Hydrophilic treatment poly(tetrafluoroethylene) reinforced sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) composite membrane for proton exchange membrane fuel cell application |
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Authors: | Cheng Bi Huamin Zhang Yu Zhang Shaohua Xiao |
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Affiliation: | aProton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell Key Materials and Technology Laboratory, Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, 457 Zhongshan Road, Dalian 116023, China;bGraduate University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100039, China |
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Abstract: | A reinforced composite membrane based on SPEEK (sulfonated poly ether ether ketone) and porous PTFE substrate (polytetrafluoroethylene) is fabricated and investigated for proton exchange membrane fuel cell application. In order to improve the combination between SPEEK polymer and PTFE matrix, PTFE substrate is hydrophilically pretreated by naphthalene sodium solution. The experimental results indicate that SPEEK can impregnate into treated PTFE substrate (abbreviated as trPTFE) more easily. The variation of PTFE surface property before and after treatment is characterized by water contact angle experiment and ATR-FTIR technique. The impregnated status of SPEEK polymer in PTFE matrix is also characterized by ATR-FTIR. According to the appearance photo of two composite membranes, it is showed that SPEEK/trPTFE composite membrane has more uniform and homogeneous morphology. Moreover, the mechanical property of SPEEK/trPTFE composite membrane also has an advantage over pristine SPEEK membrane. Due to the reinforced effect of trPTFE substrate, thinner composite membrane can be applied in single cell evolution and achieves better performance as a result. |
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Keywords: | Proton exchange membrane fuel cell PTFE reinforced membrane Sulfonated poly ether ether ketone Naphthalene sodium solution |
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