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Preparation of Polybenzimidazole-Based Membranes and Their Potential Applications in the Fuel Cell System

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  • Kyungho Hwang

    (Department of Chemical System Engineering, Keimyung University, Daegu 704-701, Korea)

  • Jun-Hyun Kim

    (Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University, Normal, IL 61790, USA)

  • Sung-Yul Kim

    (Department of Energy Engineering, Keimyung University, Daegu 704-701, Korea)

  • Hongsik Byun

    (Department of Chemical System Engineering, Keimyung University, Daegu 704-701, Korea)

Abstract

Various polybenzimidazole (PBI)-based ion-exchange films were prepared and thoroughly characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy, proton conductivity, and water uptake for possible use as fuel cell membranes. Upon the increase in the flexibility of the PBI-based polymer films (e.g., poly(oxyphenylene benzimidazole) (OPBI) and sulfonated OPBI (s-OPBI)), the membranes exhibited slightly improved proton conductivity, but significantly increased dimensional changes. To reduce the dimensional changes ( i . e ., increase the stability), the cross-linking of the polymer films (e.g., cross-linked OPBI (c-OPBI) and sulfonated c-OPBI (sc-OPBI)) was accomplished using phosphoric acid. Interestingly, the sc-OPBI membrane possessed a greatly increased proton conductivity (0.082 S/cm), which is comparable to that of the commercially available Nafion membrane (0.09 S/cm), while still maintaining slightly better properties regarding the dimensional change and water uptake than those of the Nafion membrane.

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  • Kyungho Hwang & Jun-Hyun Kim & Sung-Yul Kim & Hongsik Byun, 2014. "Preparation of Polybenzimidazole-Based Membranes and Their Potential Applications in the Fuel Cell System," Energies, MDPI, vol. 7(3), pages 1-12, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:7:y:2014:i:3:p:1721-1732:d:34352
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