scholarly journals A Raman spectro-microscopic investigation of ETFE-based radiation-grafted anion-exchange membranes

RSC Advances ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 7 (75) ◽  
pp. 47726-47737 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wai Hin Lee ◽  
Carol Crean ◽  
John R. Varcoe ◽  
Rachida Bance-Soualhi

Raman spectro-microscopy on a radiation-grafted anion-exchange membrane detected alkali degradation throughout its cross-section that quantitatively matched loss of ion-exchange capacity.

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (33) ◽  
pp. 16948-16952 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daishuang Zhang ◽  
Xiaoming Yan ◽  
Gaohong He ◽  
Le Zhang ◽  
Xinhong Liu ◽  
...  

We proposed an integrally thin skinned asymmetric anion exchange membrane with sufficiently low ion exchange capacity for vanadium flow batteries (VFBs), and this work provides new insights into the design, fabrication and commercialization of ion exchange membranes for VFBs.


2020 ◽  
Vol MA2020-02 (38) ◽  
pp. 2442-2442
Author(s):  
Garrett Huang ◽  
Mrinmay Mandal ◽  
Alexandra Dobbs ◽  
Katelyn Groenhout ◽  
Paul A Kohl

2016 ◽  
Vol 2016 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lucie Zarybnicka ◽  
Eliska Stranska ◽  
Jana Machotova ◽  
Gabriela Lencova

The present work deals with the surface modification of a commercial microfiltration poly(ethersulfone) membrane by graft polymerization technique. Poly(styrene-co-divinylbenzene-co-4-vinylbenzylchloride) surface layer was covalently attached onto the poly(ethersulfone) support layer to improve the membrane electrochemical properties. Followed by amination, a two-layer anion-exchange membrane was prepared. The effect of surface layer treatment using the extraction in various solvents on membrane morphological and electrochemical characteristics was studied. The membranes were tested from the point of view of water content, ion-exchange capacity, specific resistance, permselectivity, FT-IR spectroscopy, and SEM analysis. It was found that the two-layer anion-exchange membranes after the extraction using tetrahydrofuran or toluene exhibited smooth and porous surface layer, which resulted in improved ion-exchange capacity, electrical resistance, and permselectivity of the membranes.


RSC Advances ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (62) ◽  
pp. 36374-36385
Author(s):  
Chao Wang ◽  
Nengxiu Pan ◽  
Yuliang Jiang ◽  
Junbin Liao ◽  
Arcadio Sotto ◽  
...  

Novel anion exchange membranes with enhanced ion exchange capacity, dimensional stability and alkali stability were prepared by a facile synthesis method.


2017 ◽  
Vol 2017 ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ganmin Zeng ◽  
Jing Han ◽  
Beibei Dai ◽  
Xiaohui Liu ◽  
Jinkun Li ◽  
...  

Alkaline anion exchange membrane (AAEM) plays an important role in the development of fuel cell. In this research, the electrostatic spinning technology was used to prepare AAEM. We use BC/TiO2 membrane as substrate by introduced quaternary ammonium groups to prepare BC/TiO2/CHPTAC (3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride) composite membranes. The as-prepared composite membrane was characterized by XRD, SEM, XPS, and TG methods. It was found that BC/TiO2/CHPTAC (0.05 g) membrane exhibited high thermal stability and better comprehensive performance. The degree of substitution (DS), water uptake, and ion-exchange capacity (IEC) of BC/TiO2/CHPTAC membranes were investigated. The results showed that the DS, water uptake, and IEC of BC/TiO2/CHPTAC membrane were 1.16, 140%, and 1 mmol·g−1, respectively. We believe this composite membrane with excellent performances can promise many applications in fuel cells.


2013 ◽  
Vol 773 ◽  
pp. 171-174
Author(s):  
Shou Hai Zhang ◽  
Ben Gui Zhang ◽  
Xi Gao Jian

Poly (phthalazinone ether ketone) anion exchange membranes with pyridinium groups (PyPPEK) for vanadium redox flow battery were prepared from chloromethylated poly (phthalazinone ether ketone) and pyridine. The chemical structure of PyPPEK was characterized by using FT-IR spectrum. Compared with quaternary ammonium group containing poly (phthalazinone ether ketone), PyPPEK membrane showed low ion exchange capacity, low swelling ratio and comparable tensile strength. Columbic efficiencies of VRB with anion exchange membranes were higher than that of VRB with Nafion117 membrane. When the ion exchange capacity of PyPPEK membrane was 1.40 mmol·g-1, energy efficiency of VRB with the membrane was higher than that of VRB with Nafion117 membrane at charge-discharge current densities ranging from 20 mA·cm-2 to 50 mA·cm-2.


Membranes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (7) ◽  
pp. 469
Author(s):  
Elke Herrmann ◽  
Nico Dingenouts ◽  
Christina Roth ◽  
Frieder Scheiba ◽  
Helmut Ehrenberg

Commercially available anion exchange membranes were retrieved from VRFB field tests and their degradation due to the various operation conditions is analyzed by in-situ and ex-situ measurements. Ion exchange capacity, permeability and swelling power are used as direct criteria for irreversible changes. Small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) and Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) analyses are used as fingerprint methods and provide information about the morphology and change of the structural properties. A decrease in crystallinity can be detected due to membrane degradation, and, in addition, an indication of reduced polymer chain length is found. While the proton diffusion either increase or decline significantly, the ion exchange capacity and swelling power both are reduced. The observed extent of changes was in good agreement with in-situ measurements in a test cell, where the coulombic and voltage efficiencies are reduced compared to a pristine reference material due to the degradation process.


Membranes ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 166
Author(s):  
Muhammad Imran Khan ◽  
Abdallah Shanableh ◽  
Javier Fernandez ◽  
Mushtaq Hussain Lashari ◽  
Shabnam Shahida ◽  
...  

This manuscript describes the synthesis of dimethylethanolamine (DMEA)-grafted anion exchange membrane (AEM) by incorporating dimethylethanolamine as ion-exchange content into the polymer matrix via the solution casting method. The synthesis of the DMEA-grafted AEM was demonstrated by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The prepared DMEA-grafted AEM exhibited higher thermal stability, homogeneous morphology, water uptake (WR) of 115%, and an ion exchange capacity (IEC) of 2.70 meq/g. It was used for the adsorptive removal of methyl orange (MO) from an aqueous solution via batch processing. The effect of several operating factors, including contact time, membrane dosage, initial concentration of aqueous dye solution, and temperature on the percentage discharge of MO and adsorption capacity, was evaluated. Experimental data for adsorption of MO onto the DMEA-grafted AEM was analyzed with two parameter and three parameter nonlinear adsorption isotherm models but fitted best using a nonlinear Freundlich isotherm. Adsorption kinetics were studied by using several models, and attained results showed that experimental data fitted well to pseudo-second-order kinetics. A thermodynamic study showed that adsorption of MO onto the prepared DMEA-grafted AEM was an endothermic process. Moreover, it was a feasible and spontaneous process.


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