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Reinholdt M, Ilie A, Roualdès S, et al. Plasma membranes modified by plasma treatment or deposition as solid electrolytes for potential application in solid alkaline fuel cells. Membranes (Basel). 2012;2(3):529-52doi: 10.3390/membranes2030529.
Reinholdt, M., Ilie, A., Roualdès, S., Frugier, J., Schieda, M., Coutanceau, C., Martemianov, S., Flaud, V., Beche, E., & Durand, J. (2012). Plasma membranes modified by plasma treatment or deposition as solid electrolytes for potential application in solid alkaline fuel cells. Membranes, 2(3), 529-52. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes2030529
Reinholdt, Marc, et al. "Plasma membranes modified by plasma treatment or deposition as solid electrolytes for potential application in solid alkaline fuel cells." Membranes vol. 2,3 (2012): 529-52. doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes2030529
Reinholdt M, Ilie A, Roualdès S, Frugier J, Schieda M, Coutanceau C, Martemianov S, Flaud V, Beche E, Durand J. Plasma membranes modified by plasma treatment or deposition as solid electrolytes for potential application in solid alkaline fuel cells. Membranes (Basel). 2012 Jul 30;2(3):529-52. doi: 10.3390/membranes2030529. PMID: 24958295; PMCID: PMC4021912.
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Membranes (Basel). 2012 Jul 30;2(3):529-52. doi: 10.3390/membranes2030529.

Plasma membranes modified by plasma treatment or deposition as solid electrolytes for potential application in solid alkaline fuel cells.

Membranes

Marc Reinholdt, Alina Ilie, Stéphanie Roualdès, Jérémy Frugier, Mauricio Schieda, Christophe Coutanceau, Serguei Martemianov, Valérie Flaud, Eric Beche, Jean Durand

Affiliations

  1. Institut Européen des Membranes (UMR 5635-ENSCM, UM2, CNRS), Université Montpellier 2, CC047, Place Eugène Bataillon, Montpellier cedex 5 F-34095, France. [email protected].
  2. Institut Prime (UPR 3346-CNRS, Université de Poitiers, ENSMA), SP2MI Téléport 2, Boulevard Pierre et Marie Curie, BP 30179, Futuroscope cedex F-86962, France. [email protected].
  3. Institut Européen des Membranes (UMR 5635-ENSCM, UM2, CNRS), Université Montpellier 2, CC047, Place Eugène Bataillon, Montpellier cedex 5 F-34095, France. [email protected].
  4. Institut Européen des Membranes (UMR 5635-ENSCM, UM2, CNRS), Université Montpellier 2, CC047, Place Eugène Bataillon, Montpellier cedex 5 F-34095, France. [email protected].
  5. Institut Européen des Membranes (UMR 5635-ENSCM, UM2, CNRS), Université Montpellier 2, CC047, Place Eugène Bataillon, Montpellier cedex 5 F-34095, France. [email protected].
  6. Institut de Chimie des Milieux et des Matériaux de Poitiers (UMR 7285-CNRS, Université de Poitiers), Université de Poitiers, 40 avenue du Recteur Pineau, Poitiers F-86000, France. [email protected].
  7. Institut Prime (UPR 3346-CNRS, Université de Poitiers, ENSMA), SP2MI Téléport 2, Boulevard Pierre et Marie Curie, BP 30179, Futuroscope cedex F-86962, France. [email protected].
  8. Institut Charles Gerhardt (UMR 5253-UM2, ENSCM, CNRS, UM1), Université Montpellier 2, CC1700, Place Eugène Bataillon, Montpellier cedex 5 F-34095, France. [email protected].
  9. Laboratoire Matériaux, Procédés et Energie Solaire (UPR 8521-CNRS, Université de Perpignan), CNRS, Centre Félix Trombe, 7 rue du four solaire, Font-Romeu Odeillo Via F-66120, France. [email protected].
  10. Institut Européen des Membranes (UMR 5635-ENSCM, UM2, CNRS), Université Montpellier 2, CC047, Place Eugène Bataillon, Montpellier cedex 5 F-34095, France. [email protected].

PMID: 24958295 PMCID: PMC4021912 DOI: 10.3390/membranes2030529

Abstract

In the highly competitive market of fuel cells, solid alkaline fuel cells using liquid fuel (such as cheap, non-toxic and non-valorized glycerol) and not requiring noble metal as catalyst seem quite promising. One of the main hurdles for emergence of such a technology is the development of a hydroxide-conducting membrane characterized by both high conductivity and low fuel permeability. Plasma treatments can enable to positively tune the main fuel cell membrane requirements. In this work, commercial ADP-Morgane® fluorinated polymer membranes and a new brand of cross-linked poly(aryl-ether) polymer membranes, named AMELI-32®, both containing quaternary ammonium functionalities, have been modified by argon plasma treatment or triallylamine-based plasma deposit. Under the concomitant etching/cross-linking/oxidation effects inherent to the plasma modification, transport properties (ionic exchange capacity, water uptake, ionic conductivity and fuel retention) of membranes have been improved. Consequently, using plasma modified ADP-Morgane® membrane as electrolyte in a solid alkaline fuel cell operating with glycerol as fuel has allowed increasing the maximum power density by a factor 3 when compared to the untreated membrane.

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