Abstract
A series of sulfonated poly(arylene ether ketone ketone sulfone) (SPAEKKS) copolymers were synthesized by nucleophilic polycondensation. The copolymers exhibit good thermal and oxidative stabilities, all the SPAEKKS copolymers can be cast into tough membranes. Ionic exchange capacities (IEC), water uptake properties, thermal stabilities, methanol diffusion coefficients and proton conductivities were thoroughly studied. Also the microstructures of the membranes were investigated by TEM. The proton conductivity of the SPAEKKS-4 membrane is close to that of Nafion-117 at 80 °C. The methanol diffusion coefficient of the membrane is much lower than that of Nafion-117 under the same testing conditions. The SPAEKKS membranes are promising in proton exchange membranes fuel cell (PEMFC) application.
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