Effect of Crosslinking Degree on Sulfonated Poly(aryl ether nitrile)s As Candidates for Proton Exchange Membranes
Penglun Zheng1, Quanyi Liu2, Zekun Li3
1College of Civil Aviation Safety Engineering, Civil Aviation Flight University of China, Guanghan 618307, China. 18482179228@163.com.
Abstract:
In order to investigate the effect of crosslinking degree on the water uptake, swelling ratio, and methanol permeability of sulfonated poly(aryl ether nitrile)s (SPENs), the molar content of sulfonated group in bisphenol monomer is fixed at 60% in this work. The properties of sulfonated poly (aryl ether nitrile) with different crosslinking degrees are studied by changing the content of propenyl group in sulfonated poly (aryl ether nitrile)s. The cross-linking reaction of the propenyl groups in the SPENs is cured at 230 °C. All the results show that this method is an effective way to improve the water uptake, swelling ratio, and methanol permeability to meet the application requirements of the SPENs membranes as proton exchange membranes in fuel cells.
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