Crosslinked Sulfonated Polyphenylsulfone (CSPPSU) Membranes for Elevated-Temperature PEM Water Electrolysis

In order to reduce the burden on the environment, there is a need to develop non-fluorinated electrolyte membranes as alternatives to fluorinated electrolyte membranes, and water electrolysis using hydrocarbon-based electrolyte membranes has been studied in recent years. In this paper, for the first...

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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:1889407b87f64b70abce892a36d3992c2021-11-25T18:19:53ZCrosslinked Sulfonated Polyphenylsulfone (CSPPSU) Membranes for Elevated-Temperature PEM Water Electrolysis10.3390/membranes111108612077-0375https://doaj.org/article/1889407b87f64b70abce892a36d3992c2021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-0375/11/11/861https://doaj.org/toc/2077-0375In order to reduce the burden on the environment, there is a need to develop non-fluorinated electrolyte membranes as alternatives to fluorinated electrolyte membranes, and water electrolysis using hydrocarbon-based electrolyte membranes has been studied in recent years. In this paper, for the first time, we report elevated-temperature water electrolysis properties of crosslinked sulfonated polyphenylsulfone (CSPPSU) membranes prepared by sulfonation and crosslinking of hydrocarbon-based PPSU engineering plastics. The sulfone groups of the CSPPSU membrane in water were stable at 85 °C (3600 h) and 150 °C (2184 h). In addition, the polymer structure of the CSPPSU membrane was stable during small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) measurements from room temperature to 180 °C. A current density of 456 mA/cm<sup>2</sup> was obtained at 150 °C and 1.8 V in water electrolysis using the CSPPSU membrane and IrO<sub>2</sub>/Ti as the catalytic electrode for oxygen evolution. The stability of the CSPPSU membrane at elevated temperatures with time was evaluated. There were some issues in the assembly of the CSPPSU membrane and the catalytic electrode. However, the CSPPSU membrane has the potential to be used as an electrolyte membrane for elevated-temperature water electrolysis.Jedeok KimAkihiro OhiraMDPI AGarticleengineering plastic PPSUhydrocarbon electrolytesCSPPSU membranePEM water electrolysiselevated temperatureChemical technologyTP1-1185Chemical engineeringTP155-156ENMembranes, Vol 11, Iss 861, p 861 (2021)
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collection DOAJ
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topic engineering plastic PPSU
hydrocarbon electrolytes
CSPPSU membrane
PEM water electrolysis
elevated temperature
Chemical technology
TP1-1185
Chemical engineering
TP155-156
spellingShingle engineering plastic PPSU
hydrocarbon electrolytes
CSPPSU membrane
PEM water electrolysis
elevated temperature
Chemical technology
TP1-1185
Chemical engineering
TP155-156
Jedeok Kim
Akihiro Ohira
Crosslinked Sulfonated Polyphenylsulfone (CSPPSU) Membranes for Elevated-Temperature PEM Water Electrolysis
description In order to reduce the burden on the environment, there is a need to develop non-fluorinated electrolyte membranes as alternatives to fluorinated electrolyte membranes, and water electrolysis using hydrocarbon-based electrolyte membranes has been studied in recent years. In this paper, for the first time, we report elevated-temperature water electrolysis properties of crosslinked sulfonated polyphenylsulfone (CSPPSU) membranes prepared by sulfonation and crosslinking of hydrocarbon-based PPSU engineering plastics. The sulfone groups of the CSPPSU membrane in water were stable at 85 °C (3600 h) and 150 °C (2184 h). In addition, the polymer structure of the CSPPSU membrane was stable during small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) measurements from room temperature to 180 °C. A current density of 456 mA/cm<sup>2</sup> was obtained at 150 °C and 1.8 V in water electrolysis using the CSPPSU membrane and IrO<sub>2</sub>/Ti as the catalytic electrode for oxygen evolution. The stability of the CSPPSU membrane at elevated temperatures with time was evaluated. There were some issues in the assembly of the CSPPSU membrane and the catalytic electrode. However, the CSPPSU membrane has the potential to be used as an electrolyte membrane for elevated-temperature water electrolysis.
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author Jedeok Kim
Akihiro Ohira
author_facet Jedeok Kim
Akihiro Ohira
author_sort Jedeok Kim
title Crosslinked Sulfonated Polyphenylsulfone (CSPPSU) Membranes for Elevated-Temperature PEM Water Electrolysis
title_short Crosslinked Sulfonated Polyphenylsulfone (CSPPSU) Membranes for Elevated-Temperature PEM Water Electrolysis
title_full Crosslinked Sulfonated Polyphenylsulfone (CSPPSU) Membranes for Elevated-Temperature PEM Water Electrolysis
title_fullStr Crosslinked Sulfonated Polyphenylsulfone (CSPPSU) Membranes for Elevated-Temperature PEM Water Electrolysis
title_full_unstemmed Crosslinked Sulfonated Polyphenylsulfone (CSPPSU) Membranes for Elevated-Temperature PEM Water Electrolysis
title_sort crosslinked sulfonated polyphenylsulfone (csppsu) membranes for elevated-temperature pem water electrolysis
publisher MDPI AG
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/1889407b87f64b70abce892a36d3992c
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