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Poly(vinyl alcohol)/silica nanoparticles based anion-conducting nanocomposite membrane for fuel-cell applications

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Organic-inorganic heterogeneous hybrid anion conducting membranes were prepared by 1,4-diglycidyl butane ether (DGBE) aided chemical grafting of silica (SiO2) nanoparticles onto poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA). The membranes properties such as water uptake, thermo-mechanical attributes and ionic conductivity with respect to DGBE and SiO2 loadings were studied extensively. The membrane with composition of 15 wt% DGBE and 3 wt% of SiO2 enhances the tensile strength of PVA by 229%. The ionic conductivity of the membranes was observed to be in the range of 10−4–10−3 Scm−1 under 100% relative humidity. A linear increase in the ionic conductivity with temperature was demonstrated by all the membranes. The PVA nanocomposites appeared to be a potential candidate for application in alkaline fuel cell.

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  1. Department of Chemical Engineering, Gachon University, Gyeonggi, 461-701, Korea

    Gautam Das, Seok Hee Lee & Young Soo Yoon

  2. School of Mechanical and Advanced Materials Engineering, Ulsan National Institute of Science and Technology, Ulsan, 689-798, Korea

    Biplab Kr. Deka & Young-Bin Park

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Das, G., Deka, B.K., Lee, S.H. et al. Poly(vinyl alcohol)/silica nanoparticles based anion-conducting nanocomposite membrane for fuel-cell applications. Macromol. Res. 23, 256–264 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13233-015-3033-1

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