EP3571243A1 - Method of making an anion exchange membrane - Google Patents

Method of making an anion exchange membrane

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EP3571243A1
EP3571243A1 EP18706011.6A EP18706011A EP3571243A1 EP 3571243 A1 EP3571243 A1 EP 3571243A1 EP 18706011 A EP18706011 A EP 18706011A EP 3571243 A1 EP3571243 A1 EP 3571243A1
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membrane
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anion exchange
exchange membrane
vinylbenzyl
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Richard I. Masel
Syed Dawar Sajjad
Mark J. Pellerite
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3M Innovative Properties Co
Dioxide Materials Inc
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
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    • C08J5/2206—Films, membranes or diaphragms based on organic and/or inorganic macromolecular compounds
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    • B01J47/00—Ion-exchange processes in general; Apparatus therefor
    • B01J47/12—Ion-exchange processes in general; Apparatus therefor characterised by the use of ion-exchange material in the form of ribbons, filaments, fibres or sheets, e.g. membranes
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  • the field of the invention is polymers.
  • the method described in this patent is useful in crosslinking ion conducting polymers containing styrene and vinylbenzyl chloride.
  • the method will comprise the steps of:
  • a membrane comprising a polymer of styrene, vinylbenzyl-Rs and vinylbenzyl-R x , wherein R s is a positively charged cyclic amine group, R s being associated with a negatively charged counterion, and wherein R x is at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of CI, OH, and O-Rz, wherein Rz is selected from linear alkyls, branched alkyls, cyclic alkyls, heteroalkyls, aryls, heteroaryls, alkylaryls, and heteroalkylaryls , and wherein the total weight of the vinylbenzyl-R x groups is greater than 0.3% of the total weight of the polymer electrolyte membrane; and
  • the polymer electrolyte membrane is soaked in a hydroxide-containing solution having a pH of at least 13 for at least 5 minutes. In a more preferred embodiment the polymer electrolyte membrane is soaked in a hydroxide-containing solution having a pH of at least 14 for at least 5 minutes.
  • the total weight of the vinylbenzyl-R s groups is between 15% and 90% of the total weight of membrane.
  • R s is selected from the group consisting of imidazoliums, pyridiniums, pyrazoliums, pyrrolidiniums, pyrroliums, pyrimidiums, piperidiniums, indoliums, triaziniums, preferably imidazoliums and pyridiniums.
  • R s is an imidazolium.
  • the imidazolium is preferably an alkylimidazolium, more preferably tetramethylimidazolium.
  • R s is a pyridinium.
  • the pyridinium is preferably an alkylpyridinium
  • the polymer will have a molecular weight between 1,000 and 10,000,000 atomic units (A.U.) preferably between 10,000 and 1,000,000 A.U., most preferably between 25,000 and 250,000 A.U.
  • the polymeric composition is in the form of a membrane.
  • the membrane has a preferred thickness of from 10 to 300 micrometers.
  • the 2D H/C- 13 HSQC nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum of the membrane polymer shows a correlation between peaks at 53.3- 5.4 in the proton spectrum and 569-76 in the carbon- 13 spectrum.
  • the 2D H/C- 13 HSQC nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum of the membrane polymer shows a correlation between peaks at 54.4 ⁇ 1 in the proton spectrum and 571 ⁇ 2 in the carbon- 13 spectrum.
  • the 2D H/C- 13 HSQC nuclear magnetic resonance spectrum of the membrane polymer shows a correlation between peaks at54.4 ⁇ l in the proton spectrum and 562 ⁇ 2 in the carbon- 13 spectrum.
  • any numerical value ranges recited herein include all values from the lower value to the upper value in increments of one unit, provided that there is a separation of at least two units between any lower value and any higher value.
  • concentration of a component or value of a process variable such as, for example, size, angle size, pressure, time and the like, is, for example, from 1 to 98, specifically from 20 to 80, more specifically from 30 to 70, it is intended that values such as 15 to 85, 22 to 68, 43 to 51, 30 to 32, and the like, are expressly enumerated in this specification.
  • one unit is considered to be 0.0001, 0.001, 0.01 or 0.1 as appropriate.
  • polymer electrolyte membrane refers to both cation exchange membranes, which generally comprise polymers having multiple covalently attached negatively charged groups, and anion exchange membranes, which generally comprise polymers having multiple covalently attached positively charged groups.
  • Typical cation exchange membranes include proton conducting membranes, such as the perfluorosulfonic acid polymer available under the trade designation NAFION from E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company (DuPont) of Wilmington, DE.
  • anion exchange membrane electrolyzer refers to an electrolyzer with an anion-conducting polymer electrolyte membrane separating the anode from the cathode.
  • polymeric film liner refers to a single or multilayer polymer film that is no more than 2 millimeters thick.
  • Hydrogen Evolution Reaction also called “HER,” as used here refers to the electrochemical reaction 2H + + 2e ⁇ ⁇ H 2 .
  • ME A refers to a membrane electrode assembly
  • Millipore water is water that is produced by a Millipore filtration system with a resistivity of at least 18.2 megaohm-cm.
  • imidazolium refers to a positively charged ligand containing an imidazole group. This includes a bare imidazole or a substituted imidazole.
  • Ri - R 5 are each independently selected from hydrogen, halides, linear alkyls, branched alkyls, cyclic alkyls, heteroalkyls, aryls, heteroaryls, alkylaryls, heteroalkylaryls, and polymers thereof, such as the vinylbenzyl copolymers described herein, are specifically included.
  • pyridinium refers to a positively charged ligand containing a pyridine group. This includes a bare pyridine or a substituted pyridine.
  • Rs - Rn are each independently selected from hydrogen, halides, linear alkyls, branched alkyls, cyclic alkyls, heteroalkyls, aryls, heteroaryls, alkylaryls, heteroalkylaryls, and polymers thereof, such as the vinyl benzyl copolymers described herein, are specifically included.
  • phosphonium refers to a positively charged ligand containing phosphorus. This includes substituted phosphorus.
  • R 12 -Ri5 are each independently selected from hydrogen, halides, linear alkyls, branched alkyls, cyclic alkyls, heteroalkyls, aryls, heteroaryls, alkylaryls, heteroalkylaryls, and polymers thereof, such as the vinylbenzyl copolymers described herein, are specifically included.
  • positively charged cyclic amine refers to a positively charged ligand containing a cyclic amine. This specifically includes imidazoliums, pyridiniums, pyrazoliums, pyrrolidiniums, pyrroliums, pyrimidiums, piperidiniums, indoliums, triaziniums, and polymers thereof, such as the vinyl benzyl copolymers described herein.
  • R 16 - Ri8 are each independently selected from hydrogen, linear alkyls, branched alkyls, cyclic alkyls, heteroalkyls, aryls, heteroaryls, alkylaryls, and
  • heteroalkylaryls but not polymers.
  • HSQC heteronuclear single quantum correlation nuclear magnetic resonance
  • the objective of this example was to demonstrate a method to crosslink an anion exchange membrane.
  • Step 1 Preparing a polymer membrane comprising a polymer comprising styrene, vinylbenzyl-R s and vinylbenzyl-R x , wherein R s is a positively charged cyclic amine group, R s being associated with a negatively charged counterion, and wherein R x is at least one substituent selected from the group consisting of CI, OH, and O-Ri9, wherein Ri9 is selected from linear alkyls, branched alkyls, cyclic alkyls, heteroalkyls, aryls, heteroaryls, alkylaryls, and heteroalkylaryls and wherein the total weight of the vinylbenzyl-R x groups is greater than 0.3% of the total weight of the polymer electrolyte membrane, as in the following example:
  • VBC inhibitor- free vinylbenzyl chloride
  • Step 2 Crosslinking.
  • the polymer membranes above were soaked in a 1 M KOH solution overnight at room temperature, during which time the membranes fell from the liners.
  • the KOH solution was changed twice, each with at least two hours of immersion, to make sure that the membrane chloride ions were completely exchanged for hydroxide ions, so that the polymer membranes were converted into the hydroxide form.
  • NMR analysis before step 2 indicates that the about 20% of the VBC groups in the resultant polymer were not converted to vinylbenzyl imidazolium chloride at the end of this step. Calculations indicate the total weight of the vinylbenzyl-Cl groups is about 6% of the total weight of the polymer electrolyte membrane;
  • step 2 the polymers were soluble in many solvents, but after step 2 the polymer membranes were insoluble in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), dimethylformamide (DMF), isopropanol, 1-propanol, chloroform, acetone, toluene and ethanol, suggesting that some residual vinylbenzyl chlorides and/or the hydroxides from the soaking solution had reacted with some other species to form cross-links.
  • DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide
  • DMF dimethylformamide
  • the conductivity of the film using electrochemical impedance spectroscopy was also measured.
  • the particular film created here had a conductivity of 73 mS/cm at 60°C in 1 M KOH.
  • Films manufactured by varying the functionalization time in step 1(d) had conductivities between 40 and 95 mS/cm at 60°C in 1 M KOH.
  • the Young's modulus of the membrane was also measured after being soaked in 6% by weight ethylene glycol overnight and then 1 M KOH for 20 hours. The membrane showed a tensile strength of 33 MPa and an elongation at break of 58%. Other membranes with fewer vinylbenzyl-R z groups showed Young's modulus down to about 15 MPa.
  • This technique generates two-dimensional correlation plots that use the one-dimensional NMR spectra (in this case, carbon- 13 and proton) as x- and y-axes, respectively.
  • This method is useful for elucidating peak assignments and connectivity patterns in organic molecules. This is achieved by indicating bonding relationships between, for instance, a peak in the proton spectrum and a peak in the carbon- 13 spectrum.
  • the two-dimensional spectrum indicates a correlation between peaks giving rise to a carbon- 13 signal and the proton spectrum signal from the hydrogens bonded to that carbon.
  • HSQC can aid in revealing when strongly overlapped signals in the proton spectrum actually arise from more than one type of chemical functionality even though such information is hidden when only the one-dimensional spectrum is analyzed.

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