Polybenzimidazoles with Pendant Quaternary Ammonium Groups as Anion Exchange Membranes: Synthesis, Characterization and Alkaline Stability

2014 ◽  
Vol 1677 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahesh P. Kulkarni ◽  
Timothy J. Peckham ◽  
Owen D. Thomas ◽  
Steven Holdcroft
Keyword(s):  
Ambient Temperature ◽  
Anion Exchange ◽  
Quaternary Ammonium ◽  
Chemical Structure ◽  
Anion Exchange Membranes ◽  
Hydroxide Ion ◽  
Structure Degradation ◽  
Ion Conductivities ◽  
Anionic Exchange ◽  
Novel Method

ABSTRACTA novel method for introducing quaternary ammonium-bearing side chains has been developed and applied to a polybenzimidazole backbone to generate new anionic-exchange polymers, TMHA-m-FPBI where m = the degree of substitution of available sites (values ranging from 74 to 100%). These polymers have been shown to exhibit hydroxide ion conductivities up to 34 mS cm-1 in hydrated membranes at ambient temperature and 13 mS cm-1 at 60 °C, RH = 95%. Immersion of these polymers in 2 M KOH at 60 °C has shown they remain stable with no sign of chemical structure degradation to a period of at least 15 days.

Hydroxide Ion Highway Constructed by Orderly Aligned Quaternary Ammonium Groups in Anion Exchange Membranes

2017 ◽  
Vol 164 (12) ◽  
pp. F1051-F1062 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yifu Wang ◽  
Heting Wan ◽  
Jilin Wang ◽  
Lulu Wang ◽  
Ruijiang Feng
Keyword(s):  
Anion Exchange ◽  
Quaternary Ammonium ◽  
Anion Exchange Membranes ◽  
Hydroxide Ion

scholarly journals Poly(phenylene oxide) functionalized with quaternary ammonium groups via flexible alkyl spacers for high-performance anion exchange membranes

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (10) ◽  
pp. 5280-5284 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hai-Son Dang ◽  
Eva Annika Weiber ◽  
Patric Jannasch
Keyword(s):  
Anion Exchange ◽  
Quaternary Ammonium ◽  
High Performance ◽  
Ion Conductivity ◽  
Side Chains ◽  
Anion Exchange Membranes ◽  
Hydroxide Ion ◽  
Alkaline Stability ◽  
Phenylene Oxide ◽  
Alkyl Side Chains

Hydroxide ion conductivity and alkaline stability of anion exchange membranes were dramatically improved by placing quaternary ammonium groups on long alkyl side chains.

scholarly journals Poly(arylene alkylene)s with pendant N-spirocyclic quaternary ammonium cations for anion exchange membranes

2018 ◽  
Vol 6 (34) ◽  
pp. 16537-16547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thanh Huong Pham ◽  
Joel S. Olsson ◽  
Patric Jannasch
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Anion Exchange ◽  
Quaternary Ammonium ◽  
Cell Membranes ◽  
Anion Exchange Membranes ◽  
Hydroxide Ion ◽  
Fuel Cell Membranes ◽  
Quaternary Ammonium Cations ◽  
Aromatic Polymers ◽  
Ion Conducting

The synthesis and studies of aromatic polymers tethered with azaspiro cations provide important insights towards the design of highly thermochemically stable hydroxide ion conducting fuel cell membranes.

scholarly journals Phenolphthalein Anilide Based Poly(Ether Sulfone) Block Copolymers Containing Quaternary Ammonium and Imidazolium Cations: Anion Exchange Membrane Materials for Microbial Fuel Cell

Membranes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (6) ◽  
pp. 454
Author(s):  
Aruna Kumar Mohanty ◽  
Young-eun Song ◽  
Jung-rae Kim ◽  
Nowon Kim ◽  
Hyun-jong Paik
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cell ◽  
Microbial Fuel Cell ◽  
Anion Exchange ◽  
Quaternary Ammonium ◽  
Anion Exchange Membrane ◽  
Anion Exchange Membranes ◽  
Good Thermal Stability ◽  
Imidazolium Cations ◽  
Membrane Morphology ◽  
Exchange Membrane

A class of phenolphthalein anilide (PA)-based poly(ether sulfone) multiblock copolymers containing pendant quaternary ammonium (QA) and imidazolium (IM) groups were synthesized and evaluated as anion exchange membrane (AEM) materials. The AEMs were flexible and mechanically strong with good thermal stability. The ionomeric multiblock copolymer AEMs exhibited well-defined hydrophobic/hydrophilic phase-separated morphology in small-angle X-ray scattering and atomic force microscopy. The distinct nanophase separated membrane morphology in the AEMs resulted in higher conductivity (IECw = 1.3–1.5 mequiv./g, σ(OH−) = 30–38 mS/cm at 20 °C), lower water uptake and swelling. Finally, the membranes were compared in terms of microbial fuel cell performances with the commercial cation and anion exchange membranes. The membranes showed a maximum power density of ~310 mW/m2 (at 0.82 A/m2); 1.7 and 2.8 times higher than the Nafion 117 and FAB-PK-130 membranes, respectively. These results demonstrated that the synthesized AEMs were superior to Nafion 117 and FAB-PK-130 membranes.

scholarly journals Anion-exchange membranes with polycationic alkyl side chains attached via spacer units

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (43) ◽  
pp. 17138-17153 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hai-Son Dang ◽  
Patric Jannasch
Keyword(s):  
Anion Exchange ◽  
Ion Conductivity ◽  
Side Chains ◽  
Anion Exchange Membranes ◽  
Hydroxide Ion ◽  
Alkaline Stability ◽  
Phenylene Oxide ◽  
Alkyl Side Chains

Poly(phenylene oxide)s carrying pendant polycationic alkyl side chains with a suitable configuration show high hydroxide ion conductivity and excellent alkaline stability.

scholarly journals Side-chain-type anion exchange membranes bearing pendant quaternary ammonium groups via flexible spacers for fuel cells

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (36) ◽  
pp. 13938-13948 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Xiao Lin ◽  
Xiao Ling Huang ◽  
Dong Guo ◽  
Qiu Gen Zhang ◽  
Ai Mei Zhu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Anion Exchange ◽  
Quaternary Ammonium ◽  
Side Chain ◽  
Anion Exchange Membranes ◽  
Flexible Spacer ◽  
Chain Type

Highly conductive anion exchange membranes can be achieved by tuning the length of flexible spacer between backbone and quaternary ammonium groups.

Synthesis and properties of poly(arylene ether sulfone) anion exchange membranes with pendant benzyl-quaternary ammonium groups

Polymer ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 121 ◽  
pp. 137-148 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qian Shi ◽  
Pei Chen ◽  
Xueliang Zhang ◽  
Qiang Weng ◽  
Xinbing Chen ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Anion Exchange ◽  
Quaternary Ammonium ◽  
Anion Exchange Membranes ◽  
Arylene Ether
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