Mechanistic analysis of ammonium cation stability for alkaline exchange membrane fuel cells

AD Mohanty, C Bae - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
Improving long-term cation stability is crucial for adopting anion exchange membrane fuel
cells as a commercially viable technology in clean energy conversion applications. To …

The critical relation between chemical stability of cations and water in anion exchange membrane fuel cells environment

DR Dekel, S Willdorf, U Ash, M Amar, S Pusara… - Journal of Power …, 2018 - Elsevier
Anion exchange membrane fuel cells can potentially revolutionize energy storage and
delivery; however, their commercial development is hampered by a significant technological …

Effect of water on the stability of quaternary ammonium groups for anion exchange membrane fuel cell applications

DR Dekel, M Amar, S Willdorf, M Kosa… - Chemistry of …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Here we present a novel methodology to measure the alkaline stability of anion conducting
polymers to be used as anion exchange membranes and anion exchange ionomers for fuel …

N-Alkyl Interstitial Spacers and Terminal Pendants Influence the Alkaline Stability of Tetraalkylammonium Cations for Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells

SA Nunez, C Capparelli, MA Hickner - Chemistry of Materials, 2016 - ACS Publications
Current performance targets for anion exchange membrane (AEM) fuel cells call for greater
than 95% alkaline stability for 5000 h at temperatures of up to 120° C. Using this target …

The alkaline stability of anion exchange membrane for fuel cell applications: the effects of alkaline media

Z Sun, J Pan, J Guo, F Yan - Advanced Science, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Alkaline alcohols (methanol, ethanol, propanol, and ethylene glycol) have been applied as
fuels for alkaline anion exchange membrane fuel cells. However, the effects of alkaline …

Alkaline stability of anion-exchange membranes

S Willdorf-Cohen, A Zhegur-Khais… - ACS applied energy …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Recently, the development of durable anion-exchange membrane fuel cells (AEMFCs) has
increased in intensity due to their potential to use low-cost, sustainable components …

Imidazolium cations with exceptional alkaline stability: a systematic study of structure–stability relationships

KM Hugar, HA Kostalik IV… - Journal of the American …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Highly base-stable cationic moieties are a critical component of anion exchange
membranes (AEMs) in alkaline fuel cells (AFCs); however, the commonly employed organic …

Insight into the alkaline stability of N‐heterocyclic ammonium groups for anion‐exchange polyelectrolytes

N Chen, Y Jin, H Liu, C Hu, B Wu, S Xu, H Li… - Angewandte …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The alkaline stability of N‐heterocyclic ammonium (NHA) groups is a critical topic in anion‐
exchange membranes (AEMs) and AEM fuel cells (AEMFCs). Here, we report a systematic …

Water–a key parameter in the stability of anion exchange membrane fuel cells

CE Diesendruck, DR Dekel - Current opinion in electrochemistry, 2018 - Elsevier
Highlights•The main current challenge in AEMFC technology is performance stability.•We
remarked the key role of water in the performance stability of the AEMFCs.•Low water …

Stability of cations for anion exchange membrane fuel cells

BR Einsla, S Chempath, L Pratt, J Boncella… - ECS …, 2007 - iopscience.iop.org
The hydrothermal stability of quaternary ammonium hydroxides was evaluated to better
understand the degradation of anion exchange membranes used in alkaline membrane fuel …