Alternative proton exchange membrane based on a bicomponent anionic nanocellulose system
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A1 Alkuperäisartikkeli tieteellisessä aikakauslehdessä
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2024-09-15
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en
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11
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Carbohydrate Polymers, Volume 340
Abstract
As integral parts of fuel cells, polymer electrolyte membranes (PEM) facilitate the conversion of hydrogen's chemical energy into electricity and water. Unfortunately, commercial PEMs are associated with high costs, limited durability, variable electrochemical performance and are based on perfluorinated polymers that persist in the environment. Nanocellulose-based PEMs have emerged as alternative options given their renewability, thermal and mechanical stability, low-cost, and hydrophilicity. These PEMs take advantage of the anionic nature of most nanocelluloses, as well as their facile modification with conductive functional groups, for instance, to endow ionic and electron conductivity. Herein, we incorporated for the first time two nanocellulose types, TEMPO-oxidized and sulfonated, to produce a fully bio-based PEM and studied their contribution separately and when mixed in a PEM matrix. Sulfonated nanocellulose-based PEMs are shown to perform similarly to commercial and bio-based membranes, demonstrating good thermal-oxidative stability (up to 190 °C), mechanical robustness (Young's modulus as high as 1.15 GPa and storage moduli >13 GPa), and high moisture-uptake capacity (ca. 6330 % after 48 h). The introduced nanocellulose membranes are shown as promising materials for proton-exchange material applications, as required in fuel cells.Description
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Fuel cells, Ion exchange membranes, Nanocellulose, Sulfonated CNF, TEMPO-oxidized CNF
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Brito dos Santos, F, Kaschuk, J, Banvillet, G, Jalaee, A, Rojas, O J & Foster, E J 2024, ' Alternative proton exchange membrane based on a bicomponent anionic nanocellulose system ', Carbohydrate Polymers, vol. 340, 122299 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2024.122299
