Stability of sulfonated poly ether ether ketone nanocomposite membrane for direct methanol fuel cell application

In this study, the stability of sulfonated poly ether ether ketone (SPEEK) nanocomposite membrane against the radical attack during direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) operation was elucidated by the Fenton reagent test. The nanocomposite membrane was soaked in the Fenton reagent solution with 0.8, 3,...

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Main Author:	Salleh, Muhammad Taufiq
Format:	Thesis
Language:	English
Published:	2016
Subjects:	TP Chemical technology
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spelling	my-utm-ep.782482018-08-03T08:49:31Z Stability of sulfonated poly ether ether ketone nanocomposite membrane for direct methanol fuel cell application 2016-10 Salleh, Muhammad Taufiq TP Chemical technology In this study, the stability of sulfonated poly ether ether ketone (SPEEK) nanocomposite membrane against the radical attack during direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) operation was elucidated by the Fenton reagent test. The nanocomposite membrane was soaked in the Fenton reagent solution with 0.8, 3, 12, and 50 ppm iron salts concentration for 6, 12, 24, 48, and 96 hours, respectively at room temperature. Pristine SPEEK and Nafion® 117 membranes were used as control samples. The results indicate that the presence of Cloisite® inorganic particles can improve the stability of SPEEK nanocomposite membrane against the radical attack and allowed the nanocomposite membrane to maintain its weight comparable to Nafion® 117 membrane up to 48 hours of testing. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy characterization combined with density functional theory study showed that both the C?O?C and ?SO3H bonding with phenylene ring, and hydrogen bonding between the SPEEK, Cloisite®, and 2,4,6-triaminopyrimidine components were the most vulnerable to the radical attack. Loss of these functional groups has caused structural deformation, deterioration of mechanical strength, and changes of hydrophilicity in the SPEEK nanocomposite membrane. Additionally, the changes in its chemical structure have caused its water uptake, proton conductivity, and methanol barrier properties to drop, up to 2 times higher than the Nafion® 117 membrane. However, the selectivity value of the SPEEK nanocomposite membrane (27,037 S·s/cm3) remained higher than the Nafion® 117 membrane (3,292 S·s/cm3) due to the SPEEK nanocomposite membrane’s lower methanol permeability value (2.72×10-7 cm2/s) as compared to Nafion® 117 membrane (2.95×10-6 cm2/s). Based on the correlation graph, the SPEEK nanocomposite membrane is predicted to have 9,800 hours’ lifespans as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) in the DMFC system. As a conclusion, this study has proven that the SPEEK nanocomposite membrane has good stability in DMFC harsh environment and suitable to be employed as PEM for high performance and long lifespan DMFC system. 2016-10 Thesis http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/78248/ http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/78248/1/MuhammadTaufiqSallehMFChE2016.pdf application/pdf en public http://dms.library.utm.my:8080/vital/access/manager/Repository/vital:105174 masters Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Chemical Engineering Faculty of Chemical Engineering
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spellingShingle	TP Chemical technology Salleh, Muhammad Taufiq Stability of sulfonated poly ether ether ketone nanocomposite membrane for direct methanol fuel cell application
description	In this study, the stability of sulfonated poly ether ether ketone (SPEEK) nanocomposite membrane against the radical attack during direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) operation was elucidated by the Fenton reagent test. The nanocomposite membrane was soaked in the Fenton reagent solution with 0.8, 3, 12, and 50 ppm iron salts concentration for 6, 12, 24, 48, and 96 hours, respectively at room temperature. Pristine SPEEK and Nafion® 117 membranes were used as control samples. The results indicate that the presence of Cloisite® inorganic particles can improve the stability of SPEEK nanocomposite membrane against the radical attack and allowed the nanocomposite membrane to maintain its weight comparable to Nafion® 117 membrane up to 48 hours of testing. The Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy characterization combined with density functional theory study showed that both the C?O?C and ?SO3H bonding with phenylene ring, and hydrogen bonding between the SPEEK, Cloisite®, and 2,4,6-triaminopyrimidine components were the most vulnerable to the radical attack. Loss of these functional groups has caused structural deformation, deterioration of mechanical strength, and changes of hydrophilicity in the SPEEK nanocomposite membrane. Additionally, the changes in its chemical structure have caused its water uptake, proton conductivity, and methanol barrier properties to drop, up to 2 times higher than the Nafion® 117 membrane. However, the selectivity value of the SPEEK nanocomposite membrane (27,037 S·s/cm3) remained higher than the Nafion® 117 membrane (3,292 S·s/cm3) due to the SPEEK nanocomposite membrane’s lower methanol permeability value (2.72×10-7 cm2/s) as compared to Nafion® 117 membrane (2.95×10-6 cm2/s). Based on the correlation graph, the SPEEK nanocomposite membrane is predicted to have 9,800 hours’ lifespans as polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) in the DMFC system. As a conclusion, this study has proven that the SPEEK nanocomposite membrane has good stability in DMFC harsh environment and suitable to be employed as PEM for high performance and long lifespan DMFC system.
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qualification_level	Master's degree
author	Salleh, Muhammad Taufiq
author_facet	Salleh, Muhammad Taufiq
author_sort	Salleh, Muhammad Taufiq
title	Stability of sulfonated poly ether ether ketone nanocomposite membrane for direct methanol fuel cell application
title_short	Stability of sulfonated poly ether ether ketone nanocomposite membrane for direct methanol fuel cell application
title_full	Stability of sulfonated poly ether ether ketone nanocomposite membrane for direct methanol fuel cell application
title_fullStr	Stability of sulfonated poly ether ether ketone nanocomposite membrane for direct methanol fuel cell application
title_full_unstemmed	Stability of sulfonated poly ether ether ketone nanocomposite membrane for direct methanol fuel cell application
title_sort	stability of sulfonated poly ether ether ketone nanocomposite membrane for direct methanol fuel cell application
granting_institution	Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Faculty of Chemical Engineering
granting_department	Faculty of Chemical Engineering
publishDate	2016
url	http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/78248/1/MuhammadTaufiqSallehMFChE2016.pdf
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Stability of sulfonated poly ether ether ketone nanocomposite membrane for direct methanol fuel cell application

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