Crosslinked Sulfonated Polyphenylsulfone-Vinylon (CSPPSU-vinylon) Membranes for PEM Fuel Cells from SPPSU and Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA).

CSPPSU-vinylon PEMFCs PPSU PVA SPPSU

Journal

Polymers
ISSN: 2073-4360
Titre abrégé: Polymers (Basel)
Pays: Switzerland
ID NLM: 101545357

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
16 Jun 2020
Historique:
received: 03 06 2020
revised: 13 06 2020
accepted: 14 06 2020
entrez: 21 6 2020
pubmed: 21 6 2020
medline: 21 6 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

A crosslinked sulfonated polyphenylsulfone (CSPPSU) polymer and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) were thermally crosslinked; then, a CSPPSU-vinylon membrane was synthesized using a formalization reaction. Its use as an electrolyte membrane for fuel cells was investigated. PVA was synthesized from polyvinyl acetate (PVAc), using a saponification reaction. The CSPPSU-vinylon membrane was synthesized by the addition of PVA (5 wt%, 10 wt%, 20 wt%), and its chemical, mechanical, conductivity, and fuel cell properties were studied. The conductivity of the CSPPSU-10vinylon membrane is higher than that of the CSPPSU membrane, and a conductivity of 66 mS/cm was obtained at 120 °C and 90% RH (relative humidity). From a fuel cell evaluation at 80 °C, the CSPPSU-10vinylon membrane has a higher current density than CSPPSU and Nafion212 membranes, in both high (100% RH) and low humidification (60% RH). By using a CSPPSU-vinylon membrane instead of a CSPPSU membrane, the conductivity and fuel cell performance improved.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32560108
pii: polym12061354
doi: 10.3390/polym12061354
pmc: PMC7361900
pii:
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

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Auteurs

Je-Deok Kim (JD)

Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Group, Global Research Center for Environmental and Energy Based on Nanomaterials Science (GREEN),Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.
Hydrogen Production Materials Group, Center for Green Research on Energy and Environmental Materials, Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.
Functional Clay Materials Group, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.

Satoshi Matsushita (S)

Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Group, Global Research Center for Environmental and Energy Based on Nanomaterials Science (GREEN),Tsukuba Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.

Kenji Tamura (K)

Functional Clay Materials Group, Research Center for Functional Materials, National Institute for Materials Science (NIMS), 1-1 Namiki, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-0044, Japan.

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