Preparation of Sulfonated Polytriazoles with a Phosphaphenanthrene Unit via Click Polymerization: Fabrication of Membranes and Properties Thereof

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Contributors

  • Arijit Ghorai - , Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (Author)
  • Sambit Roy - , Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (Author)
  • Sovik Das - , Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (Author)
  • Hartmut Komber - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Makarand M. Ghangrekar - , Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (Author)
  • Brigitte Voit - , Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden (Author)
  • Susanta Banerjee - , Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (Author)

Abstract

A phosphaphenanthrene-based diazide monomer, 1,1-bis-(4-azidophenyl)-1-(6-oxido-6H-dibenz < c,e >< 1,2 > oxaphosphorin-6-yl) ethane (DPAZ), was synthesized via diazonium compound formation. DPAZ was used as one of the comonomers along with a sulfonated diazide to prepare a series of sulfonated polytriazoles (PTDPBSH-XX, where XX denotes the molar percentage of the sulfonated diazide in the diazide mixtures) through copper-induced click polymerization with the bisphenol-based dialkyne (BPALK). The products were analyzed using Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) and NMR techniques. Size exclusion chromatography (SEC) results indicated the formation of high molar mass products (weight average molecular weight as high as 74 900 g mol(-1) with a polydispersity index (PDI) of 2.13). The polytriazoles showed high thermal stability, and the solution cast membranes from dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) were flexible and had good mechanical integrity. PTDPBSH-XX copolymers displayed high proton conductivity (141 and 152 mS cm(-1) at 80 and 90 degrees C, respectively, for PTDPBSH-90 with a weight-based ion exchange capacity (IECW) of 2.46 mequiv g(-1)) with balanced water management and high oxidative stability (>16.5 h). The images of the cross-sectional membranes obtained from atomic force microscopy (AFM) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM) studies revealed hydrophilic-hydrophobic phase-segregated morphology. Besides, the microbial fuel cell performances of the membranes were comparable with that of Nafion 117.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)4127-4138
Number of pages12
JournalACS applied polymer materials
Volume3
Issue number8
Publication statusPublished - 13 Aug 2021
Peer-reviewedYes
Externally publishedYes

External IDs

Scopus 85110966743
ORCID /0000-0002-4531-691X/work/148607978

Keywords

Keywords

  • Copolytriazole membranes, Microbial fuel cell, Oxidative stability, Proton conductivity, cyclic DOPO unit