Preparation and evaluation of a proton exchange membrane based on oxidation and water stable sulfonated polyimides

被引:47
作者
Li, Nanwen
Cui, Zhiming
Zhang, Suobo [1 ]
Li, Shenghai
Zhang, Feng
机构
[1] Chinese Acad Sci, Changchun Inst Appl Chem, State Key Lab Polymer Phys & Chem, Changchun 130022, Peoples R China
[2] Chinese Acad Sci, Grad Sch, Beijing 100039, Peoples R China
[3] State Key Lab Electroanalyt Chem, Changchun 130022, Peoples R China
基金
中国国家自然科学基金;
关键词
proton exchange membrane; sulfonated copolyimides; hydrolytic stability; oxidative stability; proton conductivity;
D O I
10.1016/j.jpowsour.2007.07.069
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A series of novel oxidation and water stable sulfonated polyimides (SPIs) were synthesized from 4,4'-binaphthyl-1,1',8,8'-tetracarboxylic dianhydride (BTDA), and wholly aromatic diamine 2,2'-bis(3-sulfobenzoyl) benzidine (2,2'-BSBB) for proton exchange membrane fuel cells. These polyimides could be cast into flexible and tough membranes from m-cresol solutions. The copolymer membranes exhibited excellent oxidative stability and mechanical properties due to their fully aromatic structure extending through the backbone and pendant groups. Moreover, all BTDA-based SPI membranes exhibited much better water stability than those based on the conventional 1,4,5,8-naphthalenecarboxylic dianhydride. The improved water stability of BTDA-based polyimides was attributed to its unique binaphthalimide structure. The SPI membranes with ion exchange capacity (IEC) of 1.36-1.90 mequiv g(-1) had proton conductivity in the range of 0.41 x 10(-1) to 1. 12 x 10(-1) S cm(-1) at 20 degrees C. The membrane with IEC value of 1.90 mequiv g(-1) displayed reasonably higher proton conductivity than Nafion((R)) 117 (0.9 x 10(-1) S cm(-1)) under the same test condition and the high conductivity of 0.184 S cm(-1) was obtained at 80 degrees C. Microscopic analyses revealed that well-dispersed hydrophilic domains contribute to better proton conducting properties. These results showed that the synthesized materials might have the potential to be applied as the proton exchange membranes for PEMFCs. (c) 2007 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:511 / 519
页数:9
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