Partly fluorinated poly(arylene ether ketone sulfone) hydrophilic-hydrophobic multiblock copolymers for fuel cell membranes
- 作者：Yu Chen cheny@vt.edu ; Ruilan Guo rguo@vt.edu ; Chang Hyun Lee changlee@vt.edu ; Myoungbae Lee keumsa@vt.edu ; James E. McGrath ; jmcgrath@vt.edu
- 关键词：Sulfonated poly(arylene ether ketone sulfone) ; Multiblock copolymer ; Partly fluorinated polymer ; Proton exchange membrane ; Annealing
- 刊名：International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
- 出版年：2012
- 期刊代码：42_03603199
- 类别：ch
- 出版时间：April, 2012
- 卷：37
- 期：7
- 页码：6132-6139
- 文件大小：681 K
摘要
Hydrophilic-hydrophobic alternating poly(arylene ether ketone sulfone) multiblock copolymers, 6FK-BPSH100, were prepared by the synthesis and coupling of partly fluorinated hydrophobic poly(arylene ether ketone)oligomers (6FK) and disulfonated hydrophilic poly(arylene ether sulfone) telechelic oligomers (BPSH100), containing 3,3鈥?disulfonated-4,4鈥瞕ichlorodiphenylsulfone (SDCDPS) as a source of ionomeric moieties. By precisely controlling the molecular weight and composition of the telechelic oligomers, a series of multiblock copolymers were prepared varying in block length and ion exchange capacity (IEC) for a comparative study. The resulting copolymers afforded tough and ductile membranes by solution casting from DMAc. Membrane properties of these copolymers were characterized with regard tointrinsic viscosity, thermal stabilities, morphology, water uptake, and proton conductivity. The results were compared to those of Nafion庐 and random copolymer BPSH35. The nanophase separated morphology developed in the membranes was illustrated by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), which account for enhanced proton conductivity at reduced relative humidity (RH). More importantly, film processing studies have demonstrated that a major advance in proton conductivity versus RH behavior and greatly reduced water uptake could be achieved via precise annealing experiments.