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Polybenzimidazoles with Pendant Quaternary Ammonium Groups as Anion Exchange Membranes: Synthesis, Characterization and Alkaline Stability

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 May 2014

Mahesh P. Kulkarni
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada V5A 1S6.
Timothy J. Peckham
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada V5A 1S6.
Owen D. Thomas
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada V5A 1S6.
Steven Holdcroft*
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, Simon Fraser University, 8888 University Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada V5A 1S6.
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Abstract

A novel method for introducing quaternary ammonium-bearing side chains has been developed and applied to a polybenzimidazole backbone to generate new anionic-exchange polymers, TMHA-m-FPBI where m = the degree of substitution of available sites (values ranging from 74 to 100%). These polymers have been shown to exhibit hydroxide ion conductivities up to 34 mS cm-1 in hydrated membranes at ambient temperature and 13 mS cm-1 at 60 °C, RH = 95%. Immersion of these polymers in 2 M KOH at 60 °C has shown they remain stable with no sign of chemical structure degradation to a period of at least 15 days.

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