Disclosure of Invention
The invention aims to provide an anion exchange membrane and a preparation method and application thereof. I.e. at the same time as the ion exchange sites, a cross-linked network is introduced. The invention not only can promote the ion conduction capacity of the membrane, but also limits the swelling of the membrane and improves the mechanical strength of the membrane.
In order to achieve the aim of the invention, the invention adopts the following technical scheme:
in a first aspect, the present invention provides an anion exchange membrane comprising a cross-linked anion exchange membrane having a structural formula as shown in formula I:
wherein n is 2 to 8, for example: 2. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 or 8,x is the molar ratio of the crosslinked portion in the crosslinked anion exchange membrane, y is the molar ratio of the uncrosslinked portion in the crosslinked anion exchange membrane, x is 10 to 60%, for example: 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50% or 60%, etc., y is 40 to 90%, for example: 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80% or 90%, etc., AR 1 AR (augmented reality) 2 Is an aryl monomer.
The anion exchange membrane disclosed by the invention is crosslinked and simultaneously quaternized to the polymer, so that the ion conduction capability of the material is ensured, the swelling of the membrane material is restrained by introducing a crosslinked structure, the tolerance of the membrane material in a water system and an organic system is improved, the membrane material has excellent ion conduction capability, and the membrane material has excellent mechanical property due to the construction of a crosslinked network, and meanwhile, the tolerance of the membrane material in an organic solvent and an alcohol solvent is greatly improved.
Preferably, the anion exchange membrane comprises a polymer having a structural formula as shown in formula II:
a is the molar proportion of crosslinked moieties in the polymer, b is the molar proportion of uncrosslinked moieties in the polymer, a is from 10 to 60%, for example: 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, 50% or 60%, etc., y is 40 to 90%, b is 40 to 90%, for example: 40%, 50%, 60%, 70%, 80% or 90%, etc., AR 1 AR (augmented reality) 2 Is an aryl monomer.
According to the anion exchange membrane disclosed by the invention, a part of uncrosslinked polymer can be reserved in the crosslinked anion exchange membrane according to the requirement, so that the semi-interpenetrating anion exchange membrane is obtained, and the semi-interpenetrating anion exchange membrane consists of a movable ion transfer chain segment and a crosslinked chain segment which provides mechanical strength and inhibits swelling, so that compared with the pure crosslinking, the ion transfer in the membrane is inhibited, and the brittleness of the membrane is increased. The semi-interpenetrating network provides a connected ion channel and inhibits membrane brittleness.
Preferably, the aryl-based monomer comprises any one or a combination of at least two of biphenyl, p-terphenyl, m-terphenyl, tetra-biphenyl, diphenylmethane or 9, 9-dimethylfluorene.
In a second aspect, the present invention provides a process for the preparation of an anion exchange membrane according to the first aspect, the process comprising the steps of:
(1) Mixing aryl monomers and N-methyl-4-piperidone with a first solvent, adding trifluoromethanesulfonic acid for hydroxyalkylation reaction to obtain a polymer, mixing the polymer with a second solvent, and adding a first precipitant to obtain a precursor;
(2) Mixing the precursor obtained in the step (1) with a third solvent, adding methyl iodide for functionalization, adding a second precipitator, mixing the obtained precipitate with a fourth solvent to obtain a mixed solution, adding a cross-linking agent for cross-linking, carrying out film scraping treatment on the obtained solution, and drying at a high temperature to obtain the anion exchange membrane.
According to the invention, the membrane material is quaternized, and simultaneously in-situ crosslinking is realized, namely, the ion exchange sites are introduced, and a crosslinking network is also introduced, so that the water absorption capacity of the membrane material can be reduced to a certain extent, further the swelling of the membrane material is inhibited, the reduction of the ion exchange sites can be avoided, the transfer of ions in the membrane is limited, and the mechanical property of the prepared anion exchange membrane is improved.
Preferably, the molar ratio of the aryl-based monomer and N-methyl-4-piperidone in step (1) is 1 (1-1.5), for example: 1:1, 1:1.1, 1:1.2, 1:1.3, 1:1.4, or 1:1.5, etc.
Preferably, the molar ratio of the trifluoromethanesulfonic acid to the N-methyl-4-piperidone is (1-2): 1.
Preferably, the first solvent comprises any one or a combination of at least two of dichloromethane, chloroform or tetrahydrofuran.
Preferably, the hydroxyalkylation reaction is carried out in an ice-water bath.
Preferably, the time of the hydroxyalkylation reaction is 2 to 8 hours, for example: 2h, 3h, 4h, 5h, 6h, 7h or 8h, etc.
Preferably, the second solvent of step (1) comprises any one or a combination of at least two of dimethyl sulfoxide, N-methylpyrrolidone, N-dimethylformamide or N, N-dimethylacetamide.
Preferably, the first precipitant comprises any one or a combination of at least two of ethyl acetate, water, ethanol, diethyl ether, tetrahydrofuran or acetone.
Preferably, the third solvent of step (2) comprises any one or a combination of at least two of dimethyl sulfoxide, N-methylpyrrolidone, N-dimethylformamide or N, N-dimethylacetamide.
Preferably, the molar ratio of the precursor to methyl iodide is 1 (0.2 to 0.6), for example: 1:0.2, 1:0.3, 1:0.4, 1:0.5, or 1:0.6, etc.
Preferably, the temperature of the functionalization is 60-80 ℃, for example: 60 ℃, 65 ℃, 70 ℃, 75 ℃ or 80 ℃ and the like.
Preferably, the time of the functionalization is 5 to 8 hours, for example: 5h, 6h, 7h or 8h, etc.
Preferably, the second precipitant of step (2) comprises any one or a combination of at least two of aqueous sodium carbonate, aqueous potassium carbonate, aqueous sodium hydroxide or aqueous potassium hydroxide.
The third solvent comprises any one or a combination of at least two of dimethyl sulfoxide, N-methyl pyrrolidone, N-dimethylformamide or N, N-dimethylacetamide.
Preferably, the cross-linking agent is added prior to the impurity removal treatment.
Preferably, the mass concentration of the mixed solution is 5 to 20wt%, for example: 5wt%, 8wt%, 10wt%, 15wt% or 20wt%, etc.
Preferably, the cross-linking agent comprises any one or a combination of at least two of 1, 2-dibromohexane, 1, 3-dibromopropane, 1, 4-dibromobutane, 1, 5-dibromopentane, 1, 6-dibromohexane, 1, 7-dibromooctane or 1, 8-dibromononane.
Preferably, the molar ratio of the precursor and the crosslinking agent is 1 (0.2 to 0.4), for example: 1:0.2, 1:0.3, 1:0.35, or 1:0.4, etc.
Preferably, the crosslinking temperature is 60 to 120 ℃, for example: 60 ℃, 80 ℃, 100 ℃ or 120 ℃ and the like.
Preferably, the temperature of the film scraping treatment in the step (2) is 60-120 ℃, for example: 60 ℃, 80 ℃, 100 ℃ or 120 ℃ and the like.
Preferably, the temperature of the high-temperature drying is 80-120 ℃, for example: 80 ℃, 90 ℃, 100 ℃, 110 ℃ or 120 ℃ and the like.
In a third aspect, the present invention provides the use of an anion exchange membrane according to the first aspect in hydrogen-oxygen fuel cells, methanol fuel cells, alkaline polymer water electrolysis hydrogen production, metal-air cells, flow batteries, CO 2 Reduction or super capacitor.
Compared with the prior art, the invention has the following beneficial effects:
(1) The anion exchange membrane provided by the invention not only has excellent ion conduction capacity, but also has excellent mechanical properties due to the construction of a cross-linked network, and meanwhile, the tolerance of the membrane material in an organic solvent and an alcohol solvent is greatly improved.
(2) According to the invention, the membrane material is quaternized, and simultaneously in-situ crosslinking is realized, namely, the ion exchange sites are introduced, and a crosslinking network is also introduced, so that the water absorption capacity of the membrane material can be reduced to a certain extent, further the swelling of the membrane material is inhibited, the reduction of the ion exchange sites can be avoided, the transfer of ions in the membrane is limited, and the mechanical property of the prepared anion exchange membrane is improved.
Detailed Description
The technical scheme of the invention is further described by the following specific embodiments. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the examples are merely to aid in understanding the invention and are not to be construed as a specific limitation thereof.
Example 1
The present example provides an anion exchange membrane prepared by:
(1) 67.02g of p-terphenyl and 37.8mL of N-methyl-4-piperidone (the molar ratio is 1:1.2) are mixed with dichloromethane, 9mL of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (the molar ratio of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid to N-methyl-4-piperidone is 1.5:1) is added for carrying out hydroxyalkylation reaction for 6 hours to obtain a polymer, the polymer is mixed with dimethyl sulfoxide, deionized water is added, and a precursor is obtained through filtration, washing and drying;
(2) Mixing 10g of the precursor obtained in the step (1) with dimethyl sulfoxide, adding 250 mu L of methyl iodide, performing functionalization for 6 hours at 70 ℃, adding sodium carbonate aqueous solution, mixing the obtained precipitate with dimethyl sulfoxide to obtain a mixed solution with the mass concentration of 10wt%, filtering, removing impurities, adding 310 mu L of 1, 2-dibromohexane, performing cross-linking at 80 ℃, pouring the obtained solution on an automatic film scraping machine, adjusting the height of a scraper according to actual requirements, scraping films with different thicknesses, drying at 100 ℃, and continuously drying for a period of time after film formation to obtain the anion exchange film.
Example 2
The present example provides an anion exchange membrane prepared by:
(1) 48.8g of diphenylmethane and 37.8mL of N-methyl-4-piperidone (the molar ratio is 1:1.2) are mixed with 9mL of dichloromethane, 9mL of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (the molar ratio of trifluoromethanesulfonic acid to N-methyl-4-piperidone is 1.5:1) is added for carrying out hydroxyalkylation reaction for 6h to obtain a polymer, the polymer is mixed with N-methylpyrrolidone, diethyl ether is added, and the precursor is obtained through filtration, washing and drying;
(2) Mixing 10g of the precursor obtained in the step (1) with N-methylpyrrolidone, dividing into two parts, adding 1.2mL of methyl iodide into one part for functionalization for 6 hours at 80 ℃, adding 0.3mL of methyl iodide into the other part for functionalization for 40 minutes at 80 ℃, adding 0.8mL of 1, 3-dibromopropane for crosslinking at 80 ℃, mixing the obtained two solutions, filtering for impurity removal, and defoaming to obtain a mixed solution, pouring the obtained mixed solution on an automatic film scraping machine, regulating the height of a scraper according to actual requirements to scrape films with different thicknesses, drying at 100 ℃, and continuously drying for a period of time after film formation to obtain the anion exchange membrane.
Example 3
This example differs from example 1 only in that the crosslinking temperature in step (2) is 50℃and the other conditions and parameters are exactly the same as in example 1.
Example 4
This example differs from example 1 only in that the crosslinking temperature in step (2) is 100℃and the other conditions and parameters are exactly the same as in example 1.
Example 5
This example differs from example 1 only in that the time for the crosslinking in step (2) is 1h, and other conditions and parameters are exactly the same as in example 1.
Example 6
The difference between this example and example 1 is that the time for crosslinking in step (2) is 3h, and the other conditions and parameters are exactly the same as in example 1.
Comparative example 1
This comparative example differs from example 1 only in that no crosslinking treatment was performed, and other conditions and parameters were exactly the same as in example 1.
Performance test:
the anion exchange membranes obtained in examples 1 to 6 and comparative example 1 were subjected to tensile strength and conductivity tests, and the test results are shown in table 1:
TABLE 1
As can be seen from table 1, the present invention can prepare a crosslinked or semi-interpenetrating anion exchange membrane according to different performance requirements for the anion exchange membrane, as can be seen from a comparison of example 1 and example 2.
As can be seen from a comparison of examples 1 and examples 3-4, the temperature of the functionalization in step (2) affects the performance of the prepared anion exchange membrane, and if the crosslinking temperature is too low, the reaction activity is low, the reaction between the crosslinking agent and the active site is insufficient, the crosslinking effect is poor, the mechanical strength and the ion conductivity of the membrane material are affected, and if the crosslinking temperature is too high, the reaction activity is high, and the membrane becomes gel without forming a membrane.
As can be seen from the comparison of examples 1 and examples 5 to 6, the functionalization time in the step (2) affects the performance of the prepared anion exchange membrane, the functionalization time is controlled to be 5 to 8 hours, the prepared anion exchange membrane has excellent performance, if the crosslinking time is too short, the crosslinking reaction does not take place, the crosslinking fails, if the crosslinking time is too long, the crosslinking is sufficiently carried out, the gelation phenomenon occurs, and the membrane cannot be cast.
The tensile light performance comparison chart and the conductivity comparison chart of the anion exchange membranes of example 1 and comparative example 1 are shown in fig. 1-2, and as can be seen from fig. 1-2 in combination with table 1, the anion exchange membranes of the present invention have excellent ion conductivity, and the construction of the crosslinked network also enables the membrane material to have excellent mechanical properties, and meanwhile, the tolerance of the membrane material in organic solvents and alcohol solvents is greatly improved.
The applicant declares that the above is only a specific embodiment of the present invention, but the scope of the present invention is not limited thereto, and it should be apparent to those skilled in the art that any changes or substitutions that are easily conceivable within the technical scope of the present invention disclosed by the present invention fall within the scope of the present invention and the disclosure.