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Fabrication and characterization of anhydrous polymer electrolyte membranes based on sulfonated poly(vinyl alcohol) and benzimidazole

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In the present study, a new type of chemically cross-linked polymer blend membranes consisting of poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA), sulfosuccinic acid (SSA) and benzimidazole (BnIm), as a dopant, at different stoichometric ratios were prepared and used as proton conducting polymer electrolytes. The proton conductivities of the membranes were investigated as a function of blending composition and the temperature. TGA indicated that the blend polymers were thermally stable up to approximately 175°C; differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) results illustrated the homogeneity of the materials. The local chain flexibility of the host polymer increased with BnIm concentration. The methanol permeability values of the membranes were much lower than that of a Nafion-membrane. The proton conductivity of these materials increased with BnIm and SSA concentration and the temperature.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Istanbul University, 34320, Avcilar, Istanbul, Turkey

    Mehtap Safak Boroglu & Ismail Boz

  2. Department of Chemistry, Fatih University, 34500, Buyukceknece, Istanbul, Turkey

    Sevim Unugur Celik & Ayhan Bozkurt

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Boroglu, M.S., Celik, S.U., Bozkurt, A. et al. Fabrication and characterization of anhydrous polymer electrolyte membranes based on sulfonated poly(vinyl alcohol) and benzimidazole. Polym. Sci. Ser. A 54, 231–239 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1134/S0965545X12030066

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