New Type Sulfonated Polyimide Membrane Fuel Cells and Applications

Abstract

Many theoretical and experimental studies on sulfonated polyimides and their applications used in the field of fuel cells have been done by scientists. Different variations of sulfonated polyimides with various methods have been found and the studies described below have been carried out with the aim of providing high performance at low cost in use as fuel cells. In studies, brand new sulfonated polyimides with varying chemical structure for fuel cell applications have been synthesized and characterized. In studies, generally fuel cell; The properties that will affect the performance of the membrane such as imidization, thermal stability, water uptake, ion exchange capacity, proton conductivity, hydrolytic and oxidative stability have been investigated. It is also intended to make the sulphonated polyimide membrane at low cost with high proton conductivity suitable for use as a polymer electrolyte membrane for the fuel cell. In our review study, fuel cell uses of these new materials were investigated.

Keywords

• Sulfonated polyimide
• fuel cells
• proton exchange membranes

Yeni Tip Sülfonlanmış Poliimid Membranlı Yakıt Hücreleri ve Uygulamaları

Abstract

Yakıt hücreleri alanında kullanılan sülfonlanmış poliimidler ve uygulamaları hakkında birçok teoriksel ve deneysel çalışmalar bilim insanları tarafından yapılmıştır. Çeşitli yöntemlerle sülfonlanmış poliimidlerin farklı varyasyonları bulunmuş ve yakıt hücresi olarak kullanımında düşük maliyette yüksek performans sergilemesi amaçlanarak aşağıda anlatılan çalışmalar gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmalarda yakıt hücresi uygulamaları için değişen kimyasal yapıya sahip yepyeni sülfonlanmış poliimidler sentezlenmiş ve karakterize edilmiştir. Çalışmalarda genellikle yakıt hücresinin; membranın imidizasyonu, termal kararlılığı, su alımı, iyon değişimi kapasitesi, proton iletkenliği, hidrolitik ve oksidatif kararlılıkları gibi performansını etkileyecek özellikler incelenmiştir. Aynı zamanda, düşük maliyette, yüksek proton iletkenliği ile sülfonlanmış poliimid membranın yakıt hücresi için bir polimer elektrolit membran olarak kullanılmak üzere uygun hale getirilmesi amaçlanmıştır. Derleme çalışmamızda bu yeni materyallerin yakıt hücresi kullanımları araştırılmıştır.

Keywords

• Sülfonlanmış poliimid
• yakıt hücreleri
• proton değişim membranlar

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