Preparation and characterization of crosslinked PVAL membranes loaded with boehmite nanoparticles for fuel cell applications

Paula Nunes Oliveira; Margarida Catarino; Carmem Maria Oliveira Müller; Lúcia Brandão; David Alfredo Pacheco Tanaka; José Roberto Bertolino; Adélio M. Mendes; Alfredo Tibúrcio N. Pires

doi:10.1002/app.40148

Preparation and characterization of crosslinked PVAL membranes loaded with boehmite nanoparticles for fuel cell applications

Paula Nunes Oliveira^*
, Margarida Catarino
, Carmem Maria Oliveira Müller
, Lúcia Brandão
, David Alfredo Pacheco Tanaka
, José Roberto Bertolino
, Adélio M. Mendes
, Alfredo Tibúrcio N. Pires

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Composite proton conducting membranes were prepared by doping the membrane, prepared by crosslinking poly(vinyl alcohol) with sulfosuccinic acid (SSA), with boehmite [aluminum oxyhydroxide or γ-AlO(OH)]. The effect of the SSA and boehmite content on the membrane performance was studied and the results showed that the values for the ion exchange capacity (IEC) of the membranes were in the range of 0.45-4.80 mmol g^-1, the water content and the Young's modulus were dependent on the amount of SSA and nanoparticles. The proton conductivity was in the range of 10^-4 to 10^-2 S cm^-1 at 25°C and was directly related to the quantity of sulfonate groups present in the membrane, while the hydrogen permeability at 30°C was in the range of 10^-13 to 10^-12 mol cm s ^-1 cm^-2 bar. The proton exchange membrane fuel cell tests indicated that the composite membranes have good proton conductivity and very low hydrogen permeability.

Original language	English
Article number	40148
Journal	Journal of Applied Polymer Science
Volume	131
Issue number	8
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1002/app.40148
Publication status	Published - 15 Apr 2014
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Applications
Boehmite nanoparticles
Fuel cell
Poly(vinyl alcohol)
Polyelectrolytes
Properties and characterization
Sulfosuccinic acid

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