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• the present invention relates to an acid-doped polymer membrane based on polyazoles, a process for producing the same and their use.
• the acid-doped polymer membrane according to the invention can be used in a variety of ways due to its excellent chemical, thermal and mechanical properties and is particularly suitable as a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) in so-called PEM fuel cells.
• PEM polymer electrolyte membrane
• PEM fuel cells Acid-doped polyazole membranes for use in PEM fuel cells are already known.
• the basic polyazole membranes are doped with concentrated phosphoric acid or sulfuric acid and act as proton conductors and separators in so-called polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells (PEM fuel cells).
• PEM fuel cells polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
• such polymer electrolyte membranes - processed into membrane electrode assemblies (MEE) - can be used in fuel cells at continuous operating temperatures above 100 ° C, in particular above 120 ° C.
• This high continuous operating temperature allows the activity of the precious metal-based catalysts contained in the membrane electrode assembly (MEE) to be increased.
• significant amounts of carbon monoxide are contained in the reformer gas, which usually have to be removed by complex gas treatment or gas purification.
• the possibility of increasing the operating temperature means that significantly higher concentrations of CO impurities can be tolerated permanently.
• the object of the present invention is to provide acid-doped polymer membranes based on polyazoles, which on the one hand have improved mechanical properties and on the other hand have the advantages of the polymer membrane based on polyazoles and enable an operating temperature above 100 ° C. without additional fuel gas humidification.
• the present invention relates to a doped polymer membrane based on polyazoles obtainable by a process comprising the steps A) Casting a film using a solution of polymers based on polyazoles in a polar, aprotic organic solvent
• step B) drying the film formed in step A) until it is self-supporting
• step B) Treatment of the film obtained in step B) with a treatment liquid at a temperature between room temperature and the boiling point of the treatment liquid
• step E) doping the film treated according to step D) with a dopant.
• EP-A-0816415 describes a process for dissolving polymers based on polyazoles using N, N-dimethylacetamide as a polar, aprotic solvent at temperatures above 260 ° C.
• a much gentler method for producing solutions based on polyazoles is disclosed in German patent application 10052237.8.
• Polymers containing recurring azole units of the general formula (I) and / or (II) are used as polymers based on polyazoles.
• Ar are the same or different and are a four-membered aromatic or heteroaromatic group, which can be mononuclear or polynuclear
• Ar 1 are the same or different and are for a double-bonded aromatic or heteroaromatic group which can be mononuclear or polynuclear
• Ar 2 are the same or different and are for a three-membered aromatic or heteroaromatic group which may be mononuclear or polynuclear,
• X is the same or different and for oxygen, sulfur or an amino group which carries a hydrogen atom, a group having 1-20 carbon atoms, preferably a branched or unbranched alkyl or alkoxy group, or an aryl group as a further radical
• Preferred aromatic or heteroaromatic groups are derived from benzene, naphthalene, biphenyl, diphenyl ether, diphenylmethane, diphenyldimethylmethane, bisphenone, diphenylsulfone, quinoline, pyridine, bipyridine, anthracene and phenanthrene, which can optionally also be substituted.
• the substitution pattern of Ar 1 is arbitrary, in the case of phenylene, for example, Ar 1 can be ortho-, meta- and para-phenylene. Particularly preferred groups are derived from benzene and biphenylene, which may also be substituted.
• Preferred alkyl groups are short-chain alkyl groups with 1 to 4 carbon atoms, such as. B. methyl, ethyl, n- or i-propyl and t-butyl groups.
• Preferred aromatic groups are phenyl or naphthyl groups.
• the alkyl groups and the aromatic groups can be substituted.
• Preferred substituents are halogen atoms such as. B. fluorine, amino groups or short-chain alkyl groups such as. B. methyl or ethyl groups.
• radicals X should be the same within a repeating unit.
• the polyazoles used according to the invention can in principle also have different recurring units, which can be found, for example, in distinguish their remainder X. However, it preferably has only the same X radicals in a recurring unit.
• the polymer containing recurring azole units is a copolymer which contains at least two units of the formula (I) and / or (II) which differ from one another.
• the polymer containing recurring azole units is a polyazole which contains only units of the formula (I) and / or (II).
• the number of repeating azole units in the polymer is preferably an integer greater than or equal to 10.
• Particularly preferred polymers contain at least 100 repeating azole units.
• polymers containing recurring benzimidazole units are preferably used.
• An example of an extremely useful polymer containing recurring benzimidazole units is represented by formula (III):
• n is an integer greater than or equal to 10, preferably greater than or equal to 100.
• a polymer film is poured from a polymer solution according to step A) by means of measures known per se which are known from the prior art.
• step B) The film is dried in step B) at temperatures between room temperature and 300 ° C. Drying is carried out under normal pressure or reduced pressure. The drying time depends on the thickness of the film and is between 10 seconds and 24 hours.
• the film dried according to step B) is then self-supporting and can be processed further. Drying is carried out using drying processes customary in the film industry.
• the polar, aprotic organic solvent is largely removed using the drying carried out in step B).
• the residual content of polar, aprotic organic solvents is usually between 10-23%.
• a further reduction in the residual solvent content to below 2% by weight can be achieved by increasing the drying temperature and drying time, but the subsequent doping of the film, for example with phosphoric acid, is significantly delayed.
• a residual solvent content of 5-15% is therefore useful for reducing the doping time.
• the treatment of the film dried according to step B) by means of a treatment liquid takes place in the temperature range between room temperature (20 ° C.) and the boiling temperature of the treatment liquid at normal pressure.
• liquid solvent selected from the group of alcohols, ketones, alkanes (aliphatic and cycloaliphatic), ethers (aliphatic and cycloaliphatic), esters, carboxylic acids, where the above group members can be halogenated, water, inorganic acids (such as H3PO4 , H2SO4) and mixtures thereof.
• C1-C10 alcohols C2-C5 ketones, C1-C10 alkanes (aliphatic and cycloaliphatic), C2-C6 ethers (aliphatic and cycloaliphatic), C2-C5 esters, C1-C3 carboxylic acids, dichloromethane, water, inorganic acids are preferred (such as H3PO4, H2SO4) and mixtures thereof.
• the treatment liquid introduced in step C) can be removed with the aid of the drying carried out in step D). Drying takes place depending on the partial vapor pressure of the selected treatment liquid. Drying is usually carried out at normal pressure and temperatures between 20 ° C and 200 ° C. A more gentle drying can also be done in a vacuum. Instead of drying, the membrane can also be dabbed in step D) and thus freed from excess treatment liquid. The order is not critical.
• step E) the doping of the film obtained in step C) or D) is carried out.
• the film is wetted with a dopant or inserted therein.
• Acids which are preferably used for the polymer membranes according to the invention are all known Lewis and Bransted acids, in particular inorganic Lewis and Bransted acids.
• the use of polyacids is also possible, in particular isopolyacids and heteropolyacids, and mixtures of different acids.
• heteropolyacids denote inorganic polyacids with at least two different central atoms, each of which consists of weak, polybasic oxygen acids of a metal (preferably Cr, Mo, V, W) and a non-metal (preferably As, I, P, Se, Si, Te) arise as partially mixed anhydrides. They include, among others, 12-molybdate phosphoric acid and 12-tungsten phosphoric acid.
• Dopants which are particularly preferred according to the invention are sulfuric acid and phosphoric acid.
• a very particularly preferred dopant is phosphoric acid (H 3 PO 4 ).
• doped polymer membranes refer to those polymer membranes which, owing to the presence of doping agents, have an increased proton conductivity in comparison with the undoped polymer membranes.
• Methods for producing doped polymer membranes are known. In a preferred embodiment of the present invention, they are obtained by adding a film of the polymer in question for a suitable time, preferably 5 minutes to 96 hours, particularly preferably 1 to 72 hours Temperatures between room temperature and 100 ° C and optionally increased pressure with concentrated acid, preferably wetted with highly concentrated phosphoric acid.
• the conductivity of the polymer membrane according to the invention can be influenced via the degree of doping.
• the conductivity increases with increasing dopant concentration until a maximum value is reached.
• the degree of doping is stated as mole of acid per mole of repeating unit of the polymer. In the context of the present invention, a degree of doping between 3 and 15, in particular between 6 and 12, is preferred.
• the polymer membrane according to the invention has improved material properties compared to the previously known doped polymer membranes. In particular, they have very good mechanical properties and perform better than untreated membranes.
• the polymer membranes according to the invention show an improved proton conductivity compared to untreated membranes.
• the doped polymer membranes according to the invention Possible areas of application of the doped polymer membranes according to the invention include use in fuel cells, in electrolysis, in capacitors and in battery systems. Because of their property profile, the doped polymer membranes are preferably used in fuel cells.
• the present invention also relates to a membrane electrode assembly which has at least one polymer membrane according to the invention.
• a membrane electrode assembly which has at least one polymer membrane according to the invention.
• the films were placed untreated in 85% H3PO 4 for 96 hours.
• H 2 O and residual solvent content is determined from the film using Karl Fischer (KF) titration.
• Karl Fischer (KF) titration Using a Mettler-Toledo apparatus, the water content in the film is determined directly as follows by KF titration. The sample, which is in a closed sample tube, is heated to 250 ° C. and dried at this temperature. The gas released in this way is fed directly into a closed titration vessel and analyzed with Karl-Fischer [KF] reagent.
• the residual solvent content is determined by gravimetric determination of the weight before and after drying.
• the films were boiled in boiling water for 1 hour. Then the water bath was changed and boiled for another hour. The films were then rinsed with fresh water and finally dried at 160 ° C. for 3 hours. H 2 O and residual solvent content were determined from the treated film using KF titration. The membranes were obtained by doping the films for 96 hours in 85% H 3 PO 4 .
• the films were boiled in boiling water for 1 hour. Then the water bath is changed and boiled for another hour and then the films were dabbed off with a cloth and used again while moist. H 2 O and residual solvent content were determined from the film using KF titration. The membranes were doped in 85% H3PO496 h. Washing with methanol:
• the films were placed in methanol and refluxed for 2 hours (from the boiling of the methanol). The films were taken out and first air-dried for 1 minute, then at 100 ° C. under vacuum in a drying cabinet for 2 hours. H2O and organic residual solvent contents were determined from the film using KF titration. The membranes were doped in 85% H 3 PO 4 for 96 h.
• the films were placed in acetone and refluxed for 2 hours (from the boiling of the acetone). Then the films were first dried in air at RT for 1 minute and then at 100 ° C. under vacuum in a drying cabinet for 2 hours. H 2 O and residual solvent content were determined from the film using KF titration. The membranes were doped in 85% H 3 PO 4 for 96 h.
• Figure 1 shows the result of the KF titration.
• the organic residual solvent is completely removed by washing with water. With acetone or with methanol, the residual organic solvent content is reduced from 16.6% to 3.7 or 2.3%.
• FIG. 1 KF titration results from untreated and treated films
• FIG. 2 shows a proton conductivity improved by 10% even at room temperature, which is maintained or further improved at elevated temperature.
• the specific conductivity is measured by means of impedance spectroscopy in a 4-pole arrangement in potentiostatic mode and using platinum electrodes (wire, 0.25 mm diameter). The distance between the current-consuming electrodes is 2 cm.
• the spectrum obtained is evaluated using a simple model consisting of a parallel arrangement of an ohmic resistor and a capacitor.
• the sample cross-section of the membrane doped with phosphoric acid is measured immediately before the sample assembly. To measure the temperature dependency, the measuring cell is brought to the desired temperature in an oven and controlled via a Pt-100 thermocouple positioned in the immediate vicinity of the sample. After reaching the temperature, the sample is kept at this temperature for 10 minutes before starting the measurement.
• Figure 2 Proton conductivity of the untreated and treated membranes between 25-160 ° C.
• uniaxial tensile tests are carried out on strip-shaped tensile specimens.
• a Zwick test machine equipped with a 100 N load cell and a heated oven is used for this.
• the clamping length between the jaws is 10 cm and the pull-off speed is set at 50 mm / min.
• the deformation is determined directly via the traverse path.
• the tensile tests on membranes doped with phosphoric acid are carried out at 100.degree.
• To automatically calculate the stress the sample cross-section of each sample is determined and entered before the start of the test.
• To determine an average of modulus of elasticity tensile strength, elongation at break and fracture energy (toughness), at least 5 measurements are carried out on each membrane.
• Figure 3 Results of uniaxial tensile tests with treated and untreated membranes An untreated membrane shows an elongation at break of 55%, while a membrane according to the invention has an elongation at break in the range from 58% to 75%.
• Table 1 Results of tensile tests of membranes after different washing procedures in comparison with an untreated membrane.

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