{"title":"Polycyclic norbornene based anion-exchange membranes with high ionic conductivity and chemical stability","authors":"Ting Wang , Yu Wang , Wei You","doi":"10.1016/j.memsci.2024.122747","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<div><p>Polycyclic norbornene derivatives, dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) and tricyclopentadiene (TCPD), have rigid structures with ease of accessibility and high chemical reactivity. After vinylic-addition polymerization, the resultant polynorbornenes (PNBs) possess high thermal stability, excellent mechanical integrity, and chemical inertness due to the retention of the rigid polycyclic norbornene motifs along the polymer backbones. Herein, we first report polycyclic PNBs composing DCPD or TCPD and an alkyl-bromide-substituted norbornene as comonomers to prepare high performance anion-exchange membranes (AEMs). The two double bonds in DCPD/TCPD can be used for vinylic-addition polymerization and thiol-ene click cross-linking reactions, respectively. By comparing with previously reported cross-linked PNB AEMs without polycyclic structures, it is unambiguously confirmed that the involvement of DCPD/TCPD significantly improved the mechanical strength (the stress-at-break of 34 MPa <em>vs</em> 28 MPa), the hydroxide conductivity (212 mS cm<sup>−1</sup> <em>vs</em> 199 mS cm<sup>−1</sup> at 90 °C), and the alkaline stability (93 % <em>vs</em> 81 % conductivity remaining after treating in 1 M KOH at 80 °C for 1200 h). The successful application of the AEMs with excellent durability for over 500 h prove that the involvement of polycyclic structures is a convenient strategy to enhance the performance of aromatic-free AEMs.</p></div>","PeriodicalId":368,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Membrane Science","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":8.4000,"publicationDate":"2024-04-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Journal of Membrane Science","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0376738824003417","RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q1","JCRName":"ENGINEERING, CHEMICAL","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Polycyclic norbornene derivatives, dicyclopentadiene (DCPD) and tricyclopentadiene (TCPD), have rigid structures with ease of accessibility and high chemical reactivity. After vinylic-addition polymerization, the resultant polynorbornenes (PNBs) possess high thermal stability, excellent mechanical integrity, and chemical inertness due to the retention of the rigid polycyclic norbornene motifs along the polymer backbones. Herein, we first report polycyclic PNBs composing DCPD or TCPD and an alkyl-bromide-substituted norbornene as comonomers to prepare high performance anion-exchange membranes (AEMs). The two double bonds in DCPD/TCPD can be used for vinylic-addition polymerization and thiol-ene click cross-linking reactions, respectively. By comparing with previously reported cross-linked PNB AEMs without polycyclic structures, it is unambiguously confirmed that the involvement of DCPD/TCPD significantly improved the mechanical strength (the stress-at-break of 34 MPa vs 28 MPa), the hydroxide conductivity (212 mS cm−1vs 199 mS cm−1 at 90 °C), and the alkaline stability (93 % vs 81 % conductivity remaining after treating in 1 M KOH at 80 °C for 1200 h). The successful application of the AEMs with excellent durability for over 500 h prove that the involvement of polycyclic structures is a convenient strategy to enhance the performance of aromatic-free AEMs.
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The Journal of Membrane Science is a publication that focuses on membrane systems and is aimed at academic and industrial chemists, chemical engineers, materials scientists, and membranologists. It publishes original research and reviews on various aspects of membrane transport, membrane formation/structure, fouling, module/process design, and processes/applications. The journal primarily focuses on the structure, function, and performance of non-biological membranes but also includes papers that relate to biological membranes. The Journal of Membrane Science publishes Full Text Papers, State-of-the-Art Reviews, Letters to the Editor, and Perspectives.