Synthesis and electrochemical properties of blend membranes of polysulfone and poly (acrylic acid-co-2-(2-(piperazin-1-yl) ethylamino)-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) for proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Add time:07/12/2019    Source:sciencedirect.com

In this work, new piperazine containing copolymer membrane was developed from acrylic acid and 2-(2-(piperazin-1-yl)ethylamino)-2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate through free radical polymerization method by means of AIBN as an initiator, in bulk. The monomer feed ratio was varied to obtain various copolymers having a different composition. The developed copolymer was blended in polysulfone (PSF) at 3 and 6 wt% using N,N′-Dimethylformamide solvent. The FTIR spectra and 1H NMR spectral data have proved the presence of copolymer that has hydrophilic functional group which influences the better proton conductivity. The membranes were characterized by their morphology using scanning electron microscope and x-ray diffraction analysis. The hydrophilic nature of the membranes is proved through high water uptake ratio. The exchangeable proton at the carboxylic acid group has enhanced the high ion exchange capacity. The blend membranes have higher water uptake, low swelling rate and higher ion exchange capacity than that of neat PSF membrane. The fabrication of fuel cell and studies on proton exchange capacity indicates that the prepared membranes have proton conductivity of as high as 8.77 × 10−4 S cm−1. Low methanol crossover was obtained about 2.112 × 10−6 cm2s−1 when compared to the pristine membrane.

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