Fabrication and Characterization of Cross-Linked Phenyl-Acrylate-Based Ion Exchange Membranes and Performance in a Direct Urea Fuel Cell

Kim, Jung Min; Wang, Yuyang; Lin, Yi-hung; Yoon, Jaesik; Huang, Tina; Kim, Dong-Joo; Auad, Maria L.; Beckingham, Bryan S.

doi:10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02798

Fabrication and Characterization of Cross-Linked Phenyl-Acrylate-Based Ion Exchange Membranes and Performance in a Direct Urea Fuel Cell

Journal Article · Thu Oct 07 00:00:00 EDT 2021 · Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.iecr.1c02798· OSTI ID:1831121

Kim, Jung Min ^[1]; Wang, Yuyang ^[2]; Lin, Yi-hung ^[2]; Yoon, Jaesik ^[2]; Huang, Tina ^[2]; ^[2]; Auad, Maria L. ^[2]; ^[2]

Auburn Univ., AL (United States); Auburn University
Auburn Univ., AL (United States)

Ion exchange membranes (IEMs) are crucial for direct fuel cells, including direct methanol and direct urea fuel cells (DUFCs). While commercially available IEMs (e.g., FAA-3-50) show decent power density in direct fuel cells, they experience considerable methanol or urea crossover, reducing device performance and motivating design of IEMs that suppress fuel crossover. Here, we prepare cross-linked IEMs with high mechanical toughness utilizing a cross-linker (methylenebis(acrylamide)), hydrophobic monomer (phenyl acrylate (PA) or phenyl methacrylate (PMA)), and charged monomer (2-acrylamido-2-methyl-1-propanesulfonic acid (AMPS) for cation exchange or methacroylcholine chloride (MACC) for anion exchange). To validate these membranes in a fuel cell application, we perform DUFC experiments utilizing a PA/MACC AEM and observe good power density compared to FAA-3-50. Furthermore, to understand the role of urea crossover in DUFC performance, permeabilities of both membranes to urea are measured by diffusion cells with in situ ATR-FTIR spectroscopy, where our PA/MACC exhibited lower urea permeability than FAA-3-50.

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Research Organization:: Auburn Univ., AL (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Science (SC), Basic Energy Sciences (BES)

Grant/Contract Number:: SC0021215

OSTI ID:: 1831121

Journal Information:: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research, Journal Name: Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research Journal Issue: 41 Vol. 60; ISSN 0888-5885

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Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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