The performance of the proton exchange membrane

What is the performance of the proton exchange membrane?

Evaluation of proton exchange membranes is based on standard performance tests. The performance of the proton

exchange membrane is mainly characterized by the following indicators.

(1) Mechanical properties

The mechanical performance test of proton exchange membrane is not much different from that of general

materials, and can be tested on a mechanical testing machine.

(2) Ion exchange capacity

The ion exchange capacity refers to the millimolar value of the equivalent exchange of the corresponding

ions in the external solution per gram of dry film or wet film. The better the performance of this index, the

better the conductivity of the corresponding film.

(3) Water absorption rate

When the proton exchange membrane reaches saturation, the ratio of the water absorption mass to the dry

membrane mass is the water content of the membrane.

(4) Permeability of methanol

We know that proton exchange membranes need to act as a separation between fuel and oxidant. For methanol,

of course, the lower the permeability, the better.

(5) Electrical performance test

The conductivity of the membrane is particularly important for the proton exchange membrane, because another

function of the proton exchange membrane in the fuel cell is to act as an electrolyte, which is an important parameter

that determines the performance of the cell. Its conductivity can be obtained through a series of electrochemical experiments.

Block copolymers are widely used in high molecular polymers, and the application of block copolymers in proton exchange

membranes has achieved remarkable results. Block copolymers can adjust the chemical composition, molecular weight

and volume fraction of the blocks to prepare polymer copolymers with a microphase-separated structure.

As we all know, macromolecules, also known as macromolecules, are actually macromolecules composed of many repeating

monomers connected by chemical bonds. These repeating monomers can be one or more, and different monomers have

different properties, and can form a variety of different chain structures such as random copolymers, block copolymers,

alternating copolymers, and graft copolymers. Among them, block copolymers are characterized in that different monomer

sequences form compounds through chemical bonds, different monomer units repel each other, and monomers with the

same properties polymerize with each other. This gives such copolymers a special steric appearance. Sulfonated block

copolymers are the main research direction of proton exchange membranes. Block copolymer proton exchange membranes

have higher proton conductivity, lower methanol permeability and better mechanical stability. Although multiblock sulfonated

polymers are designed to control the length and composition of the blocks, they are not easy to synthesize. It is obtained by

continuous polymerization of sulfonated oligomers and non-sulfonated oligomers. The synthesis route is prolonged and the

reactivity is not high. Therefore, it is particularly important to optimize its preparation process.

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