Vol 11, No 1 (2007) > Articles >

Sulfonation of cPTFE Film grafted Styrene for Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell

Yohan Yohan 1

Affiliations:

 

Abstract: Sulfonation of γ-ray iradiated and styrene-grafted crosslinked polytetrafluoroethylene film (cPTFE-g-S film) have been done. The aim of the research is to make hydropyl membrane as proton exchange membrane fuel cell. Sulfonation was prepared with chlorosulfonic acid in chloroethane under various conditions. The impact of the percent of grafting, the concentration of chlorosulfonic acid, the reaction time,and the reaction temperature on the properties of sulfonated film is examinated. The results show that sulfonation of surface-grafted films is incomplete at room  temperature. The increasing of concentration of chlorosulfonic acid and reaction temperature accelerates the reaction but they also add favor side reactions. These will lead to decreasing of the ion-exchange capacity, water uptake, and proton conductivity but increasing the resistance to oxidation in a perhidrol solution. The cPTFE-g-SS membrane which is resulted has stability in a H2O2 30% solution for 20 hours.
Keywords: proton exchange membrane, sulfonation, chorosulfonic acid, cPTFE film.
Published at: Vol 11, No 1 (2007) pages: 36-42
DOI:

Access Counter: 1588 views, 1075 PDF downloads, .

Full PDF Download

References:

M. C. William, Fuel cell Handbook, Fifth Edition, US Department of Energy, Morgantown, West Virginia, 2000, 352 pp.

A. Charlesby, Atomic Radiation and Polymers, Pergamon Press, London, 1960, 556 pp.

A. Oshima, S. Ikeda, E. Katoh, Y. Tabata, Radiat. Phys. Chem. 62 (2001) 39-45.

Yohan, R.M. Nur, L. Hendrajaya, E.S. Siradj, J.Teknologi 19 [4] (2005) 318-326.

M. Shen, S. Roy, J. W. Kuhlmann, K. Scott, K.Lovell, J. A. Horsfall, J. Membr. Sci. 251 (2005) 121–130.

N. Walsby, M. Paronen, J. Juhanoja, J. Sundholm, J. Appl. Polym. Sci. 81 (2001) 1572-1580.

J. Chen, M. Asano, Y. Maekawa, M. Yoshida, J. Membr. Sci. 271 (2006) 249-257.

M. P. Van Albada, H. Cerfontain, J. Chem. Soc. Perkin II 12 (1977) 1548.

M. M. Nasef, E. A. Hegazy, Prog. in Polym. Sci. 29 (2004) 499-561.

F. N. Buchi, B. Gupta, O. Haas, G. G. Scherer, Electrochim Acta 40 (1995) 345.

R.A. Assink, C. A. Arnold, R. P. Hollandsworth, J. Membr. Sci. 56 (1991) 143.

R. B. Hogdon, J. Polym. Sci. Part A Polym Chem. 6 (1968) 171.

A. G. Guzman-Gracia, P. N. Pintauro, M. W. Verbrugge, E.W. Scheneider, J. Appl. Electrochem 22 (1992) 204.