https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/425104
Title: | Sulfonated poly(styrene-block-(ethylene-ran-butylene)-block-styrene (SSEBS)-zirconium phosphate (ZrP) composite membranes for direct methanol fuel cells | Authors: | Liu, Kun Lin Lee, Hsing Chieh Wang, Bo Yan Lue, Shingjiang Jessie Lu, Chia Yang Tsai, Li Duan Fang, Jason CHI-YANG CHAO |
Keywords: | Composite membrane | Direct methanol fuel cell | Proton exchange membrane | Sulfonated SEBS | Zirconium phosphate | Issue Date: | 1-Dec-2015 | Publisher: | ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV | Journal Volume: | 495 | Start page/Pages: | 110 | Source: | Journal of Membrane Science | Abstract: | © 2015 Elsevier B.V. In this work, S40 (sulfonated poly(styrene-block-(ethylene-ran-butylene)-block-styrene) with 40% degree of sulfonation)-ZrP (zirconium phosphate) composite membranes, serving as proton conducting membranes for direct methanol fuel cells, were prepared via a precursor infiltration method. The obtained S40-ZrP membranes exhibited homogeneous distribution of ZrP nanoplatlets within continuous proton conducting sulfonated polystyrene domains of the microphase separated S40 matrix. Employing different solvent of the infiltrating ZrP precursor solution could tailor the loading, the geometry and the crystallinity of ZrP, which considerably affect the transport properties. S40-N3, the composite membrane containing only 3wt% of ZrP using weak basic N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone as the solvent, exhibited a remarkable 16 fold increment in selectivity as compared to the parent S40 membrane due to enhanced proton conductivity and significantly suppressed methanol permeability. S40-N3 also exhibited improved mechanical properties to enable the integrity of the corresponding membrane electrode assembly during DMFC operation, leading to a power density of 66mWcm-2 (1M methanol at 60°C) and a maximum current density of 450mAcm-2 without cathode flooding. The DMFC performance was better than a DMFC single cell using Nafion 117 by 50% under the same setup. Enhancement in proton conductivity at low relative humidity was also observed for S40-N3 due to the strong water retention capability of ZrP, suggesting a good potential for both DMFC and PEMFC. |
URI: | https://scholars.lib.ntu.edu.tw/handle/123456789/425104 | ISSN: | 03767388 | DOI: | https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84939631420 10.1016/j.memsci.2015.08.017 |
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