Composite short side chain PFSA membranes for PEM water electrolysis

被引:82
作者
Giancola, Stefano [1 ]
Zaton, Marta [1 ]
Reyes-Carmona, Alvaro [1 ,2 ]
Dupont, Marc [1 ]
Donnadio, Anna [1 ,3 ]
Cavaliere, Sara [1 ]
Roziere, Jacques [1 ]
Jones, Deborah J. [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Montpellier, Inst Charles Gerhardt Montpellier, UMR CNRS 5253, Agregats Interfaces & Mat Energie, Pl Eugene Bataillon, F-34095 Montpellier 5, France
[2] BIST, Inst Chem Res Catalonia ICIQ, Tarragona 43007, Spain
[3] Univ Perugia, Dept Pharmaceut Sci, Via Liceo 1, I-06123 Perugia, Italy
基金
欧洲研究理事会;
关键词
Nanocomposite ionomer membrane; Polymer nanofibres; Electrospinning; Proton exchange membrane water electrolysis; Polysulfone; Short-side-chain PFSA; PROTON-EXCHANGE MEMBRANES; HIGH-TEMPERATURE OPERATION; FUEL-CELL; MECHANICAL-PROPERTIES; HYDROGEN CROSSOVER; ZIRCONIUM-PHOSPHATE; ACID MEMBRANES; PERFORMANCE; NANOFIBERS; GAS;
D O I
10.1016/j.memsci.2018.09.063
中图分类号
TQ [化学工业];
学科分类号
0817 ;
摘要
Nanocomposite membranes based on electrospun polysulfone fibre web and short-side-chain Aquivion((R)) perfluorosulfonic acid have been prepared for application in proton exchange membrane water electrolysis. The nanocomposite membranes showed improved mechanical properties and dimensional stability with respect to their non-reinforced counterparts even at low fibre content (5 wt%) maintaining high proton conductivity. The composite membranes prepared with Aquivion((R)) with EW of 830 g eq(-1) are suitable for water electrolysis: in particular the I-V curve given by a membrane electrode assembly comprising the reinforced membrane was similar to that obtained with a non-modified one. Moreover, the nanofibrous polymer component was effective in lowering hydrogen crossover at differential pressures of 0.25 MPa.
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页码:69 / 76
页数:8
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