Preparation and Proton Conductivity of a Novel Polymer Composite Membrane PVDF- CsAl(SO4)2·12H2O

Preparation and Proton Conductivity of a Novel Polymer Composite Membrane PVDF- CsAl(SO4)2·12H2O

X.D. Wang H.Y. ShenL.B. Yang W.S. Ning B. Guo Y.X. Huang H. Maekawa K.Y. Shu 

College of Materials Science and Engineering, China Jiliang University, Hangzhou 310018, China

State Key Laboratory Breeding Base of Green Chemistry-Synthesis Technology, Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou 310032, China

Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Sendai 980-8579, Japan

Corresponding Author Email: 
shenhangyan@yahoo.com.cn
Page: 
79-82
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DOI: 
https://doi.org/10.14447/jnmes.v16i2.12
Received: 
19 October 2012
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Accepted: 
28 January 2013
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Abstract: 

A novel polymer composite membrane PVDF-CsAl(SO4)2·12H2O with high conductivity within a wide temperature range (30- 140 °C) is synthesized by composing PVDF and conductors CsAl(SO4)2·12H2O. A sharp increase of the conductivity has been observed at around 90 °C, which was due to the release of the crystal water in the CsAl(SO4)2·12H2O. The highest conductivity of 0.45×10-3 S·cm-1 was obtained at 140°C , The novel polymer composite membrane PVDF-CsAl(SO4)2·12H2O described here can be an attractive candidate as electrolyte in the low and medium fuel cell.

Keywords: 

Proton exchange membrane fuel cells; Polymer composite membrane; Proton conductivity

1. Introduction
2. Experimental
3. Results and Discussion
4. Conclusions
5. Acknowledgements
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