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A Study on the Properties of sPEEK Electrolytic Membranes using Physical Crosslinking

물리적 가교결합을 이용한 sPEEK 전해질막의 특성에 관한 연구

  • Oh, Sae-Joong (Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, Sun-Moon University)
  • 오세중 (선문대학교 생명화학공학과)
  • Received : 2015.10.19
  • Accepted : 2016.01.05
  • Published : 2016.01.31
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Abstract

Composite membranes were prepared by the solution casting method from sulfonated poly(etheretherketone)(sPEEK) and imidazole and phosphotungstic acid(PWA) to enhance the electrolytic properties of the membrane. TGA measurements showed that physical crosslinking due to acid-base interactions improved the thermal resistance to the desulfonation of sulfonic acid groups of the composite membrane and the addition of PWA enhanced the resistance to thermal decomposition of the composite membrane. The acid-base interaction decreased the water uptake, proton conductivity and methanol permeability of the sPEEK/imidazole composite membranes. The addition of PWA increased the proton conductivities while it decreased the water uptake and methanol permeability of sPEEK/imidazole/PWA composite membranes. Therefore, the selectivity of the composite membranes was enhanced by the addition of PWA.

설폰화시킨 poly(etheretherketone)(sPEEK)막의 전해질 특성을 향상시키기 위하여 sPEEK에 imidazole과 무기물인 phosphotungstic acid(PWA)를 첨가하고 용액주조법을 이용하여 복합막을 제조하였다. TGA분석을 통하여 산-염기 상호작용에 의한 물리적 가교결합이 복합막의 설폰산그룹 분해에 대한 열저항성을 향상시키고 PWA의 첨가는 복합막의 열분해에 대한 저항성을 향상시키는 것을 확인할 수 있었다. 산-염기 상호작용은 sPEEK/imidazole 복합막의 함수율과 양이온전도도 및 메탄올 투과도를 감소시켰는데 이것은 물리적 가교결합이 복합막을 견고하게 만들기 때문이다. PWA는 sPEEK/imidazole/PWA 복합막의 함수율과 메탄올 투과도는 감소시켰지만 양이온전도를 향상시켰다. 따라서 PWA는 복합막의 선택도를 향상시키는 효과를 나타내었다.

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