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Trimethyl-Ammonium Alkaline Anion Exchange Membranes with the Vinylbenzyl Chloride/Acrylonitrile Main Chain

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The main chain of polyolefin was synthesized by copolymerization of 4 — vinylbenzyl chloride (VBC) and acrylonitrile (AN), and trimethylamine is used for quaternization to prepare heterogeneous benzyl trimethyl-ammonium anion exchange membranes (Heter-X) and homogeneous benzyl trimethyl-ammonium anion exchange membrane (Homo-X). The results of Fourier-transform infrared (FT-IR), gel permeation chromatography (GPC), and 1H nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) showed that VBC and AN were successfully copolymerized to form a polymer with a certain molecular weight, and trimethylamine was successfully quaternized. The prepared membranes exhibited good thermal stability and mechanical properties. The theoretical ion exchange capacity (IEC) values of Homo-3 and Heter-3 are the same, but the conductivity at 80 °C were 0.0572 S cm−1 and 0.0505 S cm−1. The results showed that the homogeneous method has a higher degree of quaternization and a more uniform distribution of quaternary ammonium groups, forming a more obvious microphase separation structure, which can also be seen in the atomic force microscopy (AFM) diagram. After being soaked in 1 M KOH solution for 480 h, the ionic conductivity of Homo-6 and Heter-6 can still remain 91.4% and 85.5%, and the IEC loss rates were 17.21% and 24.34%. These results indicate that the prepared membranes are promising materials for application in fuel cells.

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    Zhenghan Li, Junjie Chen, JinYue Zhou, YiWen Nie, Chunhui Shen & Shanjun Gao

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Li, Z., Chen, J., Zhou, J. et al. Trimethyl-Ammonium Alkaline Anion Exchange Membranes with the Vinylbenzyl Chloride/Acrylonitrile Main Chain. Macromol. Res. 29, 494–504 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13233-021-9054-z

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