Nitrophenoxy groups containing polybenzimidazoles as polymer electrolytes for fuel cells: Synthesis and characterization

Polybenzimidazoles containing different contents of pendant nitrophenoxy groups were prepared by condensation of 3,3′-diamino-benzidine with a mixture of 3,5-dicarboxyl-4′-nitro diphenyl ether and isophthalic acid (IPA) in different ratios in polyphosphoric acid. The polymers are soluble in polar ap...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of applied polymer science 2010-09, Vol.117 (6), p.3282-3292
Hauptverfasser: Kulkarni, Mahesh, Potrekar, Ravindra, Kulkarni, R.A, Vernekar, S.P
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Zusammenfassung:Polybenzimidazoles containing different contents of pendant nitrophenoxy groups were prepared by condensation of 3,3′-diamino-benzidine with a mixture of 3,5-dicarboxyl-4′-nitro diphenyl ether and isophthalic acid (IPA) in different ratios in polyphosphoric acid. The polymers are soluble in polar aprotic solvents, they have inherent viscosities in the range of 0.75-1.10 dL g⁻¹ and they form tough and transparent films on solution casting. They have good thermal stability with initial decomposition temperature ranging from 380 to 416°C in nitrogen, good tensile strength ranging from 56 to 65 MPa and reasonably good oxidative stability. Phosphoric acid uptake of these polymers is low compared with PBI and membranes doped with phosphoric acid exhibit good proton conductivity in the range of 6.6x 10⁻³ to 1.9x 10⁻² S/cm at 25°C and 1.2x 10⁻² to 4.9x 10⁻² S/cm at 175°C, compared with 3.9x 10⁻³ S/cm at 25°C and 3.2x 10⁻² S/cm at 175°C for PBI. These membranes are suitable for applications as polymer electrolyte for fuel cell and presumably for gas separation at high temperature.
ISSN:0021-8995
1097-4628
1097-4628
DOI:10.1002/app.30279