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Towards Extrusion of Ionomers to Process Fuel Cell Membranes

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dc.creator Yannick Molmeret
dc.creator France Chabert
dc.creator Nadia El Kissi
dc.creator Cristina Iojoiu
dc.creator Regis Mercier
dc.creator Jean-Yves Sanchez
dc.date 2011
dc.date.accessioned 2013-05-30T11:56:42Z
dc.date.available 2013-05-30T11:56:42Z
dc.date.issued 2013-05-30
dc.identifier http://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/3/3/1126/
dc.identifier http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=openurl&genre=article&issn=20734360&date=2011&volume=3&issue=3&spage=1126
dc.identifier.uri http://koha.mediu.edu.my:8181/jspui/handle/123456789/4909
dc.description While Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) membranes are currently prepared by film casting, this paper demonstrates the feasibility of extrusion, a solvent-free alternative process. Thanks to water-soluble process-aid plasticizers, duly selected, it was possible to extrude acidic and alkaline polysulfone ionomers. Additionally, the feasibility to extrude composites was demonstrated. The impact of the plasticizers on the melt viscosity was investigated. Following the extrusion, the plasticizers were fully removed in water. The extrusion was found to impact neither on the ionomer chains, nor on the performances of the membrane. This environmentally friendly process was successfully validated for a variety of high performance ionomers.
dc.language eng
dc.publisher Molecular Diversity Preservation International
dc.source Polymers
dc.subject ion conducting polymers
dc.subject extrusion
dc.subject ionomers
dc.subject sulfonated polysulfones
dc.subject PEMFC
dc.title Towards Extrusion of Ionomers to Process Fuel Cell Membranes


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