scholarly journals Physicho and electrochemical characterization of PVC incorporated ZP composite membrane and their important parameters through applying TMS equation

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohd Arsalan 1 ◽  
Aiman Zehra 1 ◽  
Mohammad Mujahid Ali Khan 2

The synthetic organic-inorganic composite membranes have enormous applications in the field of filtration and purification processes. The newly synthesized PVC (polyvinyl chloride) incorporated ZP (zinc phosphate) composite membrane is used as a barrier for the transportation of some strong electrolyte solutions like KCl, NaCl and LiCl. The composite material which used to make the membrane was qualitatively synthesized by sol-gel method of material synthesis. To characterize the structural and thermal properties of membrane there are different techniques like FTIR, XRD, TGA/DTA, SEM-EDX, LCR have been used. By characterizations it is clear that the material has crystalline nature, thermally stable and no breakages or cracks are found on membrane the surface. The electrochemical observation was done by potentiometer, which shows that the membrane is cation selective. To determine the charge density of membrane Teorell-Meyer-Sievers method is used. The observed potential and charge density of the incubated membrane follows KCl<NaCl<LiCl and KCl>NaCl>LiCl order respectively. The other important parameters like transport number, mobility ratio, charge effectiveness are also calculated by observed potential values.

2014 ◽  
Vol 584-586 ◽  
pp. 1669-1672
Author(s):  
Yong Ming Zhang ◽  
Jing Zou ◽  
Lei Wang ◽  
Han Chen ◽  
Jie Si

Polyaniline (PANI) and phosphoric acid (PA) doped sulfonated polybenzimidazole (SPBI) composite membrane was prepared for application in high-temperature proton exchange membrane (PEMFC) without the need of humidification. The synthesis and characterization of targed composite membrane were introduced in this paper.


2012 ◽  
Vol 488-489 ◽  
pp. 506-510 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sikander Rafiq ◽  
Zakaria Man ◽  
Abdulhalim Maulud ◽  
Nawshad Muhammad ◽  
Saikat Maitra

Composite membranes were prepared by incorporating inorganic silica nanoparticles into blends of polysulfone/polyimide (PSF/PI) membranes via sol-gel route. Morphological structures of the developed membranes were carried out by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Spectroscopic analysis of the hybrid membranes were done by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) analysis. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analysis shows that the glass transition temperature (Tg) increased from 209oC to 238oC in the hybrid membranes followed by thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) that showed significant improvement in thermal stability of the developed membranes.


Nanomaterials ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 775 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Escorihuela ◽  
Óscar Sahuquillo ◽  
Abel García-Bernabé ◽  
Enrique Giménez ◽  
Vicente Compañ

The preparation and characterization of composite polybenzimidazole (PBI) membranes containing zeolitic imidazolate framework 8 (ZIF-8) and zeolitic imidazolate framework 67 (ZIF-67) is reported. The phosphoric acid doped composite membranes display proton conductivity values that increase with increasing temperatures, maintaining their conductivity under anhydrous conditions. The addition of ZIF to the polymeric matrix enhances proton transport relative to the values observed for PBI and ZIFs alone. For example, the proton conductivity of PBI@ZIF-8 reaches 3.1 × 10−3 S·cm−1 at 200 °C and higher values were obtained for PBI@ZIF-67 membranes, with proton conductivities up to 4.1 × 10−2 S·cm−1. Interestingly, a composite membrane containing a 5 wt.% binary mixture of ZIF-8 and ZIF-67 yielded a proton conductivity of 9.2 × 10−2 S·cm−1, showing a synergistic effect on the proton conductivity.


2019 ◽  
pp. 089270571985992
Author(s):  
P Reena ◽  
N Gobi ◽  
P Chitralekha ◽  
D Thenmuhil ◽  
V Kamaraj

In the present work, mesoporous titania (MT)-embedded polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibrous membranes have been developed and studied for their efficiency in particulate matter (PM) filtration. Using Box–Behnken method, 15 nanofibrous composite membranes were obtained through electrospinning by choosing three different process variables, such as MT (weight ratio), areal density (g m−2), and spinning time (h). The characterization of resulted nanofibrous composite membranes revealed that the homogenous distribution of MT (2.9 nm) within the PAN delivers high porosity as well as air permeability. Further, filtration efficiency (FE) was also analyzed for PM from 0.3 µm to 3 µm. PM filtration studies suggested that the nanofibrous composite membrane developed from 15% MT, spin time of 2 h, and areal density of 80 g m−2 possesses overall efficiency of 96.4%, without pressure drop for the composite. The results suggest that the role of MT was found to be significant in achieving successful filtration of PM. In addition to successful FE, the desirability value of the developed composite was also calculated statistically and the optimized composite membrane was identified.


1999 ◽  
Vol 14 (9) ◽  
pp. 3599-3603 ◽  
Author(s):  
Li Shi ◽  
Ning-Bew Wong

Supported and unsupported γ-alumina membranes and alumina–titania composite membranes were prepared using the sol-gel method. In the course of preparation, effects of acid concentration, type of acid, alkoxide, and binder on the particle size of the sols and pore size of the membranes were investigated by thermogravimetry and differential thermal analysis, N2 physisorption, and light scattering. It was observed that the particle sizes of all the sols had only a small affect on the pore sizes of the membranes. Qualities of the membranes were improved by addition of polyvinyl alcohol as binder to the boehmite precursor. This resulted in less critical but more controllable drying and calcining procedures. Composite membranes with different pore sizes from 3.2 to 4.8 nm and surface areas retained above 100 m2/g could be regulated by different alumina-to-titania ratios.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ganmin Zeng ◽  
Jing Han ◽  
Beibei Dai ◽  
Xiaohui Liu ◽  
Jinkun Li ◽  
...  

Alkaline anion exchange membrane (AAEM) plays an important role in the development of fuel cell. In this research, the electrostatic spinning technology was used to prepare AAEM. We use BC/TiO2 membrane as substrate by introduced quaternary ammonium groups to prepare BC/TiO2/CHPTAC (3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride) composite membranes. The as-prepared composite membrane was characterized by XRD, SEM, XPS, and TG methods. It was found that BC/TiO2/CHPTAC (0.05 g) membrane exhibited high thermal stability and better comprehensive performance. The degree of substitution (DS), water uptake, and ion-exchange capacity (IEC) of BC/TiO2/CHPTAC membranes were investigated. The results showed that the DS, water uptake, and IEC of BC/TiO2/CHPTAC membrane were 1.16, 140%, and 1 mmol·g−1, respectively. We believe this composite membrane with excellent performances can promise many applications in fuel cells.


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