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Sulfonated Poly (Ether Ether Ketone) and its Blended Nanocomposite for Proton Conducting Membranes
ABDUL KALAM AZAD1, ARVIND GUPTA3, LAKSHMI UNNIKRISHNAN2,3,*, SMITA MOHANTY3, SANJAY KUMAR NAYAK2,3
1
Department of Chemical and Process Engineering Technology, Jubail Industrial College,
Jubail Industrial City 31961, Saudi Arabia.
2
CIPET, School for Advanced Research in Polymers (SARP)-APDDRL, Hi Tech Defence and
Aerospace Park, Bengaluru 562149, India.
3
CIPET, School for Advanced Research in Polymers (SARP) - LARPM, B/25, CNI Complex,
Patia, Bhubaneswar 751 024, India.
* Corresponding Author: e-mail:
Journal of Polymer Materials 2021, 38(1-2), 121-136. https://doi.org/10.32381/JPM.2021.38.1-2.10
Abstract
Proton conducting hydrophilic channels were created successfully in poly (ether ether ketone)
(PEEK) by means of step by step modification followed by the optimization of sulfonation
process (SPEEK70, DS=68.57%). Although highly sulfonated PEEK has excellent proton
conductivity, it lacks in mechanical stability due to low swelling degree. Therefore, a potential
method has been proposed in this work by integrating poly (sulfone) and nanosilica (SiO
2
) into
SPEEK matrix. SPEEK 70 (S) was utilized to prepare blended nanocomposite membranes for
further enhancement of hydrophilic channels. The blended nanocomposite membranes are,
SPEEK/SiO
2
as SNS, SPEEK blended with poly (sulfone) as SP, SPEEK blended with sulfonated
poly (sulfone) as SSP and SPEEK blended with sulfonated poly (sulfone)/ (SiO
2
) as SSPNS.
All the prepared membranes were characterized and its performance was discussed in detail to
identify the appropriate membrane for the better replacement of Nafion. Expected intermolecular
interaction and its obstruction of free hydrophilic channels were confirmed with the gradual
increase in proton conductivity from 0.0165 to 0.2557mS/cm.
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APA Style
AZAD, A.K., GUPTA, A., UNNIKRISHNAN, L., NAYAK, S.M.S.K. (2021). Sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) and its blended nanocomposite for proton conducting membranes. Journal of Polymer Materials, 38(1-2), 121-136. https://doi.org/10.32381/JPM.2021.38.1-2.10
Vancouver Style
AZAD AK, GUPTA A, UNNIKRISHNAN L, NAYAK SMSK. Sulfonated poly (ether ether ketone) and its blended nanocomposite for proton conducting membranes. J Polym Materials . 2021;38(1-2):121-136 https://doi.org/10.32381/JPM.2021.38.1-2.10
IEEE Style
A.K. AZAD, A. GUPTA, L. UNNIKRISHNAN, and S.M.S.K. NAYAK "Sulfonated Poly (Ether Ether Ketone) and its Blended Nanocomposite for Proton Conducting Membranes," J. Polym. Materials , vol. 38, no. 1-2, pp. 121-136. 2021. https://doi.org/10.32381/JPM.2021.38.1-2.10