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AuthorDeng, Suxiang
AuthorHassan, Mohammad K.
AuthorMauritz, Kenneth A.
AuthorMays, Jimmy W.
Available date2016-11-08T10:03:44Z
Publication Date2015-09-02
Publication NamePolymer
Identifierhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.polymer.2015.07.030
CitationSuxiang Deng, Mohammad K. Hassan, Kenneth A. Mauritz, Jimmy W. Mays, Hydrocarbon-based fuel cell membranes: Sulfonated crosslinked poly(1,3-cyclohexadiene) membranes for high temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cells, Polymer, Volume 73, 2 September 2015, Pages 17-24
ISSN00323861
URIhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0032386115301129
URIhttp://hdl.handle.net/10576/4984
AbstractHigh temperature fuel cell membranes based on poly(1,3-cyclohexadiene) were prepared by a Polymerization-Crosslinking-Sulfonation (PCS) approach, and a broad range of membrane compositions were achieved using various sulfonating reagents and reaction conditions. Membranes were characterized for their proton conductivity and thermal degradation behavior. Some of the membranes showed up to a 68% increase in proton conductivity as compared to Nafion under the same conditions (100% relative humidity and 120 °C). Thermogravimetric analysis revealed that these membranes are thermally stable up to 200 °C. High proton conductivity and thermal stability, combined with much lower cost as compared to Nafion®, make these materials potentially interesting as fuel cell membranes, although they are chemically vulnerable under fuel cell operation conditions.
SponsorU. S. Department of Energy, EERE Program, under Grants # DE-FG36-06GO16037 and DE-FG36-08GO88106. A portion of the work at the University of Tennessee was supported by the U. S. National Science Foundation (NSF EPS-1004083, TN Score Thrust 2).
Languageen
PublisherElsevier
SubjectFuel cell membranes
Proton conductivity
Sulfonation
TitleHydrocarbon-based fuel cell membranes: Sulfonated crosslinked poly(1,3-cyclohexadiene) membranes for high temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cells
TypeArticle
Pagination17-24
Volume Number73


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