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Preparation and characterization of sulfonated polysulfone/titanium dioxide composite membranes for proton exchange membrane fuel cells
Date
2009-05-01
Author
Devrim, Yiser
Erkan, Serdar
BAÇ, NURCAN
Eroğlu, İnci
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In the present study, sulfonated polysulfone (sPS)/titanium dioxide (TiO2) composite membranes for use in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) were investigated. Polysulfone (PS) was sulfonated with trimethylsilyl chlorosulfonate in 1,2 dichloroethane at ambient temperatures. It was shown that the degree of sulfonation is increased with the molar ratio of the sulfonating agent to PS repeat unit. The degree of sulfonation was determined by elemental analysis and H-1 NMR was performed to verify the sulfonation reaction on the PS. Sulfonation levels from 15 to 40% were easily achieved by varying the content of the sulfonating agent. Composite membranes were prepared by blending TiO2 with sPS solution in DMAC (5 wt.%) by the solution casting procedure. The membranes have been characterized by thermal analysis, water uptake, proton conductivity measurements and single cell performance. The addition of TiO2 increased the thermal stability but high filler concentrations decreased the miscibility of the composite component, and resulted in brittle membranes. The conductivity values in the range of 10(-3)-10(-2) S/cm were obtained for composite membranes. The conductivities of the membranes show similar increasing trend as a function of operating temperature. The membranes were tested in a single cell operating at 60-85 degrees C in humidified H-2/O-2. single fuel cell tests performed at different operating temperatures indicated that sPS/TiO2 composite membrane is more hydrodynamically stable and also performed better than sPS membranes. The highest performance of 300 mA/cm(2) was obtained for sPS/TiO2 membrane at 0.6 V for an H-2-O-2/PEMFC working at 1 atm and 85 degrees C. The results show that sPS/TiO2 is a promising membrane material for possible use in proton exchange membrane fuel cells. (C) 2009 International Association for Hydrogen Energy. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Subject Keywords
PEM fuel cell
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TiO2
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Composite membrane
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Sulfonated polysulfone
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Polysulfone
URI
https://hdl.handle.net/11511/57172
Journal
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HYDROGEN ENERGY
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.02.019
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Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences, Article