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Performance Evaluation of Platinum Dispersed Self-humidifying Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Prepared by Using RF Magnetron Sputter

  • Kwak, Sang-Hee;Yang, Tae-Hyun;Kim, Chang-Soo;Yoon, Ki-Hyun
    • Journal of the Korean Ceramic Society
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    • v.40 no.2
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    • pp.118-122
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    • 2003
  • The performance evaluation on Pt loading in the self-humidifying polymer electrolyte membrane for Polymer Electrolyte Mem-Brane Fuel Cell(PEMFC) was investigated by using single cell test and measurement of membrane resistance. The self-humidifying membrane comprised two membranes made of perfluorosulfonylfluroride copolymer resin and fine Pt particles tying between them, coated by sputtering. From the results of performance characteristics of self-humidifying membrane cell with different Pt loading, a single cell using self-humidifying membrane with 0.15 mg/$\textrm{cm}^2$ Pt loading showed better performance than that with the others over entire current density. Also, a single cell with 0.15 mg/$\textrm{cm}^2$ Pt loading had a lower resistance value than the other cells under externally nonhumidifying condition. It is indicated that the water produced in the membrane cell with 0.15 mg/$\textrm{cm}^2$ Pt loading showed a higher provision to maintain ionic conductivity of the membrane than the other cells. The optimum amount of Pt particles embedded in the membrane for self-humidifying PEMFC was determined to be about 0.15 mg/$\textrm{cm}^2$.

The effect of thermodynamic stability of casting solution on the membrane inversion process morphology and permeation properties in phase inversion process

  • Kim, Jeong-Hoon;Lee, Kew-Ho
    • Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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    • 1995.04a
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    • pp.26-27
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    • 1995
  • Most of synthetic polymeric membranes used in ultrafiltration, reverse osmosis and microfiltration processes are prepared by phase inversion(or phase separation) technique. In this technique, a homogeneous polymer solution is cast into thin film or hollow fiber shape and then immersed into a nonsolvent coagulant bath. The exchange of solvent and nonsolvent across the interface between casting solution and coagu!ant can make the casting solution phase-separate and form a membrane with a symmetric or asymmetric structure. Because of importance of this technique in membrane field, many investigations have been dedicated to elucidate the mechanism of membrane formation by phase inversion technique.[1-10] These investigation have suggested that the structure formation and permeation properties of phase inversion membrane depend on the variables such as the nature and content of casting solution and coagulant, temperature of casting solution and coagulant, and the diffusional exchange rate of solvent and nonsolvent etc. which can be related to the thermodynamic and kinetic properties of the casting system. The variables such as the nature and content of casting solution can also be the important factor affecting the structure formation and permeation property of the phase inversion membrane.

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Membrane Cayalytic Reactors Comprising Heteropoly Acid Catalysts and Polymer Membranes (12-텅스토인산 촉매와 고분자막으로 구성된 촉매막반응기)

  • 송인규;김재진;이화영
    • Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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    • 1992.04a
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    • pp.35-36
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    • 1992
  • 화학반응이 주로 고온에서 일어나기 때문에 polymer membrane의 화학반응에의 적용은 거의 없었으며, 연구의 대부분은 열적 안정성이 좋은 inorganic membrane reactor에 대하여 이루어져 왔다. 산 및 산화환원 촉매로써의 12-텅스토인산은 반응물의 종류에 따라 특이한 흡착 특성을 보이며, 헤테로폴리산만이 지니는 특징적인 surface, bulk 특성 때문에 바능물의 종류에 따라 반응은 촉매의 surface and/or bulk에서 일어난다. 무기 축합산인 12-텅스토인산이 지니는 또 하나의 특징은 물, 알콜, ether 같이 산소를 포함하는 organic solvent에 매우 잘 녹는다는 사실이다.

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Study on Simultaneous Material Transport through Charged Mosaic Membrane

  • Myeongkwan Song;Lee, Jang-Oo;Akira Yamauchi;Wongkang Yang
    • Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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    • 2004.05a
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    • pp.109-112
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    • 2004
  • The charged mosaic membranes having cation and anion exchange mixed groups within membrane were researched. The composite charged mosaic membrane was investigated from simultaneous transport such as solute and solvent flux. On the other hand, the reflection coefficient and salt flux coefficient were estimated by taking account of the cross constants of the phenomenological equation.(omitted)

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Coarsening Phenomena in Polymer-Solvent Systems-A Review (고분자 용액에서의 Coarsening 현상)

  • 송승원
    • Membrane Journal
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    • v.7 no.2
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    • pp.49-56
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    • 1997
  • In order to understand the formation of polymeric membranes or microcellular foams, phase separation phenomena in polymer solutions should be understood. The present review examines the progress made in the understanding of these phenomena, with emphasis on selected polymer-solvent systems. In the case of polymer-solvent systems, coarsening is of particular importance as it may come to dominate or overshadow spinodal decomposition effects within the first minute or few minutes of phase separation. In this article, some of the most important theoretical models of late stage of phase separation are reviewed, and recent experimental studies on coarsening in polymer-solvent systems are studied.

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Fabrication of Hydrocarbon Polymer Electrolyte Composite Membrane Incorporated with Pt Nanopartle for PEMFC and Its Characteristics (Pt 나노 입자가 도입된 연료전지용 탄화수소계 고분자 전해질 복합막의 제조 및 특성)

  • LEE, HONGKI
    • Transactions of the Korean hydrogen and new energy society
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    • v.28 no.3
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    • pp.246-251
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    • 2017
  • To fabricate a hydrocarbon polymer electrolyte composite membrane incorporated with Pt nanoparticle, the polymer electrolyte membrane made of a sulfonated-fluorinated hydrophilic-hydrophobic block copolymer (SFBC) and sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) blend in the wight ratio of 1 : 1 was synthesized, and a simple drying process was used in order to incorporate Pt nanoparticle into the SFBC/SPEEK film by reducing platinum (II) bis (acetylacetonate), Pt $(acac)_2$. The distribution of the Pt nanoparticles was observed by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and mechanical and thermal properties were tested by universal testing machine (UTM) and thermogravimetry analyzer (TGA). Cation conductivity, ion exchange capacity (IEC) and I-V characteristics were estimated.

Coarsening Effects on the Formation of Microporous Membranes

  • Song, Seung-Won
    • Proceedings of the Membrane Society of Korea Conference
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    • 1995.04a
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    • pp.1-4
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    • 1995
  • The microstructure of polymer membranes produced via thermally induced phase separation (TIPS) of polymer solutions is a strong function of both the early-stage (by spinodal decomposition or nucleation & growth) and the late-stage phase separation (referred to in general as coarsening). In the case of early stage effects, the membrane morphology resulting from a nucleation & growth mechanism is either a poorly interconnecsed, stringy, beady structure which is mechanically fragile or a well interconnected structure with highly nonuniform pore sizes. In contrast, spinodal decomposition results in a well interconnected, mechanically strong membrane with highly uniform pore sizes. Here I describe recent quantitative studies of the coarsening effects on the microstructure of membranes produced via TIPS process. The dependence of microstructure on coarsening time, quench depth, solution viscosity, and polymer molecular weight was investigated in order to distinguish among three possible coarsening mechanisms, Ostwald ripening, coalescence, and hydrodynamic flow, which may be responsible for structural evolution after the early-stage phase Separation (spinodal decomposition or nucleation & growth).

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Electrochemical Properties of Novel Metal Powder Electrodes for Polymer Electrolyte Membrane Electrolysis

  • Kim, Chang-Hee;Kang, Kyung-Soo;Park, Chu-Sik;Hwang, Gab-Jin;Bae, Ki-Kwang
    • Proceedings of the Korean Powder Metallurgy Institute Conference
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    • 2006.09b
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    • pp.1227-1228
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    • 2006
  • The electrochemical properties of novel metal powders were investigated for the electrode materias of polymer electrolyte memebrane electrolysis. Two types of Pt black and $IrO_2$ powder electrodes were hot-pressed on the polymer electrolyte membrane to form membrane electrode assembly. The galvanodynamic polarization methode was used to characterize the electrochemical properties of both electrodes. From the experimental results, we concluded that the $IrO_2$ powder electrode exhibits better electrochemical performance than Pt black as cathode material for the electrolysis.

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