High performance aliphatic-heterocyclic benzyl-quaternary ammonium radiation-grafted anion-exchange membranes
Abstract
Here, anion-exchange membranes (AEM) containing saturated-heterocyclic benzyl-quaternary ammonium (QA) groups synthesised by radiation-grafting onto poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) (ETFE) films are reported. The relative properties of these AEMs are compared with the benchmark radiation-grafted ETFE-g-poly(vinylbenzyltrimethylammonium) AEM. Two AEMs containing heterocyclic-QA head groups were down-selected with higher relative stabilities in aqueous KOH (1 mol dm–3) at 80 °C (compared to the benchmark): these 100 μm thick (fully hydrated) ETFE-g-poly(vinylbenzyl-N-methylpiperidinium)- and ETFE-g-poly(vinylbenzyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium)-based AEMs had as-synthesised ion-exchange capacities (IEC) of 1.64 and 1.66 mmol g–1, respectively, which reduced to 1.36 mmol dm–3 (ca. 17–18% loss of IEC) after alkali ageing (the benchmark AEM showed 30% loss of IEC under the same conditions).
- Authors:
-
- Univ. of Surrey, Guildford (United Kingdom)
- Wuhan Univ., Wuhan (People's Republic of China)
- Durham Univ., Durham (United Kingdom)
- Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (United States)
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Lab. (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC); U.S. Army Research Laboratory, U.S. Army Research Office (ARO); USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1474856
- Grant/Contract Number:
- AC02-06CH11357
- Resource Type:
- Journal Article: Accepted Manuscript
- Journal Name:
- Energy & Environmental Science
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Volume: 9; Journal Issue: 12; Journal ID: ISSN 1754-5692
- Publisher:
- Royal Society of Chemistry
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Citation Formats
Ponce-González, Julia, Whelligan, Daniel K., Wang, Lianqin, Bance-Soualhi, Rachida, Wang, Ying, Peng, Yanqiu, Peng, Hanqing, Apperley, David C., Sarode, Himanshu N., Pandey, Tara P., Divekar, Ashutosh G., Seifert, Soenke, Herring, Andrew M., Zhuang, Lin, and Varcoe, John R. High performance aliphatic-heterocyclic benzyl-quaternary ammonium radiation-grafted anion-exchange membranes. United States: N. p., 2016.
Web. doi:10.1039/C6EE01958G.
Ponce-González, Julia, Whelligan, Daniel K., Wang, Lianqin, Bance-Soualhi, Rachida, Wang, Ying, Peng, Yanqiu, Peng, Hanqing, Apperley, David C., Sarode, Himanshu N., Pandey, Tara P., Divekar, Ashutosh G., Seifert, Soenke, Herring, Andrew M., Zhuang, Lin, & Varcoe, John R. High performance aliphatic-heterocyclic benzyl-quaternary ammonium radiation-grafted anion-exchange membranes. United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6EE01958G
Ponce-González, Julia, Whelligan, Daniel K., Wang, Lianqin, Bance-Soualhi, Rachida, Wang, Ying, Peng, Yanqiu, Peng, Hanqing, Apperley, David C., Sarode, Himanshu N., Pandey, Tara P., Divekar, Ashutosh G., Seifert, Soenke, Herring, Andrew M., Zhuang, Lin, and Varcoe, John R. 2016.
"High performance aliphatic-heterocyclic benzyl-quaternary ammonium radiation-grafted anion-exchange membranes". United States. https://doi.org/10.1039/C6EE01958G. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1474856.
@article{osti_1474856,
title = {High performance aliphatic-heterocyclic benzyl-quaternary ammonium radiation-grafted anion-exchange membranes},
author = {Ponce-González, Julia and Whelligan, Daniel K. and Wang, Lianqin and Bance-Soualhi, Rachida and Wang, Ying and Peng, Yanqiu and Peng, Hanqing and Apperley, David C. and Sarode, Himanshu N. and Pandey, Tara P. and Divekar, Ashutosh G. and Seifert, Soenke and Herring, Andrew M. and Zhuang, Lin and Varcoe, John R.},
abstractNote = {Here, anion-exchange membranes (AEM) containing saturated-heterocyclic benzyl-quaternary ammonium (QA) groups synthesised by radiation-grafting onto poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) (ETFE) films are reported. The relative properties of these AEMs are compared with the benchmark radiation-grafted ETFE-g-poly(vinylbenzyltrimethylammonium) AEM. Two AEMs containing heterocyclic-QA head groups were down-selected with higher relative stabilities in aqueous KOH (1 mol dm–3) at 80 °C (compared to the benchmark): these 100 μm thick (fully hydrated) ETFE-g-poly(vinylbenzyl-N-methylpiperidinium)- and ETFE-g-poly(vinylbenzyl-N-methylpyrrolidinium)-based AEMs had as-synthesised ion-exchange capacities (IEC) of 1.64 and 1.66 mmol g–1, respectively, which reduced to 1.36 mmol dm–3 (ca. 17–18% loss of IEC) after alkali ageing (the benchmark AEM showed 30% loss of IEC under the same conditions).},
doi = {10.1039/C6EE01958G},
url = {https://www.osti.gov/biblio/1474856},
journal = {Energy & Environmental Science},
issn = {1754-5692},
number = 12,
volume = 9,
place = {United States},
year = {Mon Oct 03 00:00:00 EDT 2016},
month = {Mon Oct 03 00:00:00 EDT 2016}
}
Web of Science
Works referenced in this record:
Pt–Ru catalyzed hydrogen oxidation in alkaline media: oxophilic effect or electronic effect?
journal, January 2015
- Wang, Ying; Wang, Gongwei; Li, Guangwei
- Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 8, Issue 1
N -Alkyl Interstitial Spacers and Terminal Pendants Influence the Alkaline Stability of Tetraalkylammonium Cations for Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
journal, April 2016
- Nuñez, Sean A.; Capparelli, Clara; Hickner, Michael A.
- Chemistry of Materials, Vol. 28, Issue 8
The alkali stability of radiation-grafted anion-exchange membranes containing pendent 1-benzyl-2,3-dimethylimidazolium head-groups
journal, January 2013
- Page, Oliver M. M.; Poynton, Simon D.; Murphy, Sam
- RSC Adv., Vol. 3, Issue 2
High-performance Ag–Co alloy catalysts for electrochemical oxygen reduction
journal, August 2014
- Holewinski, Adam; Idrobo, Juan-Carlos; Linic, Suljo
- Nature Chemistry, Vol. 6, Issue 9
Alkaline Chemical Stability and Ion Transport in Polymerized Ionic Liquids with Various Backbones and Cations
journal, April 2016
- Meek, Kelly M.; Nykaza, Jacob R.; Elabd, Yossef A.
- Macromolecules, Vol. 49, Issue 9
Poly(ethylene- co -tetrafluoroethylene)-Derived Radiation-Grafted Anion-Exchange Membrane with Properties Specifically Tailored for Application in Metal-Cation-Free Alkaline Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells
journal, May 2007
- Varcoe, John R.; Slade, Robert C. T.; Lam How Yee, Eric
- Chemistry of Materials, Vol. 19, Issue 10
Alkaline Stability of Quaternary Ammonium Cations for Alkaline Fuel Cell Membranes and Ionic Liquids
journal, November 2014
- Marino, M. G.; Kreuer, K. D.
- ChemSusChem, Vol. 8, Issue 3
Permethyl Cobaltocenium (Cp*2Co+) as an Ultra-Stable Cation for Polymer Hydroxide-Exchange Membranes
journal, June 2015
- Gu, Shuang; Wang, Junhua; Kaspar, Robert B.
- Scientific Reports, Vol. 5, Issue 1
Alkaline anion-exchange radiation-grafted membranes for possible electrochemical application in fuel cells
journal, February 2003
- Danks, Timothy N.; Slade, Robert C. T.; Varcoe, John R.
- Journal of Materials Chemistry, Vol. 13, Issue 4
Novel morpholinium-functionalized anion-exchange PBI–polymer blends
journal, January 2015
- Morandi, Carlo Gottardo; Peach, Retha; Krieg, Henning M.
- Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 3, Issue 3
Varying the microphase separation patterns of alkaline polymer electrolytes
journal, January 2016
- Chen, Chen; Pan, Jing; Han, Juanjuan
- Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 4, Issue 11
Mechanistic analysis of ammonium cation stability for alkaline exchange membrane fuel cells
journal, January 2014
- Mohanty, Angela D.; Bae, Chulsung
- J. Mater. Chem. A, Vol. 2, Issue 41
Polymer Design Strategies for Radiation-Grafted Fuel Cell Membranes
journal, December 2013
- Gubler, Lorenz
- Advanced Energy Materials, Vol. 4, Issue 3
Interplay between water uptake, ion interactions, and conductivity in an e-beam grafted poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) anion exchange membrane
journal, January 2015
- Pandey, Tara P.; Maes, Ashley M.; Sarode, Himanshu N.
- Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, Vol. 17, Issue 6
Mechanically Tough and Chemically Stable Anion Exchange Membranes from Rigid-Flexible Semi-Interpenetrating Networks
journal, September 2015
- Pan, Jing; Zhu, Liang; Han, Juanjuan
- Chemistry of Materials, Vol. 27, Issue 19
Correlation of the Base Strengths of Amines 1
journal, October 1957
- Hall, H. K.
- Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 79, Issue 20
Palladium/nickel bifunctional electrocatalyst for hydrogen oxidation reaction in alkaline membrane fuel cell
journal, February 2016
- Alesker, Maria; Page, Miles; Shviro, Meital
- Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 304
Grafting design: a strategy to increase the performance of radiation-grafted membranes: Strategy to increase the performance of grafted membranes
journal, November 2015
- Sproll, Véronique; Schmidt, Thomas J.; Gubler, Lorenz
- Polymer International, Vol. 65, Issue 2
Conversion of poly(ethylene-alt-tetrafluoroethylene) copolymers into polytetrafluoroethylene by direct fluorination: A convenient approach to access new properties at the ETFE surface
journal, February 2011
- Calleja, Gérard; Houdayer, Axel; Etienne-calas, Sylvie
- Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Vol. 49, Issue 7
Radiation-induced graft polymerization of acrylic acid onto fluorinated polymers. I. Kinetic study on the grafting onto poly(tetrafluoroethylene-ethylene) copolymer
journal, August 1992
- Hegazy, El-Sayed A.; Dessouki, Ahmed M.; El-Assy, N. B.
- Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Vol. 30, Issue 9
Stability challenge in anion exchange membrane for fuel cells
journal, May 2016
- Yang, Zhengjin; Ran, Jin; Wu, Bin
- Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, Vol. 12
Base Stable Pyrrolidinium Cations for Alkaline Anion Exchange Membrane Applications
journal, September 2014
- Gu, Fenglou; Dong, Huilong; Li, Youyong
- Macromolecules, Vol. 47, Issue 19
Nickel supported on nitrogen-doped carbon nanotubes as hydrogen oxidation reaction catalyst in alkaline electrolyte
journal, January 2016
- Zhuang, Zhongbin; Giles, Stephen A.; Zheng, Jie
- Nature Communications, Vol. 7, Issue 1
Solid-state high-resolution 13C NMR study on the interphase in lamellar semi-crystalline polymers
journal, December 2001
- Pang, Wenmin; Fan, Chenggao; Zhu, Qingren
- European Polymer Journal, Vol. 37, Issue 12
Anion-exchange membranes in electrochemical energy systems
journal, January 2014
- Varcoe, John R.; Atanassov, Plamen; Dekel, Dario R.
- Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 7, Issue 10, p. 3135-3191
Effect of reaction conditions on electron induced graft copolymerization of styrene onto poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene) films: Kinetics study
journal, August 2007
- Rohani, Rosiah; Nasef, Mohamed Mahmoud; Saidi, Hamdani
- Chemical Engineering Journal, Vol. 132, Issue 1-3
Hydroxide Degradation Pathways for Substituted Benzyltrimethyl Ammonium: A DFT Study
journal, October 2014
- Long, H.; Pivovar, B. S.
- ECS Electrochemistry Letters, Vol. 4, Issue 1
Hydroxide Solvation and Transport in Anion Exchange Membranes
journal, January 2016
- Chen, Chen; Tse, Ying-Lung Steve; Lindberg, Gerrick E.
- Journal of the American Chemical Society, Vol. 138, Issue 3
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
journal, January 2016
- Pandey, Tara P.; Sarode, Himanshu N.; Yang, Yating
- Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 163, Issue 7
Hexamethyl-p-terphenyl poly(benzimidazolium): a universal hydroxide-conducting polymer for energy conversion devices
journal, January 2016
- Wright, Andrew G.; Fan, Jiantao; Britton, Benjamin
- Energy & Environmental Science, Vol. 9, Issue 6
Radiation-Grafted Membranes for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells: Current Trends and Future Directions
journal, November 2014
- Nasef, Mohamed Mahmoud
- Chemical Reviews, Vol. 114, Issue 24
Radiation grafted membranes for superior anion exchange polymer membrane fuel cells performance
journal, August 2012
- Mamlouk, M.; Horsfall, J. A.; Williams, C.
- International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, Vol. 37, Issue 16
A Pd/C-CeO 2 Anode Catalyst for High-Performance Platinum-Free Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
journal, April 2016
- Miller, Hamish A.; Lavacchi, Alessandro; Vizza, Francesco
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Vol. 55, Issue 20
Structure and Dynamics of OH - (aq)
journal, February 2006
- Tuckerman, Mark E.; Chandra, Amalendu; Marx, Dominik
- Accounts of Chemical Research, Vol. 39, Issue 2
Constructing ionic highway in alkaline polymer electrolytes
journal, January 2014
- Pan, Jing; Chen, Chen; Li, Yao
- Energy Environ. Sci., Vol. 7, Issue 1
Mechanism of Tetraalkylammonium Headgroup Degradation in Alkaline Fuel Cell Membranes
journal, March 2008
- Chempath, Shaji; Einsla, Brian R.; Pratt, Lawrence R.
- The Journal of Physical Chemistry C, Vol. 112, Issue 9
Non-precious metal electrocatalysts with high activity for hydrogen oxidation reaction in alkaline electrolytes
journal, January 2014
- Sheng, Wenchao; Bivens, Adam P.; Myint, MyatNoeZin
- Energy Environ. Sci., Vol. 7, Issue 5
Hydroxide based Benzyltrimethylammonium Degradation: Quantification of Rates and Degradation Technique Development
journal, January 2015
- Sturgeon, Matthew R.; Macomber, Clay S.; Engtrakul, Chaiwat
- Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 162, Issue 4
The nature and transport mechanism of hydrated hydroxide ions in aqueous solution
journal, June 2002
- Tuckerman, Mark E.; Marx, Dominik; Parrinello, Michele
- Nature, Vol. 417, Issue 6892
Alkaline polymer electrolyte fuel cells completely free from noble metal catalysts
journal, December 2008
- Lu, S.; Pan, J.; Huang, A.
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Vol. 105, Issue 52, p. 20611-20614
A Pd/C-CeO 2 Anode Catalyst for High-Performance Platinum-Free Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells
journal, April 2016
- Miller, Hamish A.; Lavacchi, Alessandro; Vizza, Francesco
- Angewandte Chemie, Vol. 128, Issue 20
Works referencing / citing this record:
High Performance Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells Enabled by Fluoropoly(olefin) Membranes
journal, March 2019
- Zhu, Liang; Peng, Xiong; Shang, Shun‐Li
- Advanced Functional Materials, Vol. 29, Issue 26
The Comparability of Pt to Pt-Ru in Catalyzing the Hydrogen Oxidation Reaction for Alkaline Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells Operated at 80 °C
journal, January 2019
- Li, Qihao; Peng, Hanqing; Wang, Yingming
- Angewandte Chemie International Edition, Vol. 58, Issue 5
Novel anion exchange membrane with low ionic resistance based on chloromethylated/quaternized‐grafted polystyrene for energy efficient electromembrane processes
journal, November 2019
- Golubenko, Daniel V.; Van der Bruggen, Bart; Yaroslavtsev, Andrey B.
- Journal of Applied Polymer Science, Vol. 137, Issue 19
Octa‐imidazolium POSS/quaternized polysulfone composite anion exchange membrane for alkaline fuel cell
journal, May 2018
- Elumalai, Vijayakumar; Dharmalingam, Sangeetha
- Polymer Composites, Vol. 40, Issue 4
Density functional theory study on the degradation of fuel cell anion exchange membranes via removal of vinylbenzyl quaternary ammonium head group
journal, May 2020
- Espiritu, Richard; Tan, John Lester; Lim, Len Herald
- Journal of Physical Organic Chemistry, Vol. 33, Issue 5
Basicity-dependent properties of anion conducting membranes consisting of iminium cations for alkaline fuel cells
journal, November 2018
- Ko, Beom-Seok; Yoshimura, Kimio; Warapon, Sinananwanich
- Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Vol. 57, Issue 4
Highly alkaline stable anion exchange membranes from nonplanar polybenzimidazole with steric hindrance backbone
journal, March 2019
- Ma, Hongmei; Zhu, Hong; Wang, Zhongming
- Journal of Polymer Science Part A: Polymer Chemistry, Vol. 57, Issue 10
A review of the synthesis and characterization of anion exchange membranes
journal, May 2018
- Hagesteijn, Kimberly F. L.; Jiang, Shanxue; Ladewig, Bradley P.
- Journal of Materials Science, Vol. 53, Issue 16
Highly active and durable Pd-Cu catalysts for oxygen reduction in alkaline exchange membrane fuel cells
journal, September 2017
- Peng, Xiong; Omasta, Travis J.; Roller, Justin M.
- Frontiers in Energy, Vol. 11, Issue 3
Synergistic Mn-Co catalyst outperforms Pt on high-rate oxygen reduction for alkaline polymer electrolyte fuel cells
journal, April 2019
- Wang, Ying; Yang, Yao; Jia, Shuangfeng
- Nature Communications, Vol. 10, Issue 1
Poly(aryl piperidinium) membranes and ionomers for hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cells
journal, April 2019
- Wang, Junhua; Zhao, Yun; Setzler, Brian P.
- Nature Energy, Vol. 4, Issue 5
A general strategy to enhance the alkaline stability of anion exchange membranes
journal, January 2017
- Chen, Jiajia; Li, Cunpu; Wang, Jianchuan
- Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 5, Issue 13
A comparative study of side-chain-type poly(ether ether ketone) anion exchange membrane functionalized with different hetero-cycloaliphatic quaternary ammonium groups
journal, January 2019
- Yao, Dan; Wei, Tonghui; Shang, Lichao
- RSC Advances, Vol. 9, Issue 14
Radiation-grafted cation-exchange membranes: an initial ex situ feasibility study into their potential use in reverse electrodialysis
journal, January 2019
- Willson, Terry R.; Hamerton, Ian; Varcoe, John R.
- Sustainable Energy & Fuels, Vol. 3, Issue 7
Reverse relationships of water uptake and alkaline durability with hydrophilicity of imidazolium-based grafted anion-exchange membranes
journal, January 2018
- Yoshimura, Kimio; Zhao, Yue; Hiroki, Akihiro
- Soft Matter, Vol. 14, Issue 45
Poly(vinyl benzyl methylpyrrolidinium) hydroxide derived anion exchange membranes for water electrolysis
journal, January 2019
- Li, Huanhuan; Kraglund, Mikkel Rykær; Reumert, Alexander Kappel
- Journal of Materials Chemistry A, Vol. 7, Issue 30
Along-the-Channel Impacts of Water Management and Carbon-Dioxide Contamination in Hydroxide-Exchange-Membrane Fuel Cells: A Modeling Study
journal, January 2019
- Gerhardt, Michael R.; Pant, Lalit M.; Weber, Adam Z.
- Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 166, Issue 7
Anion Exchange Membranes Based on Sulfonated Poly(ether ether ketone) Crosslinked Methylpyrrolidinium Functionalized Poly (vinyl benzyl chloride) with High Chemical Stability
journal, January 2019
- Li, Huanhuan; Ren, Xiaorui; Dong, Jianhao
- Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 166, Issue 15
Alkali Resistant Anion Exchange Membranes Based on Saturated Heterocyclic Quaternary Ammonium Cations Functionalized Poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide)s
journal, January 2018
- Yang, Yunfei; Xu, Yixin; Ye, Niya
- Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 165, Issue 5
Strategies for Reducing the PGM Loading in High Power AEMFC Anodes
journal, January 2018
- Omasta, Travis J.; Zhang, Yufeng; Park, Andrew M.
- Journal of The Electrochemical Society, Vol. 165, Issue 9
Prospects for Anion-Exchange Membranes in Alkali Metal–Air Batteries
journal, December 2019
- Tsehaye, Misgina Tilahun; Alloin, Fannie; Iojoiu, Cristina
- Energies, Vol. 12, Issue 24
Custom-Made Ion Exchange Membranes at Laboratory Scale for Reverse Electrodialysis
journal, November 2019
- Villafaña-López, Liliana; Reyes-Valadez, Daniel M.; González-Vargas, Oscar A.
- Membranes, Vol. 9, Issue 11
Strategies for Reducing the PGM Loading in High Power AEMFC Anodes
journal, June 2018
- Omasta, Travis J.; Zhang, Yufeng; Park, Andrew Michael
- ECS Transactions, Vol. 85, Issue 13