Sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) membranes with different degrees of sulfonation (DS) were fabricated by sulfonation of poly(ether ether ketone) (PEEK) in the concentrated H2SO4 (ca. 98%).Their parameters were obtained and reported
such as the ion exchange capacity (IEC)
area resistance
water uptake and the vanadium ion permeability.The SPEEK membrane with DS of 60% was selected for the vanadium redox flow battery test.It was observed the crystallization of SPEEK decreased
and the ion exchange capacity
water uptake
vanadium ion permeability increased with the DS of SPEEK membranes.The membrane with DS of 60%(SPEEK60) possessed lower permeability of VO2+ ions than that of Nafion117 membrane
the ion selectivity was ten times that of Nafion117 membrane.The VRB single cell with SPEEK60 membrane showed higher coulombic efficiency (CE) and energy efficiency (EE) compared to that with Nafion117.In the self-charge test
the time of SPEEK60 membrane was 2.5 times that of Nafion117 membrane.The performance of VRB with SPEEK membrane can be maintained after cycles test.The SPEEK membrane has a promising prospect for application in VRB.
关键词
离子交换膜磺化聚醚醚酮钒离子渗透率电池效率
Keywords
Ion exchange membraneSulfonated poly(ether ether ketone)Vanadium ion permeabilityBattery efficiency