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Fully aromatic block copolymers for fuel cell membranes with densely sulfonated nanophase domains

Takamuku, Shogo LU and Jannasch, Patric LU orcid (2011) In Macromolecular Rapid Communications 32(5). p.474-480
Abstract
Two multiblock copoly(arylene ether sulfone)s with similar block lengths and ion exchange capacities (IECs) were prepared by a coupling reaction between a non-sulfonated precursor block and a highly sulfonated precursor block containing either fully disulfonated diarylsulfone or fully tetrasulfonated tetraaryldisulfone segments. The latter two precursor blocks were sulfonated via lithiation-sulfination reactions whereby the sulfonic acid groups were exclusively placed in ortho positions to the many sulfone bridges, giving these blocks IECs of 4.1 and 4.6 meq·g−1, respectively. Copolymer membranes with IECs of 1.4 meq·g−1 displayed well-connected hydrophilic nanophase domains and had decomposition temperatures at, or above, 300 °C under... (More)
Two multiblock copoly(arylene ether sulfone)s with similar block lengths and ion exchange capacities (IECs) were prepared by a coupling reaction between a non-sulfonated precursor block and a highly sulfonated precursor block containing either fully disulfonated diarylsulfone or fully tetrasulfonated tetraaryldisulfone segments. The latter two precursor blocks were sulfonated via lithiation-sulfination reactions whereby the sulfonic acid groups were exclusively placed in ortho positions to the many sulfone bridges, giving these blocks IECs of 4.1 and 4.6 meq·g−1, respectively. Copolymer membranes with IECs of 1.4 meq·g−1 displayed well-connected hydrophilic nanophase domains and had decomposition temperatures at, or above, 300 °C under air. The copolymer with the tetrasulfonated tetraaryldisulfone segments showed a proton conductivity of 0.13 S·cm−1 at 80 °C under fully humidified conditions, and surpassed that of a perfluorosulfonic acid membrane (NRE212) by a factor of 5 at –20 °C over time. (Less)
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polymer electrolyte fuel cell membranes, sulfonations, amphiphilic block copolymers, ionomers, polycondensation
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Macromolecular Rapid Communications
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32
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5
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474 - 480
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John Wiley & Sons Inc.
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1022-1336
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10.1002/marc.201000683
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English
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First published online on 29 Dec. 2010 The information about affiliations in this record was updated in December 2015. The record was previously connected to the following departments: Polymer and Materials Chemistry (LTH) (011001041)
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  abstract     = {{Two multiblock copoly(arylene ether sulfone)s with similar block lengths and ion exchange capacities (IECs) were prepared by a coupling reaction between a non-sulfonated precursor block and a highly sulfonated precursor block containing either fully disulfonated diarylsulfone or fully tetrasulfonated tetraaryldisulfone segments. The latter two precursor blocks were sulfonated via lithiation-sulfination reactions whereby the sulfonic acid groups were exclusively placed in ortho positions to the many sulfone bridges, giving these blocks IECs of 4.1 and 4.6 meq·g−1, respectively. Copolymer membranes with IECs of 1.4 meq·g−1 displayed well-connected hydrophilic nanophase domains and had decomposition temperatures at, or above, 300 °C under air. The copolymer with the tetrasulfonated tetraaryldisulfone segments showed a proton conductivity of 0.13 S·cm−1 at 80 °C under fully humidified conditions, and surpassed that of a perfluorosulfonic acid membrane (NRE212) by a factor of 5 at –20 °C over time.}},
  author       = {{Takamuku, Shogo and Jannasch, Patric}},
  issn         = {{1022-1336}},
  keywords     = {{polymer electrolyte fuel cell membranes; sulfonations; amphiphilic block copolymers; ionomers; polycondensation}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  number       = {{5}},
  pages        = {{474--480}},
  publisher    = {{John Wiley & Sons Inc.}},
  series       = {{Macromolecular Rapid Communications}},
  title        = {{Fully aromatic block copolymers for fuel cell membranes with densely sulfonated nanophase domains}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/marc.201000683}},
  doi          = {{10.1002/marc.201000683}},
  volume       = {{32}},
  year         = {{2011}},
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