• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.60-68
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• 2011

[ $ZrO_2-TiO_2$ ]binary oxides with various Zr:Ti molar ratios were prepared by sol-gel method and Nafion$^{(R)}$/$ZrO_2-TiO_2$ composite membranes were fabricated for proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) at high temperature and low humidity. Water uptake, Ion exchange capacity (IEC), and proton conductivity of Nafion$^{(R)}$/$ZrO_2-TiO_2$ composite membranes were characterized and these composite membranes were tested in a single cell at $120^{\circ}C$ with various relative humidity (R.H.) conditions. The obtained results were compared with the unmodified membranes (Nafion$^{(R)}$ 112 and Recast Nafion$^{(R)}$). A Nafion$^{(R)}$/$ZrO_2-TiO_2$ composite membrane with 1:3 of Zr:Ti molar ratio showed the highest performance. The performance showed 500 mW/$cm^2$ (0.499V) at $120^{\circ}C$, 50% R. H., and 2 atm.

• 폴리머
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• 제36권6호
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• pp.816-821
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• 2012

본 연구에서는 스티렌(styrene)과 TMSPM(3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate) 단량체를 방사선을 이용하여 ETFE(poly(ethylene-co-tetrafluoroethylene)) 필름에 순차적으로 그래프트시킨 후 졸-젤 반응 및 설폰화 반응을 진행하여 실란 가교구조의 수소이온교환막을 제조하였다. 그래프트시 수소이온 전도성을 부여하게 될 스티렌과 가교구조를 형성시킬 TMSPM의 그래프트 순서가 다른 두 종류의 필름을 제조하여 FTIR을 통하여 구조 변화를 비교하였으며, TGA를 이용하여 열적 특성 변화를 관찰하였다. 두 종류의 필름에 설폰산 작용기를 도입한 후 SEM-EDX 기기를 이용하여 막 내부 설폰산 및 실리콘의 분포를 확인하였다.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제22권1호
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• pp.42-50
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• 2011

The Montmorillonite (MMT) in the polymer matrix is expected to reduce methanol permeability due to the tortous path formed by dispersed silicate layers. However, the polymer composite membranes containing non-proton conducting inorganic particle tend to show low proton conductivity. To solve this problem, we used an ion exchange method to prepare functionalized MMT with various silane coupling agents. The modified MMT was randomly dispersed in sulfonated poly (arylene ether sulfone) (SPAES) matrix to prepare SPAES/modified MMT composite membranes. The performances of hybrid membranes for DMFCs application were investigated. The SPAES/modified composite membrane showed increased proton conductivity compared with the non-modified MMT composite membrane. However, the methanol permeability of the SPAES/modified membrane was higher than that of the non-modified MMT.

• 한국막학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국막학회 2005년도 추계 총회 및 학술발표회
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• pp.71-74
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• 2005

• Macromolecular Research
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• 제16권6호
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• pp.549-554
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• 2008

Proton conducting crosslinked membranes were prepared using polymer blends of polystyrene-b-poly(hydroxyethyl acrylate)-b-poly(styrene sulfonic acid) (PS-b-PHEA-b-PSSA) and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA). PS-b-PHEA-b-PSSA triblock copolymer at 28:21:51 wt% was synthesized sequentially using atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). FT-IR spectroscopy showed that after thermal ($120^{\circ}C$, 2 h) and chemical (sulfosuccinic acid, SA) treatments of the membranes, the middle PHEA block of the triblock copolymer was crosslinked with PVA through an esterification reaction between the -OH group of the membrane and the -COOH group of SA. The ion exchange capacity (IEC) decreased from 1.56 to 0.61 meq/g with increasing amount of PVA. Therefore, the proton conductivity at room temperature decreased from 0.044 to 0.018 S/cm. However, the introduction of PVA resulted in a decrease in water uptake from 87.0 to 44.3%, providing good mechanical properties applicable to the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) of fuel cells. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) showed that the membrane was microphase-separated with a nanometer range with good connectivity of the $SO_3H$ ionic aggregates. The power density of a single $H_2/O_2$ fuel cell system using the membrane with 50 wt% PVA was $230\;mW/cm^2$ at $70^{\circ}C$ with a relative humidity of 100%. Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA) also showed a decrease in the thermal stability of the membranes with increasing PVA concentration.

• Korean Membrane Journal
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• 제11권1호
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• pp.1-7
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• 2009

This work reports the preparation of proton conductive crosslinked polymer electrolyte membranes by blending poly(vinyl chloride)-g-poly(hydroxyl ethyl acrylate) (PVC-g-PHEA) and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA). The PHEA chains of the graft copolymer were crosslinked with PVA using sulfosuccinic acid (SA) via the esterification reaction between -OH of polymer matrix and -COOH of SA. The PVC-g-PHEA graft copolymer was synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) using direct initiation of the secondary chlorines of PVC backbones. Ion exchange capacity (IEC) continuously increased with increasing concentrations of SA, due to the increasing portion of charged groups in the membrane. However, the water uptake increased up to 20.0 wt% of SA concentration above which it decreased monotonically. The membrane exhibited a maximum proton conductivity of 0.026 S/cm at 20.0 wt% of SA concentration, which is presumably due to competitive effect between the increase of ionic sites and the crosslinking reaction.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2009년도 추계학술대회 논문집
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• pp.166-169
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• 2009

Poly(benzimidazole-co-aniline) (PBIANI), a self-crosslinked, net-structured, proton conducting polymer has been synthesized for the membrane of high temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cells (HT-PEMFC) with improved proton conductivity and mechanical strength. The stress at break (26$\pm$3MPa)and proton conductivity (167 mS cm-1)of the phosphoric acid doped PBIANI (DPBIANI)membrane is much higher than those of other doped polybenzimidazole(PBI) type membranes.

• Korean Membrane Journal
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.1-9
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• 2004

The impedance and the subsequent proton conductivity of Nafion$\^$/ membranes as standard samples were measured and compared via the two-probe method and the four-probe method using the prepared impedance measurement system. The different impedance behavior for the same membrane was observed at the fully hydrated state in the Nyquist impedance plot. The effect of the humidity and the temperature on the proton conduction through a membrane was investigated and compared with two different cell configurations.

• 폴리머
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• 제34권2호
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• pp.126-132
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• 2010

메탄올 용매에서 고분자 촉진 단량체와 소디윰 스티렌 슐포네이트를 방사선 그래프트 방법으로 양이온 교환 PVdF 맴브레인을 제조하였다. 고분자 촉진 단량체로서 스티렌, 아크릴산, 비닐 피롤리돈을 사용하였다. 또한, 음이온 교환 PVdF 맴브레인도 방사선 그래프트 중합법에 의해 제조하였다. 양이온 및 음이온 교환 PVdF 맴브레인은 SEM, XPS 그리고 열분석기기를 통해 특성평가를 하였고 성공적으로 합성됨을 확인할 수 있었다. 그래프트 수율, 이온교환기의 양 및 침투율은 각각 30.0~32.3%, 2.81~3.01 mmol/g 그리고 66.6~147%로 평가되었으며, 20 $^{\circ}C$에서 이온 전도도를 측정한 결과 0.020~0.053 S/cm 이었다. 최종적으로, 제조된 양이온 및 음이온교환 PVdF 맴브레인은 전지격막으로서 충분히 사용될 수 있음을 확인할 수 있었다.

• 한국막학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국막학회 2004년도 춘계 총회 및 학술발표회
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• pp.199-202
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• 2004

DMFC 성능을 개선시키기 위한 연구의 큰 영역은 고분자전해질막에 있으며 methanol crossover에 대한 영향을 최소화시킬 수 있는 소재개발이 우선적으로 요구되는 실정이다. 이러한 문제의 해결을 위해 Pivovar와 Cussler [1] 등은 투과증발 막분리공정에서 메탄올 저항체로 잘 알려진 폴리비닐알콜(poly vinyl alcohol, PVA)를 이용한 전해질막 연구를 하였다.(중략)