Toward alkaline-stable anion exchange membranes in fuel cells: cycloaliphatic quaternary ammonium-based anion conductors

J Xue, J Zhang, X Liu, T Huang, H Jiang, Y Yin… - Electrochemical Energy …, 2022 - Springer
Anion exchange membrane (AEM) stability has been a long-standing challenge that limited
the widespread development and adoption of AEM fuel cells (AEMFCs). The past five years …

Anion exchange membranes with well-developed conductive channels: Effect of the functional groups

FH Liu, CX Lin, EN Hu, Q Yang, QG Zhang… - Journal of Membrane …, 2018 - Elsevier
To explore the alkaline stability of cationic groups, several investigations have been
reported via small molecule model compounds, theoretical calculations or grafting cations to …

A polyethylene-based triblock copolymer anion exchange membrane with high conductivity and practical mechanical properties

NC Buggy, Y Du, MC Kuo, KA Ahrens… - ACS applied polymer …, 2020 - ACS Publications
A challenge in anion exchange membrane (AEM) development is simultaneously optimizing
alkaline chemical stability and mechanical integrity during thermal and humidity cycling and …

Dual hydrophobic modifications toward anion exchange membranes with both high ion conductivity and excellent dimensional stability

C Hu, Q Zhang, H Wu, X Deng, Q Yang, P Liu… - Journal of Membrane …, 2020 - Elsevier
Anion exchange membrane (AEMs) as a kind of important functional material are widely
used in many fields including fuel cell, electrodialysis and water treatment. However …

Effects of the Hydrophobic Block Length Ratio of Poly(vinylbenzyl N-methylpiperidinium carbonate)-b-polyethylene-b-poly(vinylbenzyl N-methylpiperidinium …

I Wu, KC Dunn, JW Creel… - ACS Applied Polymer …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Electrolysis of water to produce hydrogen from renewable electricity is an extremely
attractive strategy to reduce energy dependence on fossil fuels. Development of membrane …

Green preparation of quaternized vinylimidazole-based anion exchange membrane by photopolymerization

J Pan, Y Tao, L Zhao, X Yu, X Zhao, T Wu… - Separation and Purification …, 2021 - Elsevier
At present, most preparation processes of ion exchange membranes inevitably involve toxic
solvents and complicated synthetic procedure. Herein, we reported a one-pot ultraviolet …

[HTML][HTML] Chemically stable piperidinium cations for anion exchange membranes

J Li, C Yang, S Wang, Z Xia, G Sun - RSC advances, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
The chemical stability of the anion exchange membranes (AEMs) is determinative towards
the engineering applications of anion exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) and other …

Enhancing desalination performance by manipulating block ratios in a polyethylene-based triblock copolymer anion exchange membrane for electrodialysis

I Wu, RJ Park, R Ghosh, MC Kuo, S Seifert… - Journal of Membrane …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Development of improved durable, conductive, and selective anion exchange
membranes (AEMs) are critical for electrodialysis. A series of three ABA triblock copolymers …

Evaluating the effect of ionomer chemical composition in silver-ionomer catalyst inks toward the oxygen evolution reaction by half-cell measurements and water …

NC Buggy, I Wu, Y Du, R Ghosh, MC Kuo, MS Ezell… - Electrochimica …, 2022 - Elsevier
The effect of anion exchange ionomer (AEI) chemistry on the kinetics of the oxygen evolution
reaction (OER) was systematically studied in both half-cell and single-cell electrolysis …

Designing anion-exchange ionomers with oriented nanoscale phase separation at a Silver interface

NC Buggy, Y Du, MC Kuo, S Seifert… - The Journal of …, 2021 - ACS Publications
Performance of polymer electrolyte-based energy systems is significantly impacted by
transport within the electrode catalyst layer, where ionomer thin films coat catalyst particles …