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Title: A Highly Hydroxide Conductive, Chemically Stable Anion Exchange Membrane, Poly(2,6 dimethyl 1,4 phenylene oxide)- b -Poly(vinyl benzyl trimethyl ammonium), for Electrochemical Applications

Abstract

A chemically stable copolymer [poly(2,6 dimethyl 1,4 phenylene oxide)-b-poly(vinyl benzyl trimethyl ammonium)] with two ion exchange capacities, 3.2 and 2.9 meq g-1, was prepared as anion exchange membranes (AEM-3.2 and AEM-2.9). These materials showed high OH- conductivities of 138 mS.cm-1 and 106 mS.cm-1, for AEM-3.2 and AEM-2.9 respectively, at 60°C, and 95% RH. The OH- conductivity = 45 mS.cm-1 for AEM-3.2 at 60% RH and 60°C in the absence of CO2. Amongst the ions studied, only OH- is fully dissociated at high RH. The lower Ea = 10–13 kJ.mol-1 for OH- compared to F- ~ 20 kJ.mol-1 in conductivity measurements, and of H2O from self-diffusion coefficients suggests the presence of a Grotthuss hopping transport mechanism in OH- transport. PGSE-NMR of H2O and F- show that the membranes have low tortuosity, 1.8 and 1.2, and high water self-diffusion coefficients, 0.66 and 0.26 × 10-5 cm2.s-1, for AEM-3.2 and AEM-2.9 respectively. SAXS and TEM show that the membrane has several different sized water environments, ca. 62 nm, 20 nm, and 3.5 nm. The low water uptake, λ = 9–12, reduced swelling, and high OH- conductivity, with no chemical degradation over two weeks, suggests that the membrane is a strong candidate for electrochemicalmore » applications.« less

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory - Advanced Photon Source
OSTI Identifier:
1389795
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-06CH11357
Resource Type:
Journal Article
Journal Name:
Journal of the Electrochemical Society
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Volume: 163; Journal Issue: 7; Journal ID: ISSN 0013-4651
Publisher:
The Electrochemical Society
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Small angle x-ray scattering (SAXS); anion conductivity; anion exchange membrane; anion transport; hydroxide conductivity; polymer morphology; self-diffusion; water transport; water uptake

Citation Formats

Pandey, Tara P., Sarode, Himanshu N., Yang, Yating, Yang, Yuan, Vezzù, Keti, Noto, Vito Di, Seifert, Soenke, Knauss, Daniel M., Liberatore, Matthew W., and Herring, Andrew M. A Highly Hydroxide Conductive, Chemically Stable Anion Exchange Membrane, Poly(2,6 dimethyl 1,4 phenylene oxide)- b -Poly(vinyl benzyl trimethyl ammonium), for Electrochemical Applications. United States: N. p., 2016. Web. doi:10.1149/2.0421607jes.
Pandey, Tara P., Sarode, Himanshu N., Yang, Yating, Yang, Yuan, Vezzù, Keti, Noto, Vito Di, Seifert, Soenke, Knauss, Daniel M., Liberatore, Matthew W., & Herring, Andrew M. A Highly Hydroxide Conductive, Chemically Stable Anion Exchange Membrane, Poly(2,6 dimethyl 1,4 phenylene oxide)- b -Poly(vinyl benzyl trimethyl ammonium), for Electrochemical Applications. United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0421607jes
Pandey, Tara P., Sarode, Himanshu N., Yang, Yating, Yang, Yuan, Vezzù, Keti, Noto, Vito Di, Seifert, Soenke, Knauss, Daniel M., Liberatore, Matthew W., and Herring, Andrew M. 2016. "A Highly Hydroxide Conductive, Chemically Stable Anion Exchange Membrane, Poly(2,6 dimethyl 1,4 phenylene oxide)- b -Poly(vinyl benzyl trimethyl ammonium), for Electrochemical Applications". United States. https://doi.org/10.1149/2.0421607jes.
@article{osti_1389795,
title = {A Highly Hydroxide Conductive, Chemically Stable Anion Exchange Membrane, Poly(2,6 dimethyl 1,4 phenylene oxide)- b -Poly(vinyl benzyl trimethyl ammonium), for Electrochemical Applications},
author = {Pandey, Tara P. and Sarode, Himanshu N. and Yang, Yating and Yang, Yuan and Vezzù, Keti and Noto, Vito Di and Seifert, Soenke and Knauss, Daniel M. and Liberatore, Matthew W. and Herring, Andrew M.},
abstractNote = {A chemically stable copolymer [poly(2,6 dimethyl 1,4 phenylene oxide)-b-poly(vinyl benzyl trimethyl ammonium)] with two ion exchange capacities, 3.2 and 2.9 meq g-1, was prepared as anion exchange membranes (AEM-3.2 and AEM-2.9). These materials showed high OH- conductivities of 138 mS.cm-1 and 106 mS.cm-1, for AEM-3.2 and AEM-2.9 respectively, at 60°C, and 95% RH. The OH- conductivity = 45 mS.cm-1 for AEM-3.2 at 60% RH and 60°C in the absence of CO2. Amongst the ions studied, only OH- is fully dissociated at high RH. The lower Ea = 10–13 kJ.mol-1 for OH- compared to F- ~ 20 kJ.mol-1 in conductivity measurements, and of H2O from self-diffusion coefficients suggests the presence of a Grotthuss hopping transport mechanism in OH- transport. PGSE-NMR of H2O and F- show that the membranes have low tortuosity, 1.8 and 1.2, and high water self-diffusion coefficients, 0.66 and 0.26 × 10-5 cm2.s-1, for AEM-3.2 and AEM-2.9 respectively. SAXS and TEM show that the membrane has several different sized water environments, ca. 62 nm, 20 nm, and 3.5 nm. The low water uptake, λ = 9–12, reduced swelling, and high OH- conductivity, with no chemical degradation over two weeks, suggests that the membrane is a strong candidate for electrochemical applications.},
doi = {10.1149/2.0421607jes},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1389795}, journal = {Journal of the Electrochemical Society},
issn = {0013-4651},
number = 7,
volume = 163,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2016},
month = {Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2016}
}