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Block copolymers combining semi-fluorinated poly(arylene ether) and sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) segments for proton exchange membranes

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Summary, in English

A series of aromatic multiblock copolymers based on alternating segments of hydrophilic sulfonated polysulfone (PSU) and hydrophobic polyfluoroether (PFE) were prepared and characterized as proton exchange membranes. PSU precursor blocks were synthesized by polycondensation of dichlorodiphenylsulfone and resorcinol, and PFE precursor blocks were prepared by combining decafluorobiphenyl and isopropylidenediphenol. After preparation of the multiblock copolymers via a mild coupling reaction of the precursor blocks, the resorcinol units of the PSU blocks were selectively and virtually completely sulfonated under mild reaction conditions using trimethylsilylchlorosulfonate. Transparent and robust membranes with different PSU-PFE copolymer compositions and ion-exchange capacities were cast from solution. Atomic force microscopy of the membranes revealed a distinct nanophase separated morphology. At 80 oC, the proton conductivity reached 10 mS cm-1 under 65% relative humidity and 100 mS cm-1 under fully hydrated conditions.

Publishing year

2014

Language

English

Pages

15718-15727

Publication/Series

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volume

39

Issue

28

Document type

Journal article

Publisher

Elsevier

Topic

  • Chemical Sciences

Keywords

  • Sulfonation
  • Ionomer
  • Aromatic block copolymer
  • Polymer electrolyte membrane
  • Fuel cell
  • Proton conductivity

Status

Published

ISBN/ISSN/Other

  • ISSN: 1879-3487