Polyphosphazene-based copolymers containing pendant alkylsulfonic acid groups as proton exchange membranes

Fengyan Fu, Hulin Xu, Yan Dong, Minlan He, Tianwei Luo, Yanxia Zhang, Xin Hao, Tao Ma, Changjin Zhu*

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Abstract

Abstract A series of polyphosphazene-based copolymers containing alkylsulfonated side chains were prepared and made into the corresponding membranes by the reaction with 2,6-bis(hydroxymethyl)-4-methylphenol (BHMP) as the cross-linking reagent. All the cross-linked membranes showed lower water uptake and dimensional swelling. They displayed significant methanol resistance ranging from 1.35 to 7.18 × 10-7 cm2/s and high oxidative stabilities. The individual membrane PFMPP1-r-PFSPP9 showed good proton conductivity (0.14 S/cm) under fully hydrated conditions at 80 °C.

Original languageEnglish
Article number13675
Pages (from-to)58-64
Number of pages7
JournalSolid State Ionics
Volume278
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 11 Jun 2015

Keywords

  • Cross-linked
  • Methanol permeability
  • Polyphosphazene copolymer
  • Proton conductivity
  • Proton exchange membrane

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