Fabrication of Binary Sulfonated Poly Ether Sulfone and Sulfonated Polyvinylidene Fluoride-Co-Hexafluoro Propylene Blend Membrane as Efficient Electrolyte for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Ae Rhan Kim; Vinothkannan Mohanraj; Dong Jin Yoo

doi:10.1002/bkcs.11489

Fabrication of Binary Sulfonated Poly Ether Sulfone and Sulfonated Polyvinylidene Fluoride-Co-Hexafluoro Propylene Blend Membrane as Efficient Electrolyte for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

Ae Rhan Kim, Vinothkannan Mohanraj, Dong Jin Yoo

Jeonbuk National University

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Abstract

Polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) is pivotal in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) with enhanced power performances. We reported a sulfonated (poly ether sulfone) (SPES) and sulfonated polyvinylidene fluoride-co-hexafluoro propylene (SPVdF-HFP) blend membrane for the PEMFC. We fabricated the SPES/SPVdF-HFP blend membrane via a simple solvent-casting method with 10 or 20% of SPVdF-HFP. It exhibited enhanced proton conductivity and was assigned to the synergism between SPES and SPVdF-HFP. FE-SEM images of composite membrane revealed the effectual dispersion of SPVdF-HFP in the SPES matrix, which may offer an extend networks for facile proton conduction. Moreover, integration of SPVdF-HFP effectively increased the power density of blend membrane i.e., 262.78 mW/cm², it was higher by 1.51 fold compared to bare SPES membrane (173.67 mW/cm²).

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	913-919
Number of pages	7
Journal	Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
Volume	39
Issue number	8
Early online date	25 Jun 2018
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/bkcs.11489
Publication status	Published - 6 Aug 2018
Externally published	Yes

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This paper was supported by the research funds of Chonbuk National University, Republic of Korea in 2018. The work was supported by the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) and the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea (No. 20164030201070).

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This paper was supported by the research funds of Chonbuk National University, Republic of Korea in 2018. The work was supported by the Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning (KETEP) and the Ministry of Trade, Industry & Energy (MOTIE) of the Republic of Korea (No. 20164030201070).

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Jeonbuk National University
Korea Institute of Energy Technology Evaluation and Planning
Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy	20164030201070

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SPES
SPVdF-HFP
Blend membrane
Proton conductivity
PEMFC

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Fabrication of Binary Sulfonated Poly Ether Sulfone and Sulfonated Polyvinylidene Fluoride-Co-Hexafluoro Propylene Blend Membrane as Efficient Electrolyte for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells. / Kim, Ae Rhan; Mohanraj, Vinothkannan; Yoo, Dong Jin.
In: Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society, Vol. 39, No. 8, 06.08.2018, p. 913-919.

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