Towards Extrusion of Ionomers to Process Fuel Cell Membranes 英文参考文献.docVIP

Polymers 2011, 3, 1126-1150; doi:10.3390/polym3031126 OPEN ACCESS polymers ISSN 2073-4360 /journal/polymers Article Towards Extrusion of Ionomers to Process Fuel Cell Membranes Yannick Molmeret 1,2, France Chabert 1,2, Nadia El Kissi 1,*, Cristina Iojoiu 2, Regis Mercier 3 and Jean-Yves Sanchez 2,* 1 Laboratoire de Rhéologie, BP53, 38041 Grenoble Cedex 9, France; E-Mails: yan_molmeret@ (Y.M.); France.Chabert@enit.fr (F.C.) 2 Laboratoire d’Electrochimie et de Physico-chimie des Matériaux et Interfaces, 8402 Saint Martin d’Hères Cedex, France; E-Mail: Cristina.Iojoiu@lepmi.grenoble-inp.fr (C.I.) 3 LMOPS - BP 24 - 69390 Vernaison, France; E-Mail: mercier@rs.fr (R.M.) * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed; E-Mails: nadia@ujf-grenoble.fr (N.E.K.); Jean-Yves.Sanchez@lepmi.grenoble-inp.fr (J.-Y.S.); Tel.: 00-334-768-265-60; Fax: 00-334-768-267-77. Received: 30 May 2011; in revised form: 4 June 2011 / Accepted: 18 July 2011 / Published: 19 July 2011 Abstract: While Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) membranes are currently prepared by film casting, this paper demonstrates the feasibility of extrusion, a solvent-free alternative process. Thanks to water-soluble process-aid plasticizers, duly selected, it was possible to extrude acidic and alkaline polysulfone ionomers. Additionally, the feasibility to extrude composites was demonstrated. The impact of the plasticizers on the melt viscosity was investigated. Following the extrusion, the plasticizers were fully removed in water. The extrusion was found to impact neither on the ionomer chains, nor on the performances of the membrane. This environmentally friendly process was successfully validated for a variety of high performance ionomers. Keywords: ion conducting polymers; extrusion; ionomers; sulfonated polysulfones; PEMFC  Polymers 2011, 3 1127 1. Introduction With the end of oil extraction predicted for the middle to the end of the present centur