Development of methanol–air fuel cells with membrane materials based on new sulfonated polyheteroarylenes
- Authors: Ponomarev I.I.1, Grinberg V.A.2, Emets V.V.2, Maiorova N.A.2, Zharinova M.Y.1, Volkova Y.A.1, Razorenov D.Y.1, Skupov K.M.1, Ponomarev I.I.1, Nizhnikovskii E.A.2
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Affiliations:
- Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds
- Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry
- Issue: Vol 52, No 6 (2016)
- Pages: 525-532
- Section: Article
- URL: https://journals.rcsi.science/1023-1935/article/view/187905
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1134/S1023193516060100
- ID: 187905
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Abstract
New proton-conducting membranes were synthesized from sulfonated polynaphthoyleneimide (SPNI) and polytriazole (SPTA), which are of interest for use in portable methanol fuel cells. The membrane electrode assembly (MEA) based on SPNI and SPTA showed power and voltage-current characteristics comparable to those of MEA based on Nafion®-117. The direct and reverse polarization curves coincided almost completely in shape, indicating that the obtained characteristics are stable. At a voltage of 0.3 V and a temperature of 40°С, the current density and power density reached 68 mA cm–2 and 20.5 mW cm–2, respectively.
About the authors
I. I. Ponomarev
Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds
Email: kskupov@gmail.com
Russian Federation, ul. Vavilova 28, Moscow, 119991
V. A. Grinberg
Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry
Email: kskupov@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Leninskii pr. 31, Moscow, 119071
V. V. Emets
Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry
Email: kskupov@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Leninskii pr. 31, Moscow, 119071
N. A. Maiorova
Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry
Email: kskupov@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Leninskii pr. 31, Moscow, 119071
M. Yu. Zharinova
Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds
Email: kskupov@gmail.com
Russian Federation, ul. Vavilova 28, Moscow, 119991
Yu. A. Volkova
Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds
Email: kskupov@gmail.com
Russian Federation, ul. Vavilova 28, Moscow, 119991
D. Yu. Razorenov
Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds
Email: kskupov@gmail.com
Russian Federation, ul. Vavilova 28, Moscow, 119991
K. M. Skupov
Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds
Author for correspondence.
Email: kskupov@gmail.com
Russian Federation, ul. Vavilova 28, Moscow, 119991
Iv. I. Ponomarev
Nesmeyanov Institute of Organoelement Compounds
Email: kskupov@gmail.com
Russian Federation, ul. Vavilova 28, Moscow, 119991
E. A. Nizhnikovskii
Frumkin Institute of Physical Chemistry and Electrochemistry
Email: kskupov@gmail.com
Russian Federation, Leninskii pr. 31, Moscow, 119071