Abstract
Sodium styrene sulfonate (SSS) and N,N-dimethylaminoethyl methacrylate (DMAEMA) are grafted into poly(vinylidene difluoride) (PVDF) film using γ-radiation techniques. SSS could be co-grafted successfully with DMAEMA, although it is difficult to be grafted solely into PVDF films. Through subsequent protonation process, an amphoteric ion exchange membrane (AIEM) is synthesized facilely and environmentally benignly. The degree of grafting (DOG) increases with absorbed dose and levels off at 40 kGy. Micro-FTIR and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy analyses confirm the existence of the designed units and quaternization of DMAEMA units in the grafted films. The quaternization and grafting occurring at the same time makes it a unique way to synthesize quaternized AIEM in one step. Finally, an AIEM with a DOG of 43% is assembled in the vanadium redox flow battery (VRFB) system, and the VRFB maintains an open circuit voltage higher than 1.4 V after placed for 85 h, which is much longer than that with Nafion117 membrane. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part A: Polym. Chem. 2013, 51, 5194–5202
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