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A novel nanocomposite proton-exchange membrane (PEM) was obtained by combined electrospinning and solution casting of a composite solution of sulfophenylated poly(ether ether ketone ketone) (SP-PEEKK) and maleic anhydride modified nanocellulose (MN). SP-PEEKK was prepared by polymerization between phenyl hydroquinone and 1,4-bis(4-fluorobenzoyl)benzene followed by post-sulfonation. Nanocellulose (NCC) was prepared by the acid treatment of MCC with sulfuric acid, and MN with carboxyl group was obtained by modifying NCC with maleic anhydride. PEMs with 2% MN (MN2) showed a water uptake of 28% at 100°C, which was higher than that of MN0 (with 0% MN content). MN2 possessed a high tensile strength of 48.7 MPa, Young’s modulus of 1.3 GPa, and elongation at break of 34%, which was 54%, 21%, and 16% higher than those of MN0, respectively. Thus, the ordered distributed of MN was illustrated to be the effective reinforcing material for SP-PEEKK membranes because of the strong interface between the hydroxyl group of rigid MN and the sulfonic acid group of SP-PEEKK. MN2 also had a substantially higher proton conductivity of 0.09 S cm−1 at 90°C than MN0 (0.037 S cm−1). Therefore, combined electrospinning and solution casting was found to be a promising choice to improve the proton conductivity of nanocomposite PEMs, as promoted by the three-dimensional hydrogen bond-proton-transport network formed by the well-oriented MN in SPEEKK produced by the electrospinning.
将磺基苯基化聚醚醚酮(SP-PEEKK)和马来酸酐改性纳米纤维素(MN)的复合溶液通过静电纺丝和溶液浇铸相结合,制备了一种新型纳米复合质子交换膜(PEM)。SP-PEEKK是由苯基对苯二酚和1,4-双(4-氟苯甲酰基)苯聚合,然后进行后磺化制备的。用硫酸对MCC进行酸处理制备了纳米纤维素(NCC),并用马来酸酐对其进行改性,得到了具有羧基的MN。含2%MN的PEMs(MN2)在100°C下的吸水率为28%,高于MN0(含0%MN)。MN2具有48.7MPa的高拉伸强度、1.3GPa的杨氏模量和34%的断裂伸长率,分别比MN0高54%、21%和16%。因此,由于刚性MN的羟基和SP-PEEKK的磺酸基之间的强界面,MN的有序分布被证明是SP-PEEKK的膜的有效增强材料。在90°C下,MN2的质子传导率也显著高于MN0(0.037 S cm−1),为0.09 S cm−。因此,电纺丝和溶液浇铸相结合是提高纳米复合PEM质子导电性的一种很有前途的选择,这得益于电纺丝产生的SPEEKK中取向良好的MN形成的三维氢键质子传输网络。
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