scholarly journals Synthesis of Highly Sulfonated Poly(arylene ether) Containing Multiphenyl for Proton Exchange Membrane Materials

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yi-Chiang Huang ◽  
Ruei-Hong Tai ◽  
Hsu-Feng Lee ◽  
Po-Hsun Wang ◽  
Ram Gopal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Hydrolytic Stability ◽  
Exchange Capacity ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Chemical Structures ◽  
Arylene Ether ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
High Proton ◽  
Exchange Membrane ◽  
Sulfonated Poly

A series of sterically hindered, sulfonated, poly(arylene ether) polymers were synthesized by nucleophilic polycondensation reaction using 4,4′′′′-difluoro-3,3′′′′-bistrifluoromethyl-2′′,3′′,5′′,6′′-tetraphenyl-[1,1′;4′,1′′;4′′,1′′′;4′′′,1′′′′]-pentaphenyl and 4,4′-biphenol and were prepared through postpolymerization sulfonation. The chemical structures were confirmed by1H NMR. Subsequent to sulfonation, solvent-casting membranes were provided ion exchange capacity (IEC) values ranging from 0.39 to 2.90 mmol/g. Proton conductivities of membranes ranged from 143 to 228 mS/cm at 80°C under fully humidified conditions which were higher than that of Nafion 117. The membrane also exhibited considerably dimension stability, oxidative stability, and hydrolytic stability. The microphase structure was investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and the ionic aggregation of sulfonic acid groups exhibited spherical ionic clusters with well-developed phase separated morphology. The results indicated that the membranes are promising candidates for application as proton exchange membranes. This investigation demonstrates introducing multiphenylated moieties to create a high free volume polymer that provides dimensionally stable and high proton conductivity membranes.

Graft octa-sulfonated poly(arylene ether) for high performance proton exchange membrane

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (24) ◽  
pp. 12698-12708 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sinan Feng ◽  
Guibin Wang ◽  
Haibo Zhang ◽  
Jinhui Pang
Keyword(s):  
Dimensional Stability ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Ionic Clusters ◽  
High Proton Conductivity ◽  
Arylene Ether ◽  
High Proton ◽  
Exchange Membrane ◽  
Sulfonated Poly

A novel octa-sulfonated poly(arylene ether) was combined with a longer hydrophobic backbone and grafted with ionic clusters, exhibiting high proton conductivity and excellent dimensional stability.

scholarly journals Ameliorated Performance of Sulfonated Poly(Arylene Ether Sulfone) Block Copolymers with Increased Hydrophilic Oligomer Ratio in Proton-Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells Operating at 80% Relative Humidity

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (9) ◽  
pp. 1871 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ae Kim ◽  
Mohanraj Vinothkannan ◽  
Kyu Lee ◽  
Ji Chu ◽  
Sumg Ryu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Proton Conductivity ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Exchange Capacity ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Arylene Ether ◽  
Poly Condensation ◽  
Exchange Membrane ◽  
Sulfonated Poly

We designed and synthesized a series of sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) (SPES) with different hydrophilic or hydrophobic oligomer ratios using poly-condensation strategy. Afterward, we fabricated the corresponding membranes via a solution-casting approach. We verified the SPES membrane chemical structure using nuclear magnetic resonance (1H NMR) and confirmed the resulting oligomer ratio. Field-emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) and atomic force microscope (AFM) results revealed that we effectively attained phase separation of the SPES membrane along with an increased hydrophilic oligomer ratio. Thermal stability, glass transition temperature (Tg) and membrane elongation increased with the ratio of hydrophilic oligomers. SPES membranes with higher hydrophilic oligomer ratios exhibited superior water uptake, ion-exchange capacity, contact angle and water sorption, while retaining reasonable swelling degree. The proton conductivity results showed that SPES containing higher amounts of hydrophilic oligomers provided a 74.7 mS cm−1 proton conductivity at 90 °C, which is better than other SPES membranes, but slightly lower than that of Nafion-117 membrane. When integrating SPES membranes with proton-exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) at 60 °C and 80% relative humidity (RH), the PEMFC power density exhibited a similar increment-pattern like proton conductivity pattern.

Synthesis and Characterization of Sulfonated Poly(Arylene Ether Sulfone) Multiblock Copolymers for Proton Exchange Membrane

2014 ◽  
Vol 989-994 ◽  
pp. 142-145
Author(s):  
Tong Xue ◽  
Zhao Xia Hu ◽  
Shou Wen Chen
Keyword(s):  
Sulfonic Acid ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Multiblock Copolymers ◽  
High Proton Conductivity ◽  
Arylene Ether ◽  
High Proton ◽  
Exchange Membrane ◽  
Sulfonated Poly

A series of multiblock copolymers based on sulfonated poly (arylene ether sulfone) (bSPAES-SF) with highly rigid hydrophilic sulfonate blocks and flexible hydrophobic blocks were successfully synthesized by the condensation of sulfonated decafluorobiphenyl-terminated oligomers and the hydroxyl-terminated oligomers. The former oligomers were sulfonated by fuming sulfonic acid. The bSPAES-SF membranes with IEC of 1.26-1.70 mmol/g exhibited high proton conductivity, hydrolytic and dimensional stability.

Synthesis of Sulfonated Poly(arylene ether sulfone)-b-Poly(arylene ether ketone) Copolymers for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell

2013 ◽  
Vol 798-799 ◽  
pp. 165-169
Author(s):  
Hai Dan Lin ◽  
Xiao Ying Yang ◽  
Cheng Xun Sun
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Multiblock Copolymers ◽  
H Nmr ◽  
Arylene Ether ◽  
Transmission Electron ◽  
Ether Ketone ◽  
Exchange Membrane ◽  
Sulfonated Poly

A new series of hydrophobic-hydrophilic multiblock copolymers derived from fluorine terminated poly (arylene ether ketone) as hydrophobic blocks and phenoxide terminated sulfonated poly (arylene ether sulfone) as hydrophilic blocks were successfully synthesized and evaluated for use as proton exchange membranes (PEMs). All the hydrophobic and hydrophilic oligomers were synthesized via molecular-weight controlled step growth polymerization of the monomers. 1H NMR spectra were used as characterization tool to determine the telechelic oligomers molecular weight and multiblock copolymers structure. The morphologies of multiblock copolymers were investigated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), which showed they had a clear microphase-separated structure between the hydrophilic domains and hydrophobic domains. All the sulfonated poly (arylene ether sulfone)-b-poly (arylene ether ketone) copolymers can easily be cast into tough membranes for applications in proton exchange membrane.

Crosslinked sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone)/silica hybrid membranes for high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells

2013 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 22-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeong Hwan Chun ◽  
Sang Gon Kim ◽  
Ji Young Lee ◽  
Dong Hun Hyeon ◽  
Byung-Hee Chun ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Hybrid Membranes ◽  
Arylene Ether ◽  
Exchange Membrane ◽  
Silica Hybrid ◽  
Sulfonated Poly

A novel approach to prepare photocrosslinked sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) for proton exchange membrane

2014 ◽  
Vol 463 ◽  
pp. 58-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pushan Wen ◽  
Zhenxin Zhong ◽  
Lizhong Li ◽  
Fengshan Shen ◽  
Xiang-Dan Li ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
Arylene Ether ◽  
Novel Approach ◽  
Exchange Membrane ◽  
Sulfonated Poly

Synthesis and Characterization of Sulfonated Poly(diphenyl ether ketone sulfone)s Containing Dibenzoylbenzene Moiety for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell

2012 ◽  
Vol 724 ◽  
pp. 412-415
Author(s):  
Md. Awlad Hossain ◽  
Young Don Lim ◽  
Dong Wan Seo ◽  
Soon Ho Lee ◽  
Hyun Chul Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Proton Exchange Membrane ◽  
Diphenyl Ether ◽  
Chlorosulfonic Acid ◽  
Exchange Capacity ◽  
Proton Exchange ◽  
H Nmr ◽  
Ft Ir ◽  
Ether Ketone ◽  
Exchange Membrane ◽  
Sulfonated Poly

Sulfonated poly (diphenyl ether ketone sulfone) s, SPDPEKSs were successfully synthesized for proton exchange membranes (PEMs). Poly (diphenyl ether ketone sulfone) s, PDPEKSs were prepared by the polycondensation of 4,4'-sulfonyldiphenol with 1,2-bis (4-fluorobenzoyl)-3,6-diphenylbenzene (BFBDPB) and 4-fluorophenylsulfone respectively, at 210 °C using anhydrous potassium carbonate as catalyst in sulfolane. PDPEKSs were followed by sulfonation using chlorosulfonic acid and concentrated sulfuric acid at two step reactions. Different contents of sulfonated unit of SPDPEKS (25, 35, 45 mol% of BFBDPB) were studied by FT-IR, 1H NMR spectroscopy, and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The ion exchange capacity (IEC), water uptake and proton conductivity of SPDPEKS were evaluated with increase of degree of sulfonation.

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