In:
High Performance Polymers, SAGE Publications, Vol. 23, No. 7 ( 2011-11), p. 555-560
Abstract:
Poly(vinylbenzyl sulfonic acid)-grafted poly(tetrafluoroethylene-co-hexafluoropropylene) (FEP- g-PVBSA) electrolyte membrane was prepared by radiation-induced grafting of vinylbenzyl chloride onto FEP film with subsequent sulfonation processes. An energy dispersive X-ray analysis was used to observe the cross-sectional distribution behaviors of the hydrophilic sulfonic acid groups and hydrophobic fluorine groups. The characteristics of an ion-exchange capacity (IEC), water and methanol uptake, methanol permeability, and proton conductivity as a function of the degree of grafting were studied. The IECs and water uptakes of membranes with different degrees of grafting (36 to 102%) were measured in the range of 0.8 to 1.62 meq g −1 and 10 to 30%, respectively. The proton conductivity was higher than that of a Nafion 212 membrane (6.1 E−02 S cm −1 ), when the degree of grafting reached 60%. The methanol permeability and uptake of the FEP- g-PVBSA membrane was significantly lower than that of the Nafion 212 membrane, and even the degree of grafting reached 102%.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
0954-0083
,
1361-6412
DOI:
10.1177/0954008311423583
Language:
English
Publisher:
SAGE Publications
Publication Date:
2011
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1483713-4
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