Stability of Hydrocarbon Fuel Cell Membranes: Reaction of Hydroxyl Radicals with Sulfonated Phenylated Polyphenylenes

• Published in: Chemistry of materials Vol. 31; no. 4; pp. 1441 - 1449
• Main Authors: Holmes, Thomas, Skalski, Thomas J. G, Adamski, Michael, Holdcroft, Steven
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: American Chemical Society 26.02.2019

The perceived poor durability of hydrocarbon polymer electrolyte membranes remains a significant hurdle for the integration of nonfluorous, solid polymer electrolytes into electrochemical systems such as fuel cells. In order to elucidate the mechanism of free radical degradation in a promising class...