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01-12-2021 | Original Paper

Phosphorylated graphene oxide-reinforced polybenzimidazole composite membrane for high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell

Authors: Xuhui Zhao, Bohua Nan, Yunhua Lu, Chunyan Zhao, Shiai Xu

Published in: Journal of Polymer Research | Issue 12/2021

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A novel phosphorylated graphene oxide (PGO)-reinforced polybenzimidazole (PBI) composite membrane was prepared for high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell (HT-PEMFC). PGO was prepared by phosphorylation of graphene oxide (GO) with phosphoric acid (PA), and its structure was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Raman spectroscopy, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), energy dispersive spectrometry (EDS), and ion exchange capacity (IEC) measurement. Then, PGO was added into PBI to prepare composite membranes, with excellent oxidation and thermal stability, outstanding mechanical properties, strong PA uptake and high proton conductivity. The PBI composite membrane with 1.5 wt.% of PGO exhibits the highest tensile strength (38.4 MPa) and excellent proton conductivity (17.6 mS·cm⁻¹ at 180 ℃ without moisture) after immersion in PA aqueous solution, which is 1.31 and 1.15 times higher than that of pure PBI and PBI/GO composite membranes, respectively. Thus, PGO-reinforced PBI composite membranes have promising applications in HT-PEMFC.

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Title: Phosphorylated graphene oxide-reinforced polybenzimidazole composite membrane for high-temperature proton exchange membrane fuel cell
Authors: Xuhui Zhao
Bohua Nan
Yunhua Lu
Chunyan Zhao
Shiai Xu
Publication date: 01-12-2021
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: Journal of Polymer Research / Issue 12/2021
Print ISSN: 1022-9760
Electronic ISSN: 1572-8935
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10965-021-02846-x

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