Proton-Exchange Sulfonated Poly （ether ether ketone） （SPEEK）/SiOx-S Composite Membranes in Direct Methanol Fuel Cells  

作　　者：高启君 王宇新 许莉 卫国强 王志涛 

机构地区：[1]School of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Tianj in University, Tianjin 300072, China [2]State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering, Tianjin 300072, China

出　　处：《Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering》2009年第2期207-213,共7页中国化学工程学报（英文版）

基　　金：Supported by the State Key Development Program for Basic Research of China （2008CB617502）, the National Natural Science Foundation of China （20606025）, and Program for Changjiang Scholars and Innovative Research Team in University of China （IRT0641）.

摘　　要：A sulfonated poly（ether ether ketone） （SPEEK） membrane with a fairly high degree of sulfonation （DS） can swell excessively and even dissolve at high temperature. To solve these problems, insolvable functionalized silica powder with sulfonic acid groups （SiOx-S） was added into the SPEEK matrix （DS = 55.1%） to prepare SPEEK/ SiOx-S composite membranes. The decrease in both the swelling degree and the methanol permeability of the membranes was a dose-dependent result of addition of the SiOx-S powder. Pure SPEEK membrane swelled 52.6% at 80℃, whereas the SPEEK/SiOx-S （15%, by mass） membrane swelled only 27.3% at the same temperature. From room temperature to 80℃, all SPEEK/SPEEK/SiOx-S composite membranes had methanol permeability of about one order of magnitude lower than that ofNafion115. Compared with pure SPEEK membranes, the addition of the SiOx-S powder not only leads to higher proton conductivity, but also increases the dimensional stability at higher temperatures, and greater proton conductivity can be achieved at higher temperature. The SPEEK/SiO4-S （20%, by mass） membrane could withstand temperature up to 145℃, at which in 100% relative humidity （RH） its proton conductivity exceeded slightly that of Nafion 1 15 membrane and reached 0.17 S·cm^-1, while pure SPEEK membrane dissolved at 90℃. The SPEEK/SiOx-S composite membranes are promising for use in direct methanol fuel cells because of their good dimensional stability, high proton conductivity, and low methanol permeability.A sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone)(SPEEK) membrane with a fairly high degree of sulfonation(DS) can swell excessively and even dissolve at high temperature.To solve these problems,insolvable functionalized silica powder with sulfonic acid groups(SiOx-S) was added into the SPEEK matrix(DS = 55.1%) to prepare SPEEK/SiOx-S composite membranes.The decrease in both the swelling degree and the methanol permeability of the membranes was a dose-dependent result of addition of the SiOx-S powder.Pure SPEEK membrane swelled 52.6% at 80°C,whereas the SPEEK/SiOx-S(15%,by mass) membrane swelled only 27.3% at the same temperature.From room temperature to 80℃,all SPEEK/SPEEK/SiOx-S composite membranes had methanol permeability of about o ne order of magnitude lower than that of Nafion?115.Compared with pure SPEEK membranes,the addition of the SiOx-S powder not only leads to higher proton conductivity,but also increases the dimensional stability at higher temperatures,and greater proton conductivity can be achieved at higher temperature.The SPEEK/SiOx-S(20%,by mass) membrane could withstand temperature up to 145°C,at which in 100% relative humidity(RH) its proton conductivity exceeded slightly that of Nafion?115 membrane and reached 0.17 S·cm-1,while pure SPEEK membrane dissolved at 90°C.The SPEEK/SiOx-S composite membranes are promising for use in direct methanol fuel cells because of their good dimensional stability,high proton conductivity,and low methanol permeability.

关 键 词：sulfonated poly（ether ether ketone） functionalized silica composite membrane direct methanol fuel cell 

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