Performance of polymer electrolyte membrane for polymer electrolyte fuel cell membrane made with supramolecular structure

Most of membranes for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) are made by clustering sulfonate groups which part of hydrophobic portion. The portion then acts as proton conduction path by assistance of water absorbed in the membrane. In this work, the membrane is prepared based on constructin...

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Published inJournal of physics. Conference series Vol. 1191; no. 1; pp. 12027 - 12031
Main Authors Hendrana, S, Indayaningsih, N, Sudirman
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Bristol IOP Publishing 01.03.2019
Subjects
Cell membranes
Clustering
Electrolytes
Fuel cells
Hydrogen bonds
Ion currents
Ions
Maleic anhydride
Morphology
Performance evaluation
Polyethylenes
Polymers
Polystyrene resins
Proton conduction
Proton exchange membrane fuel cells
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Summary:Most of membranes for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) are made by clustering sulfonate groups which part of hydrophobic portion. The portion then acts as proton conduction path by assistance of water absorbed in the membrane. In this work, the membrane is prepared based on constructing supramolecular structure by aligning sulfonate groups in sulfonated polystyrene (SPS) through formation of hydrogen bond of anhydride pendant group of polyethylene-graft-maleic anhydride (PE-g-MA). The performance was evaluated with many factors, i.e. addition of addition of benzimidazole, and effect of morphology. The addition of benzimidazole have tendency to modify hydrogen interaction within the membrane. In addition, water, which facilitates proton conduction, would also give a small microstructural change in membrane. However, the membrane could maintain its performance which is indicated by its ionic conductivity.
ISSN:1742-6588
1742-6596
DOI:10.1088/1742-6596/1191/1/012027