2286, 2007