화학공학소재연구정보센터
홈 로그인 로그아웃 연락처 사이트맵
Journal of Industrial and Engineering Chemistry, Vol.23, 316-320, March, 2015
DOI10.1016/j.jiec.2014.08.035  Export Citation
Effect of sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) binder on the performance of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
Sang-Un Kim1, 2, Duk Man Yu1, 3, Tae-Ho Kim1, 3, Young Taik Hong1, 3, †, Sang Yong Nam2, and Jong-Ho Choi4, †
  • 1Energy Materials Research Center, Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology, PO Box 107, Yuseong, Daejeon 305-600, Republic of Korea
  • 2School of Materials Science and Engineering, Engineering Research Institute, i-Cube Center, Gyeongsang National University, Jinju 660-701, Gyeongnam, Republic of Korea
  • 3, Korea
  • 4Department of New and Renewable Energy, Kyungil University, Gyeongsan 712-701, Republic of Korea
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To achieve good interfacial compatibility between the membrane and electrode, structure modification of sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) (SPAES) was successfully done for use as an electrode binder for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells. A new activation method for hydrocarbon membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) with a hydrocarbon binder was developed using a voltage cycle instead of applying a constant voltage, which is a standard activation method for MEA with a Nafion binder. To investigate the effect of the binder, two SPAES samples with different molecular weights were used for characterization, and the composition of the binder was also optimized.
Keywords:Polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell;Hydrocarbon membrane;Electrode binder;Interfacial compatibility
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