Li-Nafion Membrane Plasticised with Ethylene Carbonate/Sulfolane: Influence of Mixing Temperature on the Physicochemical Properties
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Membrane Preparation
2.2. Binary Plasticiser Preparation
2.3. Membrane Swelling
2.4. Thermal Analysis
2.5. Wide-Angle X-ray Diffraction (WAXD)
2.6. AC Conductivity Measurements
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterisation of the Plasticiser
3.2. Influence of Plasticiser Composition on Solvent Uptake and Conductivity
3.3. Influence of Mixing Temperature on Solvent Uptake
3.4. Thermal Analysis and Wide-Angle X-ray Diffraction of “Dry” Membranes
3.5. Thermal Analysis and Wide-Angle X-ray Diffraction of Swollen Li-Nafion Samples
4. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Sample | Amorphous Galo | (100) | Crystalline Degree, % | ||
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2θ, Deg | Fwhm | 2θ, Deg | Fwhm | ||
Nafion 115 (H+) | 15.00 ± 0.10 | 4.29 | 17.03 ± 0.04 | 2.25 | 29 |
Nafion 115 (Li+) | 15.41 ± 0.06 | 5.14 | 17.01 ± 0.03 | 2.27 | 20 |
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Istomina, A.S.; Yaroslavtseva, T.V.; Reznitskikh, O.G.; Kayumov, R.R.; Shmygleva, L.V.; Sanginov, E.A.; Dobrovolsky, Y.A.; Bushkova, O.V. Li-Nafion Membrane Plasticised with Ethylene Carbonate/Sulfolane: Influence of Mixing Temperature on the Physicochemical Properties. Polymers 2021, 13, 1150. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13071150
Istomina AS, Yaroslavtseva TV, Reznitskikh OG, Kayumov RR, Shmygleva LV, Sanginov EA, Dobrovolsky YA, Bushkova OV. Li-Nafion Membrane Plasticised with Ethylene Carbonate/Sulfolane: Influence of Mixing Temperature on the Physicochemical Properties. Polymers. 2021; 13(7):1150. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13071150
Chicago/Turabian StyleIstomina, Aigul S., Tatyana V. Yaroslavtseva, Olga G. Reznitskikh, Ruslan R. Kayumov, Lyubov V. Shmygleva, Evgeny A. Sanginov, Yury A. Dobrovolsky, and Olga V. Bushkova. 2021. "Li-Nafion Membrane Plasticised with Ethylene Carbonate/Sulfolane: Influence of Mixing Temperature on the Physicochemical Properties" Polymers 13, no. 7: 1150. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13071150