Vinylic-addition Polynorbornene-based Anion-Exchange Membranes with Semi-Interpenetrating Polymer Networks for Water Electrolysis

Ting Wang; Yu Wang; Wei You

doi:10.1007/s10118-024-3225-2

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Vinylic-addition Polynorbornene-based Anion-Exchange Membranes with Semi-Interpenetrating Polymer Networks for Water Electrolysis

RESEARCH ARTICLE | Updated：2024-12-03

- Vinylic-addition Polynorbornene-based Anion-Exchange Membranes with Semi-Interpenetrating Polymer Networks for Water Electrolysis
- Chinese Journal of Polymer Science Vol. 42, Issue 12, Pages: 1888-1896(2024)
- Affiliations：
  
  a.Beijing National Laboratory for Molecular Sciences (BNLMS), CAS Key Laboratory of Engineering Plastics, Institute of Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100190, China
  b.University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
- Author bio：
  
  ywang507@iccas.ac.cn (Y.W.)
  weiyou@iccas.ac.cn (W.Y.)
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- DOI：10.1007/s10118-024-3225-2
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- Published：01 December 2024，
  
  Published Online：07 November 2024，
  
  Received：03 August 2024，
  
  Revised：04 September 2024，
  
  Accepted：05 September 2024
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Wang, T.; Wang, Y.; You, W. Vinylic-addition polynorbornene-based anion-exchange membranes with semi-interpenetrating polymer networks for water electrolysis. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2024, 42, 1888–1896

TING WANG, YU WANG, WEI YOU. Vinylic-addition Polynorbornene-based Anion-Exchange Membranes with Semi-Interpenetrating Polymer Networks for Water Electrolysis. [J]. Chinese journal of polymer science, 2024, 42(12): 1888-1896.
Wang, T.; Wang, Y.; You, W. Vinylic-addition polynorbornene-based anion-exchange membranes with semi-interpenetrating polymer networks for water electrolysis. Chinese J. Polym. Sci. 2024, 42, 1888–1896 DOI： 10.1007/s10118-024-3225-2.

TING WANG, YU WANG, WEI YOU. Vinylic-addition Polynorbornene-based Anion-Exchange Membranes with Semi-Interpenetrating Polymer Networks for Water Electrolysis. [J]. Chinese journal of polymer science, 2024, 42(12): 1888-1896. DOI： 10.1007/s10118-024-3225-2.

摘要

A semi-interpenetrating polymer network (s-IPN) strategy is proposed to prepare high-performance anion-exchange membranes (AEMs) with vinylic addition polynorbornene backbones. The synthesis involves easily accessible starting materials including poly(5-vinyl-2-norbornene) (PVNB).

Abstract

Anion-exchange membranes (AEMs) with high conductivity and stability are essential components of hydrogen related water electrolysis and fuel cell applications. During the past decades

polynorbornene (PNB)-based AEMs have shown excellent performance due to their saturated all-carbon-based backbones and diverse strategies to prepare cross-linked membranes. However

nearly all previously reported PNB-based AEMs rely on the alkyl-substituted norbornene monomers

whose low-yielding synthesis leads to high-cost of the AEMs. In addition

the cross-linked PNB-based AEMs usually suffered from mechanical brittleness. Herein

we propose a novel semi-interpenetrating polymer network (s-IPN) strategy to simultaneously enhance mechanical modulus and ionic conductivity

while using commercial 5-vinyl-2-norbornene (VNB) as the single norbornene derivatives to prepare high-performance AEMs. A diallylphenol quaternary ammonium salt was used for photo-induced cross-linking with poly-VNB and various dithiols to produce AEMs with s-IPN structures. The resultant membranes have excellent hydroxide conductivities and alkaline stability in 1 mol/L KOH at 80 °C

and are successfully applied in alkaline anion-exchange membrane water electrolyzers to stably operate for over 150 h.

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Keywords

Anion-exchange membranesSemi-interpenetrating polymer networkVinylic-addition polynorborneneThiol-ene click reactionAlkaline water electrolysis

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