Intermediate-Temperature Proton Exchange Membranes Based on Cerium Ultraphosphate Composited with Polybenzimidazole

Zholobko, Oksana; Hurley, John; Wu, Xiang-Fa; Aulich, Ted; Thakare, Jivan

doi:10.1149/1945-7111/ac90f0

Intermediate-Temperature Proton Exchange Membranes Based on Cerium Ultraphosphate Composited with Polybenzimidazole

Journal Article · Tue Sep 20 00:00:00 EDT 2022 · Journal of the Electrochemical Society

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/ac90f0· OSTI ID:1980896

Zholobko, Oksana ^[1]; Hurley, John ^[2]; ^[3]; Aulich, Ted ^[2]; Thakare, Jivan ^[2]

North Dakota State Univ., Fargo, ND (United States); OSTI
Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (United States)
North Dakota State Univ., Fargo, ND (United States)

This paper reports the rational fabrication and structural, thermal, mechanical and electrochemical characterization of a new type of intermediate-temperature (IT) polymer-inorganic composite (PIC) proton exchange membranes (PEMs) that are made of cerium ultraphosphate (CeP₅O₁₄—CUP) as the solid-state proton conductor composited with a high-temperature (HT) polybenzimidazole (PBI) as the polymeric binder. Here, flexible PBI-CUP PIC membranes with the thickness of ~135 μm and CUP mass fraction of up to 75% were prepared by solution-casting without additional acid-doping (e.g., phosphoric acid). The proton conductivity of the fabricated IT-PIC-PEMs was up to 5.80 × 10^–2 S cm^–1 as measured from a prototype IT PEM fuel cell (PEMFC) operated at 200 °C in the humidified hydrogen and air environment. This type of IT-PIC-PEMs also demonstrated sufficient mechanical strength and flexibility, excellent thermal stability (up to 350 °C), and very good durability of the proton conductivity (within the test duration of 500 h). The present experimental study shows the promising future of the IT-PIC-PEMs for applications in various IT electrochemical processes including IT-PEMFCs, IT-electrolyzers, etc.

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Research Organization:: Univ. of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Advanced Materials & Manufacturing Technologies Office (AMMTO)

Grant/Contract Number:: EE0008324

OSTI ID:: 1980896

Journal Information:: Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Journal Name: Journal of the Electrochemical Society Journal Issue: 9 Vol. 169; ISSN 0013-4651

Publisher:: IOP PublishingCopyright Statement

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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