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Crosslinked anion exchange membranes with connected cations
Abstract
The selective transport of ions has crucial importance in biological systems as well as modern-day energy devices, such as batteries and fuel cells, and water purification membranes. Control over ion movement can be exerted by ligation, ion channel dimensions, solvation, and electrostatic interactions. Polyelectrolyte hydrogels can provide aligned pathways for counter ion transport but lack mechanical integrity, while polyelectrolyte membranes typically suffer from the absence of an ion transport channel network. To develop polymer membranes for improved ion transport, we present the design of a novel material that combines the advantages of aligned pathways found in polyelectrolyte hydrogel and mechanical robustness in conventional membranes. The ionic species were organized via controlled copolymerization of a quaternizable monomer. Additionally, dimensional stability was then incorporated through a cast/crosslinking method to lock in the network of connected cationic groups. This strategy resulted in dramatically enhanced ion transport, as characterized by ionic conductivities (>80 mS/cm for Cl-, and approximate to 200 mS/cm for OH-).
- Authors:
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[1];
[1]
- Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 120 Governors Drive, Amherst Massachusetts 01003
- Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Colorado School of Mines, Golden Colorado 80401
- Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos New Mexico 87545
- Argonne National Laboratory, X-Ray Science Division, Argonne Illinois 60439
- Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Toledo, Toledo Ohio 43606
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- National Science Foundation (NSF); US Army Research Office (ARO)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1480861
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article
- Journal Name:
- Journal of Polymer Science. Part A, Polymer Chemistry
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 56; Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 0887-624X
- Publisher:
- Wiley
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
Citation Formats
Zhang, Wenxu, Liu, Ye, Liu, Xiaohui, Horan, James L., Jin, Ying, Ren, Xiaoming, Ertem, S. Piril, Seifert, Soenke, Liberatore, Matthew W., Herring, Andrew M., and Coughlin, Edward Bryan. Crosslinked anion exchange membranes with connected cations. United States: N. p., 2017.
Web. doi:10.1002/pola.28935.
Zhang, Wenxu, Liu, Ye, Liu, Xiaohui, Horan, James L., Jin, Ying, Ren, Xiaoming, Ertem, S. Piril, Seifert, Soenke, Liberatore, Matthew W., Herring, Andrew M., & Coughlin, Edward Bryan. Crosslinked anion exchange membranes with connected cations. United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/pola.28935
Zhang, Wenxu, Liu, Ye, Liu, Xiaohui, Horan, James L., Jin, Ying, Ren, Xiaoming, Ertem, S. Piril, Seifert, Soenke, Liberatore, Matthew W., Herring, Andrew M., and Coughlin, Edward Bryan. 2017.
"Crosslinked anion exchange membranes with connected cations". United States. https://doi.org/10.1002/pola.28935.
@article{osti_1480861,
title = {Crosslinked anion exchange membranes with connected cations},
author = {Zhang, Wenxu and Liu, Ye and Liu, Xiaohui and Horan, James L. and Jin, Ying and Ren, Xiaoming and Ertem, S. Piril and Seifert, Soenke and Liberatore, Matthew W. and Herring, Andrew M. and Coughlin, Edward Bryan},
abstractNote = {The selective transport of ions has crucial importance in biological systems as well as modern-day energy devices, such as batteries and fuel cells, and water purification membranes. Control over ion movement can be exerted by ligation, ion channel dimensions, solvation, and electrostatic interactions. Polyelectrolyte hydrogels can provide aligned pathways for counter ion transport but lack mechanical integrity, while polyelectrolyte membranes typically suffer from the absence of an ion transport channel network. To develop polymer membranes for improved ion transport, we present the design of a novel material that combines the advantages of aligned pathways found in polyelectrolyte hydrogel and mechanical robustness in conventional membranes. The ionic species were organized via controlled copolymerization of a quaternizable monomer. Additionally, dimensional stability was then incorporated through a cast/crosslinking method to lock in the network of connected cationic groups. This strategy resulted in dramatically enhanced ion transport, as characterized by ionic conductivities (>80 mS/cm for Cl-, and approximate to 200 mS/cm for OH-).},
doi = {10.1002/pola.28935},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1480861},
journal = {Journal of Polymer Science. Part A, Polymer Chemistry},
issn = {0887-624X},
number = 6,
volume = 56,
place = {United States},
year = {Fri Dec 22 00:00:00 EST 2017},
month = {Fri Dec 22 00:00:00 EST 2017}
}
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