Design of promising green cation-exchange-membranes-based sulfonated pva and doped with nano sulfated zirconia for direct borohydride fuel cells

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Abstract

The direct borohydride fuel cell (DBFC) is a low-temperature fuel cell that requires the development of affordable price and efficient proton exchange membranes for commercial purposes. In this context, super-acidic sulfated zirconia (SO4ZrO2) was embedded into a cheap and environmentally friendly binary polymer blend, developed from poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and iota carrageenan (IC). The percentage of SO4ZrO2 ranged between 1 and 7.5 wt.% in the polymeric matrix. The study findings revealed that the composite membranes’ physicochemical features improved by adding increasing amounts of SO4ZrO2. In addition, there was a decrease in the permeability and swelling ratio of the borohydride membranes as the SO4ZrO2 weight% increased. Interestingly, the power density increased to 76 mW cm−2 at 150 mA cm−2, with 7.5 wt.% SO4ZrO2, which is very close to that of Nafion117 (91 mW cm−2). This apparent selectivity, combined with the low cost of the eco-friendly fabricated membranes, points out that DBFC has promising future applications.

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Gouda, M. H., Elessawy, N. A., Al-Hussain, S. A., & Toghan, A. (2021). Design of promising green cation-exchange-membranes-based sulfonated pva and doped with nano sulfated zirconia for direct borohydride fuel cells. Polymers, 13(23). https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13234205

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