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A morpholinium-functionalized poly(ether sulfone) as a novel anion exchange membrane for alkaline fuel cell

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A methyl morpholinium-functionalized poly(ether sulfone) (MM-PES) copolymer was prepared as a novel anion exchange membrane. The MM-PES polymer was synthesized by polycondensation between the morpholine-containing hydroquinone and bisphenol A with bis(4-fluorophenyl)sulfone, followed by methylation of the morpholine group. The membrane obtained from MM-PES showed an IEC of 0.90 meq/g with high hydroxide conductivity of 1.6 × 10−2 S/cm at r.t. and 7.9 × 10−2 S/cm at 80 °C. The methyl morpholinium-functionalized PES membrane also displayed good hydrolytic, thermal, mechanical and chemical stabilities.

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This work was supported by the Incheon National University Research Grant in 2011.

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  1. Organic Material Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, Incheon National University, Songdo-Dong 12-1, Yeonsu-Gu, Incheon, 406-840, Korea

    So-Jung Hahn, Mihee Won & Tae-Hyun Kim

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Hahn, SJ., Won, M. & Kim, TH. A morpholinium-functionalized poly(ether sulfone) as a novel anion exchange membrane for alkaline fuel cell. Polym. Bull. 70, 3373–3385 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00289-013-1028-7

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