Abstract
This work describes the synthesis and evaluation of nanocomposite membranes based on calcium phosphate (CP)/ionic liquids (ILs) for high-temperature proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cells. Several composite membranes were synthesized by varying the mass ratios of ILs with respect to the CP and all supported on porous polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE). The membranes exhibit high proton conductivities. Two ionic liquids were investigated in this study, namely, 1-Hexyl-3- methylimidazolium tricyanomethanide, [HMIM][C4N3−], and 1-Ethyl-3-methylimidazolium methanesulfonate, [EMIM][CH3O3S−]. At room temperature, the CP/PTFE/[HMIM][C4N3−] composite membrane possessed a high proton conductivity of 0.1 S cm−1. When processed at 200 °C, and fully anhydrous conditions, the membrane showed a conductivity of 3.14 × 10−3 S cm−1. Membranes based on CP/PTFE/[EMIM][CH3O3S−] on the other hand, had a maximum proton conductivity of 2.06 × 10−3 S cm−1 at room temperature. The proton conductivities reported in this work appear promising for the application in high-temperature PEMFCs operated above the boiling point of water.
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