TY - JOUR
T1 - Synthesis and characterization of poly(arylene ether ketone)s bearing pendant sulfonic acid groups for proton exchange membrane materials
AU - Zhang, Yang
AU - Zhang, Gang
AU - Wan, Ying
AU - Zhao, Chengji
AU - Shao, Ke
AU - Li, Hongtao
AU - Han, Miaomiao
AU - Zhu, Jing
AU - Xu, Shuai
AU - Liu, Zhongguo
AU - Na, Hui
PY - 2010/12/15
Y1 - 2010/12/15
N2 - A bisphenol monomer (2,5-dimethoxy)phenylhydroquinone was prepared and further polymerized to obtain poly(arylene ether ketone) copolymers containing methoxy groups. After demethylation and sulfobutylation, a series of novel poly(arylene ether ketone)s bearing pendant sulfonic acid group (SPAEKs) with different sulfonation content were obtained. The chemical structures of all the copolymers were analyzed by 1H NMR and 13C NMR spectra. Flexible and tough membranes with reasonably good mechanical properties were prepared. The resulting side-chain-type SPAEK membranes showed good dimensional stability, and their water uptake and swelling ratio were lower than those of conventional main-chain-type SPAEK membranes with similar ion exchange capacity. Proton conductivities of these side-chain-type sulfonated copolymers were higher than 0.01 S/cm and increased gradually with increasing temperature. Their methanol permeability values were in the range of 1.97 × 10 -7-5.81 × 10-7 cm2/s, which were much lower than that of Nafion 117. A combination of suitable proton conductivities, low water uptake, low swelling ratio, and high methanol resistance for these side-chain-type SPAEK films indicated that they may be good candidate material for proton exchange membrane in fuel cell applications.
AB - A bisphenol monomer (2,5-dimethoxy)phenylhydroquinone was prepared and further polymerized to obtain poly(arylene ether ketone) copolymers containing methoxy groups. After demethylation and sulfobutylation, a series of novel poly(arylene ether ketone)s bearing pendant sulfonic acid group (SPAEKs) with different sulfonation content were obtained. The chemical structures of all the copolymers were analyzed by 1H NMR and 13C NMR spectra. Flexible and tough membranes with reasonably good mechanical properties were prepared. The resulting side-chain-type SPAEK membranes showed good dimensional stability, and their water uptake and swelling ratio were lower than those of conventional main-chain-type SPAEK membranes with similar ion exchange capacity. Proton conductivities of these side-chain-type sulfonated copolymers were higher than 0.01 S/cm and increased gradually with increasing temperature. Their methanol permeability values were in the range of 1.97 × 10 -7-5.81 × 10-7 cm2/s, which were much lower than that of Nafion 117. A combination of suitable proton conductivities, low water uptake, low swelling ratio, and high methanol resistance for these side-chain-type SPAEK films indicated that they may be good candidate material for proton exchange membrane in fuel cell applications.
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U2 - 10.1002/pola.24390
DO - 10.1002/pola.24390
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:78649550386
SN - 0887-624X
VL - 48
SP - 5824
EP - 5832
JO - Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry
JF - Journal of Polymer Science, Part A: Polymer Chemistry
IS - 24
ER -