Novel side chain functionalized polystyrene/O-PBI blends with high alkaline stability for anion exchange membrane water electrolysis (AEMWE)
Linus Hager, Manuel Hegelheimer, Julian Stonawski, Anna T.S. Freiberg, Camilo Jaramillo‐Hernández, Gonzalo Abellán, Andreas Hutzler, Thomas Böhm, Simon Thiele, Jochen Kerres
Abstract
below 1.8 V in 1 M KOH at 70 °C, with a minor degradation rate from the start. The blend membranes show no conductivity loss after immersion in 1 M KOH at 85 °C for six weeks indicating high alkaline stability.
Topics & Concepts
ElectrolysisPolystyreneIon exchangeMembraneChemical engineeringPolymer chemistrySide chainAlkaline water electrolysisChemistryMaterials scienceIonOrganic chemistryElectrodePolymerElectrolyteBiochemistryEngineeringPhysical chemistryFuel Cells and Related MaterialsHybrid Renewable Energy SystemsAdvanced Battery Technologies Research