Preparation and characterization of sulfonated amine-poly(ether sulfone)s for proton exchange membrane fuel cell |
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Authors: | Dong-Wan Seo Young-Don Lim Soon-Ho Lee Young-Gi Jeong Tae-Whan Hong Whan-Gi Kim |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Applied Chemistry/RIC-ReSEM, Konkuk University, Chungju-si, Chungbuk 380-701, Republic of Korea;2. Department of Materials Sci and Engineering/RIC-ReSEM, Chungju National University, Chungju, Chungbuk, Republic of Korea |
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Abstract: | Sulfonated amine-poly(ether sulfone)s (S-APES)s were prepared by nitration, reduction and sulfonation of poly(ether sulfone) (ultrason®-S6010). Poly(ether sulfone) was reacted with ammonium nitrate and trifluoroacetic anhydride to produce the nitrated poly(ether sulfone), and was followed by reduction using tin(II)chloride and sodium iodide as reducing agents to give the amino-poly(ether sulfone). The S-APES was obtained by reaction of 1,3-propanesultone and the amino-poly(ether sulfone) (NH2-PES) with sodium methoxide. The different degrees of nitration and reduction of poly(ether sulfone) were successfully synthesized by an optimized process. The reduction of nitro group to amino was done quantitatively, and this controlled the contents of the sulfonic acid group. The films were converted from salt to acid forms with dilute hydrochloric acid. Different contents of sulfonated unit of the S-APES were studied by FT-IR, 1H NMR spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and thermo gravimetric analysis (TGA). Sorption experiments were conducted to observe the interaction of sulfonated polymers with water and methanol. The ion exchange capacity (IEC), a measure of proton conductivity, was evaluated. The S-APES membranes exhibit conductivities (25 °C) from 1.05 × 10−3 to 4.83 × 10−3 S/cm, water swell from 30.25 to 66.50%, IEC from 0.38 to 0.82 meq/g, and methanol diffusion coefficients from 3.10 × 10−7 to 4.82 × 10−7 cm2/S at 25 °C. |
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Keywords: | Fuel cell Poly (ether sulfone) Amine-polymer Proton exchange membrane |
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