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Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.100, 212-219, August, 2021
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2021.05.021  Export Citation
Development of effectively costed and performant novel cation exchange ceramic nanocomposite membrane based sulfonated PVA for direct borohydride fuel cells
Marwa H. Gouda1, Noha A. Elessawy2, †, and Arafat Toghan3, 4
  • 1Polymer Materials Research Department, Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications City (SRTA-City), 21934 Alexandria, Egypt
  • 2Advanced Technology and New Materials Research Institute (ATNMRI), City of Scientific Research and Technological Applications City (SRTA-City), 21934 Alexandria, Egypt
  • 3Chemistry Department, Faculty of Science, South Valley University, Qena, 83523, Egypt
  • 4Chemistry Department, College of Science, Imam Mohammad Ibn Saud Islamic University (IMSIU), Riyadh 11623, Saudi Arabia
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A direct borohydride fuel cell (DBFC) is a type of low temperature fuel cell, and to commercialize this type of fuel cell, it requires efficient and inexpensive proton exchange membranes. In this study, a binary polymer blend is formulated from inexpensive and ecofriendly polymers such as iota carrageenan (IC) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). Zirconiam phosphate (ZrPO4) was synthesized from a simple impregnation - calcination method and later embedded as a doping agent into the polymeric matrix with percentage (1-7.5) wt.%. The novel nanocomposite membranes were evaluated by TGA, DSC, FTIR, XRD and SEM. The oxidative stability and tensile strength of the obtained membranes were enhanced and achieved results better than those of Nafion117 due to an increase in the number of hydrogen bonds formed between the polymer functional groups and oxygen functional groups of ZrPO4with increasing doping concentration. In addition, the borohydride permeability of the membranes decreased with increasing ZrPO4weight percentage, while the ionic conductivity and power density increased to 25.5 mS cm-1 and 66 mW cm-2, respectively, for membrane with 5 wt.% of ZrPO4. The fabricated membrane with the optimum properties (PVA/IC/ZrPO4 -5) can be efficient as a proton exchange membrane towards the development of green and low cost DBFCs.
Keywords:Proton exchange membrane;Poly (vinyl alcohol);Iota carrageenan;Zirconiam phosphate;Direct borohydride fuel cell
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