Sulfonated Graphene–Nafion Composite Membranes for Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells Operating under Reduced Relative Humidity

2016 ◽  
Vol 120 (29) ◽  
pp. 15855-15866 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akhila Kumar Sahu ◽  
Kriangsak Ketpang ◽  
Sangaraju Shanmugam ◽  
Osung Kwon ◽  
Sangcheol Lee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Relative Humidity ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Composite Membranes ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells ◽  
Sulfonated Graphene

Polybenzimidazole and ionic liquid composite membranes for high temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cells

2021 ◽  
Vol 361 ◽  
pp. 115569
Author(s):  
Bingbing Niu ◽  
Shijing Luo ◽  
Chunling Lu ◽  
Wendi Yi ◽  
Jiantao Liang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Liquid ◽  
Fuel Cells ◽  
High Temperature ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Composite Membranes ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells

Bacterial nanocellulose/Nafion composite membranes for low temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cells

2015 ◽  
Vol 273 ◽  
pp. 697-706 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gao-peng Jiang ◽  
Jing Zhang ◽  
Jin-li Qiao ◽  
Yong-ming Jiang ◽  
Hadis Zarrin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Composite Membranes ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells ◽  
Bacterial Nanocellulose

scholarly journals Effects of cesium-substituted silicotungstic acid doped with polybenzimidazole membrane for the application of medium temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cells

2019 ◽  
Vol 83 ◽  
pp. 01008 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyaw Zay Ya ◽  
Pascal Nbelayim ◽  
Wai Kian Tan ◽  
Go Kawamura ◽  
Hiroyuki Muto ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fuel Cells ◽  
Phosphoric Acid ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte ◽  
Mechanical Milling ◽  
Composite Membranes ◽  
Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells ◽  
Constant Current ◽  
Silicotungstic Acid ◽  
Wet Milling ◽  
Medium Temperature

Inorganic-organic composite membranes were prepared by using partly cesium-substituted silicotungstic acid (CHS-WSiA) and polybenzimidazole (PBI, MRS0810H) for medium temperature polymer electrolyte fuel cells (MT-PEFCs). Cesium hydrogen sulfate (CsHSO4, CHS) and silicotungstic acid (H4SiW12O40, WSiA) were milled to obtain 0.5CHS-0.5WSiA composites by dry and wet mechanical millings. N,Ndimethylacetamide (DMAc) was used as a disperse medium in the preparation of the inorganic solid acids by wet mechanical milling and also a casting agent for fabrication of membrane. Finally, flexible and homogeneous composite membranes with several phosphoric acid doping levels (PADLs) were obtained. The wet mechanical milling using DMAc was found to effectively promote good substitution of H+ ion in WSiA by Cs+ ion of CHS and promoted the formation of smaller grain sizes of composites, compared with dry milling. A high maximum power density of 378 mWcm-2 and a good constant current stability test were obtained from a single cell test using the PBI composite membrane containing 20 wt% of 0.5CHS-0.5WSiA from wet milling and phosphoric acid doping level (PADL) of 8 mol, at 150 °C under an anhydrous condition. Wet milling CHS-WSiA crystallites were highly dispersed in PBI to give homogenized membranes and played a significant role in the enhancemance of acidity by increasing the number of proton sites in the electrolyte membrane. After the addition of CHS-WSiA into PBI membrane, the acid and water retention properties were improved and incorporated as new proton conduction path by adsorbing phosphoric acid in these composite electrolyte membranes. These observations suggest that composite membranes with 8 mol of PADL are good promising PA dopedmembranes with effective electrochemical properties for the medium temperature fuel cells.

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