In order to control the surface pore sizes of polyvinylidene fluoride membranes and their distribution, low temperature plasma-induced grafting modifications of PVDF were studied to prepare hydrophobe membranes. By ar...In order to control the surface pore sizes of polyvinylidene fluoride membranes and their distribution, low temperature plasma-induced grafting modifications of PVDF were studied to prepare hydrophobe membranes. By argon (Ar) treating and subsequent grafting reaction, a hydrophobe monomer, styrene, was introduced into the PVDF membrane. Fourier transform infrared attenuated total reflection (FTIR-ATR) was utilized to characterize the chemical and physical changes in the Ar plasma modified membrane. The surface modifications of PVDF membranes were investigated by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The water permeability and the solute rejection were measured by PVDF membrane modified in different graft conditions. Results demonstrated that the pores in the modified membranes get smaller and the distribution of pores gets narrowed with the increase in grafting reaction duration. Longer graft time caused the water flux of PVDF membrane to decrease from 578 kg/(m^2· h) to 23 kg/(m^2· h) and the solute rejection to increase from 73% to 92%.展开更多
Optical membrane mirrors are promising key components for future space telescopes. Due to their ultra-thin and high flexible properties, the surfaces of these membrane mirrors are susceptible to temperature variations...Optical membrane mirrors are promising key components for future space telescopes. Due to their ultra-thin and high flexible properties, the surfaces of these membrane mirrors are susceptible to temperature variations. Therefore adaptive shape control of the mirror is essential to maintain the surface precision and to ensure its working performance. However, researches on modeling and control of membrane mirrors under thermal loads are sparse in open literatures. A 0.2 m diameter scale model of a polyimide membrane mirror is developed in this study. Three Polyvinylidene fluoride(PVDF) patches are laminated on the non-reflective side of the membrane mirror to serve as in-plane actuators. A new mathematical model of the piezoelectric actuated membrane mirror in multiple fields,(i.e., thermal,mechanical, and electrical field) is established, with which dynamic and static behaviors of the mirror can be analyzed.A closed-loop membrane mirror shape control system is set up and a surface shape control method based on an influence function matrix of the mirror is then investigated. Several experiments including surface displacement tracking and thermal deformation alleviation are performed. The deviations range from 15 μm to 20 μm are eliminated within 0.1 s and the residual deformation is controlled to micron level, which demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed membrane shape control strategy and shows a satisfactory real-time performance. The proposed research provides a technological support and instruction for shape control of optical membrane mirrors.展开更多
Severe fouling to poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF)membrane is usually caused as filtrating the papermaking wastewater in the ultrafiltration(UF)process.In the paper,fouling behavior and mechanism were investigated,and ...Severe fouling to poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF)membrane is usually caused as filtrating the papermaking wastewater in the ultrafiltration(UF)process.In the paper,fouling behavior and mechanism were investigated,and the low-concentration polyvinyl alcohol(PVA)contained in the sedimentation tank wastewater was found as the main foulant.Consequently,the corresponding cleaning approach was proposed.The experiment and modeling results elaborated that the fouling mode developed from pore blockage to cake layer along with filtration time.Chemical cleaning conditions including the composition and concentration of reagents,cleaning duration and trans-membrane pressure were investigated for their effect on cleaning efficiency.Pure water flux was recovered by over 95% after cleaning the PVDF membrane using the optimal conditions 0.5 wt% NaClO(as oxidant)and 0.1 wt% sodiumdodecyl benzene sulfonate(SDBS,as surfactant)at 0.04MPa for 100 min.In the chemical cleaning method,hypochlorite(ClO−)could first chain-scissor PVA macromolecules to small molecules and SDBS could wrap the fragments in micelles,so that the foulants were removed from the pores and surface of membrane.After eight cycling tests,pure water flux recovery maintained above 95% and the reused membrane was found intact without defects.展开更多
Membrane fouling is the key problem that occurs in membrane process for water treatment. However, how membrane microstructure influences the fouling behavior is still not clear. In this study, fouling behavior caused ...Membrane fouling is the key problem that occurs in membrane process for water treatment. However, how membrane microstructure influences the fouling behavior is still not clear. In this study, fouling behavior caused by dextran was deeply and systematically investigated by employing four poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) membranes with different pore sizes, ranging from 24 to 94 nm. The extent of fouling by dextran was accurately characterized by pore reduction, flux decline, and the change of critical flux. The result shows that membrane with the smallest pore size of 24 nm experienced the smallest fouling rate and the lowest fouling extent. As the membrane pore size increased, the critical flux ranges were 105-114, 63-73, 38-44 and 34- 43 L. m 2. h t, respectively. The critical flux and fouling resistances indicated that the fouling propensity in- creases with the increase of membrane pore size. Two pilot membrane modules with mean pore size of 25 nm and 60 nm were applied in membrane filtration of surface water treatment. The results showed that serious ir- reversible membrane fouling occurred on the membrane with pore size of 60 nm at the permeate flux of 40.5 L.m 2.h 1. On the other hand, membrane with pore size of 25 nm exhibited much better anti-fouling per- formance when permeate flux was set to 40.5, 48 and 60 L-m 2-h- 1.展开更多
In the present study,nano-sized TiO2 /Al2O3 modified PVDF membranes (MM) were fabricated and utilized for anionic polyacrylamide ( APAM) separation. The results showed that,compared with PVDF membrane (OM) ,the contac...In the present study,nano-sized TiO2 /Al2O3 modified PVDF membranes (MM) were fabricated and utilized for anionic polyacrylamide ( APAM) separation. The results showed that,compared with PVDF membrane (OM) ,the contact angle of MM decreases from 83. 64° to 67. 42°,which indicates the increase of the hydrophilicity of MM. The relative flux (RF) decline curve of this ultrafiltration of APAM in water with time shows an obvious two stage properties. The cake filtration models were used to predict the performance of different time over the complete range of filtration times. All the four cake models could simulate this UF process to a certain extent,and the suitability of the two kinds of membranes was: cake filtration > intermediate pore blocking > standard pore blocking > complete pore blocking models. However,they became more and more unsuited to this process with time extending. Surface and cross-sectional morphology of membrane was investigated by SEM to make an advanced certificate of this UF mechanism.展开更多
固态电池因其优异的性能备受关注,但是与传统的液态电池相比,离子传输能力偏弱,原因是固-固界面离子传输困难。本文制备了以聚偏氟乙烯-六氟丙烯(PVDF-HFP)为基的固态电解质膜,并探究PVDF-HFP和增塑剂乙氧基化三羟甲基丙烷三丙烯酸酯(ET...固态电池因其优异的性能备受关注,但是与传统的液态电池相比,离子传输能力偏弱,原因是固-固界面离子传输困难。本文制备了以聚偏氟乙烯-六氟丙烯(PVDF-HFP)为基的固态电解质膜,并探究PVDF-HFP和增塑剂乙氧基化三羟甲基丙烷三丙烯酸酯(ETPTA)质量比为1.0∶0.3、1.0∶0.4、1.0∶0.5时对电解质膜离子传输的影响,并组装成以磷酸铁锂为正极、锂片为负极的固态电池,研究其电化学性能。研究发现:当PVDF-HFP和ETPT质量比为1.0∶0.4时,锂离子迁移数达0.89,电化学窗口可达4 V,离子电导率达到8×10^(-5)S/cm,表现出良好的稳定性。将质量比为1.0∶0.4的电解质膜装配成固态电池,经过激活之后,首先在0.1C的倍率下进行测试,首圈充电比容量为133 m A·h/g,首圈放电比容量为129 m A·h/g,在20圈循环测试后,放电比容量也能保持在120 mA·h/g以上,容量保持率为92%。展开更多
液态电解质锂离子电池因其潜在的安全性问题,发展新的固态电解质锂离子电池是目前所研究的热点。磷酸铝钛锂(Li_(1.5)Al_(0.5)Ti_(1.5)(PO_(4))_(3),LATP)是一种NASICON型陶瓷材料,由于其空气稳定性和较好的Li^(+)导电性而备受关注。然...液态电解质锂离子电池因其潜在的安全性问题,发展新的固态电解质锂离子电池是目前所研究的热点。磷酸铝钛锂(Li_(1.5)Al_(0.5)Ti_(1.5)(PO_(4))_(3),LATP)是一种NASICON型陶瓷材料,由于其空气稳定性和较好的Li^(+)导电性而备受关注。然而,为了达到良好的离子导电性并降低晶界阻抗,LATP需要950℃以上的高温来实现致密化,这对于大规模应用来说耗时且昂贵。本文使用简单的溶液浇铸法,通过将LATP嵌入共聚物PVDF-HFP(聚偏氟乙烯-六氟丙烯)基体,合成新的复合固态电解质膜。在此基础上,以磷酸铁锂(LiFePO_(4))为正极,使用PVDF-HFP/LATP复合固态电解质膜进行电池组装。在室温下,利用X射线衍射仪(X-ray diffractometer,XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(scanning electron microscope,SEM)对不同质量比的固态电解质膜进行物理特性研究,并进行相关电化学测试。结果表明,PVDF-HFP/LATP质量比为5∶1的复合固态电解质膜,其LATP的NASICON型晶体结构得到了很好的保持;制备的聚合物固态电解质膜具有阻燃性;组装的半电池在常温条件下锂离子迁移数达到0.70。全电池在20次充放电循环下,放电比容量保持率为85%。展开更多
To improve the hydrophilicity and anti-fouling performance in water treatment,both entrapped method and deposited method were used to modify polyvinylidene fluoride(PVDF)porous membrane with composite Al2O3/TiO2 nano-...To improve the hydrophilicity and anti-fouling performance in water treatment,both entrapped method and deposited method were used to modify polyvinylidene fluoride(PVDF)porous membrane with composite Al2O3/TiO2 nano-particles.Neat PVDF membrane was prepared and its property was also compared with that of the modified membranes.Membrane permeation flux and anti-fouling performance were measured using a membrane cell.The contact angle between water and membrane surface was detected in order to denote the membrane hydrophilicity.Membrane morphology and surface structure were examined by atomic-force microscopy(AFM)and scanning electron microscopy(SEM).Experimental results showed that modified membranes had higher permeation fluxes than that of the neat PVDF membrane.The addition of nano-particles altered membrane surface morphology and increased surface roughness.Due to the hydrophilicity of nano-particles,however,the membrane anti-fouling performance was improved instead of worsened.The entrapped membrane exhibited better anti-fouling performance than the deposited membrane and the neat membrane.展开更多
Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide(CTAB) was incorporated into silicon carbide whiskers(SiCw) to improve their hydrophobicity. The solution casting method was employed to develop composite membranes of polyvinylidene fluo...Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide(CTAB) was incorporated into silicon carbide whiskers(SiCw) to improve their hydrophobicity. The solution casting method was employed to develop composite membranes of polyvinylidene fluoride(CTAB-SiCw/PVDF) with different feed ratios. FT-IR spectroscopic studies proved that CTAB was successfully incorporated into the SiCw. SiCw phase structure was maintained after modification by CTAB according to XRD results. SEM studies indicated that the surface became smoother with CTAB dispersal in the PVDF membrane. The dielectric properties of the composite membranes containing various amounts of CTAB-SiCw were measured at low temperature. It was found that the dielectric constant of the composite membranes with 13.0 wt% whiskers reached a maximum value of 25 at low frequency, and decreased to nine at high frequency(from 500 Hz to 1 MHz) at 0 ℃. The dielectric loss of each composite membrane increased with increasing temperature and reached a maximum value. The value shifted with corresponding frequency increases. In addition, the dielectric loss reached a maximum value of 0.2 when 16.7 wt% of CTAB-SiCw was fed at each frequency(from-30 ℃ to 10 ℃). At room temperature, the dielectric constant could be maintained at 42 and the loss factor decreased to 0.8 at 100 Hz when 13.0 wt% of CTABSiCw was incorporated. Additionally, TGA experiments indicated that the decomposition temperature of a PVDF membrane was increased by 10 ℃ and its heat resistance was improved by adding 13.0 wt% of CTAB-SiCw. This PVDF composite membrane has potential for use as an insulator and capacitor.展开更多
We fabricated the nanofiber composite membranes by impregnating Nafion into the modified polyvinylidene fluoride(PVDF) electrospinning nanofiber mat for proton exchange membrane fuel cells applications.The hydrophobic...We fabricated the nanofiber composite membranes by impregnating Nafion into the modified polyvinylidene fluoride(PVDF) electrospinning nanofiber mat for proton exchange membrane fuel cells applications.The hydrophobic PVDF nanofibers mat became to the hydrophilic state by alkali treatment for the full embedding of Nafion into the PVDF network.The fabricated composite membranes exhibit significantly enhanced thermal stabilities,swelling resistance,and observably improved mechanical property compared to the pristine Nafion membrane.When the content of PVDF nanofiber mat is 15.1wt% in the membrane,the proton conductivity of the nanofiber composite membrane is nearly equal to that of pristine Nafion membrane with the same condition.The experimental results show that the prepared composite membrane can be used as a promising polyelectrolyte membrane for fuel cell applications.展开更多
基金supported by the Major State Basic Research Program of China (No. 2009CB623404) National Natural Science Foundation of China (Nos. 20736003, 20676067)+2 种基金 National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (No. 2007AA06Z317)Foundation of Ministry of Education of China (No. 20070003130)Foundation of the State Key Laboratory of Chemical Engineering (No. SKL-ChE-08A01)
文摘In order to control the surface pore sizes of polyvinylidene fluoride membranes and their distribution, low temperature plasma-induced grafting modifications of PVDF were studied to prepare hydrophobe membranes. By argon (Ar) treating and subsequent grafting reaction, a hydrophobe monomer, styrene, was introduced into the PVDF membrane. Fourier transform infrared attenuated total reflection (FTIR-ATR) was utilized to characterize the chemical and physical changes in the Ar plasma modified membrane. The surface modifications of PVDF membranes were investigated by using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy (AFM) and differential scanning calorimeter (DSC). The water permeability and the solute rejection were measured by PVDF membrane modified in different graft conditions. Results demonstrated that the pores in the modified membranes get smaller and the distribution of pores gets narrowed with the increase in grafting reaction duration. Longer graft time caused the water flux of PVDF membrane to decrease from 578 kg/(m^2· h) to 23 kg/(m^2· h) and the solute rejection to increase from 73% to 92%.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.51175103)Self-Planned Task of State Key Laboratory of Robotics and System(HIT)(Grant No.SKLRS201301B)
文摘Optical membrane mirrors are promising key components for future space telescopes. Due to their ultra-thin and high flexible properties, the surfaces of these membrane mirrors are susceptible to temperature variations. Therefore adaptive shape control of the mirror is essential to maintain the surface precision and to ensure its working performance. However, researches on modeling and control of membrane mirrors under thermal loads are sparse in open literatures. A 0.2 m diameter scale model of a polyimide membrane mirror is developed in this study. Three Polyvinylidene fluoride(PVDF) patches are laminated on the non-reflective side of the membrane mirror to serve as in-plane actuators. A new mathematical model of the piezoelectric actuated membrane mirror in multiple fields,(i.e., thermal,mechanical, and electrical field) is established, with which dynamic and static behaviors of the mirror can be analyzed.A closed-loop membrane mirror shape control system is set up and a surface shape control method based on an influence function matrix of the mirror is then investigated. Several experiments including surface displacement tracking and thermal deformation alleviation are performed. The deviations range from 15 μm to 20 μm are eliminated within 0.1 s and the residual deformation is controlled to micron level, which demonstrates the effectiveness of the proposed membrane shape control strategy and shows a satisfactory real-time performance. The proposed research provides a technological support and instruction for shape control of optical membrane mirrors.
基金financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(21921006).
文摘Severe fouling to poly(vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF)membrane is usually caused as filtrating the papermaking wastewater in the ultrafiltration(UF)process.In the paper,fouling behavior and mechanism were investigated,and the low-concentration polyvinyl alcohol(PVA)contained in the sedimentation tank wastewater was found as the main foulant.Consequently,the corresponding cleaning approach was proposed.The experiment and modeling results elaborated that the fouling mode developed from pore blockage to cake layer along with filtration time.Chemical cleaning conditions including the composition and concentration of reagents,cleaning duration and trans-membrane pressure were investigated for their effect on cleaning efficiency.Pure water flux was recovered by over 95% after cleaning the PVDF membrane using the optimal conditions 0.5 wt% NaClO(as oxidant)and 0.1 wt% sodiumdodecyl benzene sulfonate(SDBS,as surfactant)at 0.04MPa for 100 min.In the chemical cleaning method,hypochlorite(ClO−)could first chain-scissor PVA macromolecules to small molecules and SDBS could wrap the fragments in micelles,so that the foulants were removed from the pores and surface of membrane.After eight cycling tests,pure water flux recovery maintained above 95% and the reused membrane was found intact without defects.
基金Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(2160060639)the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(BK20160984)the Scientific Research Foundation for Returned Overseas Chinese Scholars,State Education Ministry(ZX15511310002)
文摘Membrane fouling is the key problem that occurs in membrane process for water treatment. However, how membrane microstructure influences the fouling behavior is still not clear. In this study, fouling behavior caused by dextran was deeply and systematically investigated by employing four poly(vinylidene fluoride) (PVDF) membranes with different pore sizes, ranging from 24 to 94 nm. The extent of fouling by dextran was accurately characterized by pore reduction, flux decline, and the change of critical flux. The result shows that membrane with the smallest pore size of 24 nm experienced the smallest fouling rate and the lowest fouling extent. As the membrane pore size increased, the critical flux ranges were 105-114, 63-73, 38-44 and 34- 43 L. m 2. h t, respectively. The critical flux and fouling resistances indicated that the fouling propensity in- creases with the increase of membrane pore size. Two pilot membrane modules with mean pore size of 25 nm and 60 nm were applied in membrane filtration of surface water treatment. The results showed that serious ir- reversible membrane fouling occurred on the membrane with pore size of 60 nm at the permeate flux of 40.5 L.m 2.h 1. On the other hand, membrane with pore size of 25 nm exhibited much better anti-fouling per- formance when permeate flux was set to 40.5, 48 and 60 L-m 2-h- 1.
基金Sponsored by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant No.50978068)International Cooperation Program (Grant No.2010DFA92460)+1 种基金National High Technology Research and Development Program of China (863 Program,Grant No.2008AA06Z304)Tianjin Key Laboratory of Aquatic Science and Technology
文摘In the present study,nano-sized TiO2 /Al2O3 modified PVDF membranes (MM) were fabricated and utilized for anionic polyacrylamide ( APAM) separation. The results showed that,compared with PVDF membrane (OM) ,the contact angle of MM decreases from 83. 64° to 67. 42°,which indicates the increase of the hydrophilicity of MM. The relative flux (RF) decline curve of this ultrafiltration of APAM in water with time shows an obvious two stage properties. The cake filtration models were used to predict the performance of different time over the complete range of filtration times. All the four cake models could simulate this UF process to a certain extent,and the suitability of the two kinds of membranes was: cake filtration > intermediate pore blocking > standard pore blocking > complete pore blocking models. However,they became more and more unsuited to this process with time extending. Surface and cross-sectional morphology of membrane was investigated by SEM to make an advanced certificate of this UF mechanism.
文摘固态电池因其优异的性能备受关注,但是与传统的液态电池相比,离子传输能力偏弱,原因是固-固界面离子传输困难。本文制备了以聚偏氟乙烯-六氟丙烯(PVDF-HFP)为基的固态电解质膜,并探究PVDF-HFP和增塑剂乙氧基化三羟甲基丙烷三丙烯酸酯(ETPTA)质量比为1.0∶0.3、1.0∶0.4、1.0∶0.5时对电解质膜离子传输的影响,并组装成以磷酸铁锂为正极、锂片为负极的固态电池,研究其电化学性能。研究发现:当PVDF-HFP和ETPT质量比为1.0∶0.4时,锂离子迁移数达0.89,电化学窗口可达4 V,离子电导率达到8×10^(-5)S/cm,表现出良好的稳定性。将质量比为1.0∶0.4的电解质膜装配成固态电池,经过激活之后,首先在0.1C的倍率下进行测试,首圈充电比容量为133 m A·h/g,首圈放电比容量为129 m A·h/g,在20圈循环测试后,放电比容量也能保持在120 mA·h/g以上,容量保持率为92%。
文摘液态电解质锂离子电池因其潜在的安全性问题,发展新的固态电解质锂离子电池是目前所研究的热点。磷酸铝钛锂(Li_(1.5)Al_(0.5)Ti_(1.5)(PO_(4))_(3),LATP)是一种NASICON型陶瓷材料,由于其空气稳定性和较好的Li^(+)导电性而备受关注。然而,为了达到良好的离子导电性并降低晶界阻抗,LATP需要950℃以上的高温来实现致密化,这对于大规模应用来说耗时且昂贵。本文使用简单的溶液浇铸法,通过将LATP嵌入共聚物PVDF-HFP(聚偏氟乙烯-六氟丙烯)基体,合成新的复合固态电解质膜。在此基础上,以磷酸铁锂(LiFePO_(4))为正极,使用PVDF-HFP/LATP复合固态电解质膜进行电池组装。在室温下,利用X射线衍射仪(X-ray diffractometer,XRD)、扫描电子显微镜(scanning electron microscope,SEM)对不同质量比的固态电解质膜进行物理特性研究,并进行相关电化学测试。结果表明,PVDF-HFP/LATP质量比为5∶1的复合固态电解质膜,其LATP的NASICON型晶体结构得到了很好的保持;制备的聚合物固态电解质膜具有阻燃性;组装的半电池在常温条件下锂离子迁移数达到0.70。全电池在20次充放电循环下,放电比容量保持率为85%。
基金Sponsored by the National High Technology Research and Development Program of China(863 Program)(Grant No.2006AA06Z303)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.50778050)+2 种基金the Key Projects in the National Science & Technology Pillar Program in the Eleventh Five-year Plan Period(Grant No.2006BAJ08B09)the National Creative Research Groups(Grant No.50821002)the Key Scientific and Technological Project of Heilongjiang Province(Grant No.GB06C20403)
文摘To improve the hydrophilicity and anti-fouling performance in water treatment,both entrapped method and deposited method were used to modify polyvinylidene fluoride(PVDF)porous membrane with composite Al2O3/TiO2 nano-particles.Neat PVDF membrane was prepared and its property was also compared with that of the modified membranes.Membrane permeation flux and anti-fouling performance were measured using a membrane cell.The contact angle between water and membrane surface was detected in order to denote the membrane hydrophilicity.Membrane morphology and surface structure were examined by atomic-force microscopy(AFM)and scanning electron microscopy(SEM).Experimental results showed that modified membranes had higher permeation fluxes than that of the neat PVDF membrane.The addition of nano-particles altered membrane surface morphology and increased surface roughness.Due to the hydrophilicity of nano-particles,however,the membrane anti-fouling performance was improved instead of worsened.The entrapped membrane exhibited better anti-fouling performance than the deposited membrane and the neat membrane.
基金Funded by the “Supercapacitor Electrode Material Design and Application” Team Construction
文摘Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide(CTAB) was incorporated into silicon carbide whiskers(SiCw) to improve their hydrophobicity. The solution casting method was employed to develop composite membranes of polyvinylidene fluoride(CTAB-SiCw/PVDF) with different feed ratios. FT-IR spectroscopic studies proved that CTAB was successfully incorporated into the SiCw. SiCw phase structure was maintained after modification by CTAB according to XRD results. SEM studies indicated that the surface became smoother with CTAB dispersal in the PVDF membrane. The dielectric properties of the composite membranes containing various amounts of CTAB-SiCw were measured at low temperature. It was found that the dielectric constant of the composite membranes with 13.0 wt% whiskers reached a maximum value of 25 at low frequency, and decreased to nine at high frequency(from 500 Hz to 1 MHz) at 0 ℃. The dielectric loss of each composite membrane increased with increasing temperature and reached a maximum value. The value shifted with corresponding frequency increases. In addition, the dielectric loss reached a maximum value of 0.2 when 16.7 wt% of CTAB-SiCw was fed at each frequency(from-30 ℃ to 10 ℃). At room temperature, the dielectric constant could be maintained at 42 and the loss factor decreased to 0.8 at 100 Hz when 13.0 wt% of CTABSiCw was incorporated. Additionally, TGA experiments indicated that the decomposition temperature of a PVDF membrane was increased by 10 ℃ and its heat resistance was improved by adding 13.0 wt% of CTAB-SiCw. This PVDF composite membrane has potential for use as an insulator and capacitor.
基金Funded by the National Science Foundation of China(21673167)the Open Project Program of High-Tech Organic Fibers Key Laboratory of Sichuan Province。
文摘We fabricated the nanofiber composite membranes by impregnating Nafion into the modified polyvinylidene fluoride(PVDF) electrospinning nanofiber mat for proton exchange membrane fuel cells applications.The hydrophobic PVDF nanofibers mat became to the hydrophilic state by alkali treatment for the full embedding of Nafion into the PVDF network.The fabricated composite membranes exhibit significantly enhanced thermal stabilities,swelling resistance,and observably improved mechanical property compared to the pristine Nafion membrane.When the content of PVDF nanofiber mat is 15.1wt% in the membrane,the proton conductivity of the nanofiber composite membrane is nearly equal to that of pristine Nafion membrane with the same condition.The experimental results show that the prepared composite membrane can be used as a promising polyelectrolyte membrane for fuel cell applications.