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Publication history: Received November 3, 2014
Accepted January 3, 2015

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Preparation of anion exchange membrane using polyvinyl chloride (PVC) for alkaline water electrolysis

Gab-Jin Hwang¹ Soo-Gon Lim² Soo-Yeon Bong¹ Cheol-Hwi Ryu¹ Ho-Sang Choi^{3 4†}

¹Grad. School, Department Green Energy, Hoseo University, Asan City, Chungnam 336-795, Korea ²Energy & Machinery Korea Co., Ltd., Changwon 642-090, Korea ³Department Chemical Engineering, Kyungil University, Gyeongsan 712-701, Korea ⁴, Korea

choihs@kiu.kr

Korean Journal of Chemical Engineering, September 2015, 32(9), 1896-1901(6), 10.1007/s11814-015-0005-2

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Abstract

An anion exchange membrane was prepared by the chloromethylation and the amination of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), as the base polymer. The membrane properties of the prepared anion exchange membrane, including ionic conductivity, ion exchange capacity, and water content were measured. The ionic conductivity of the prepared anion exchange membrane was in the range of 0.098×10.2-7.0×10.2 S cm.1. The ranges of ion exchange capacity and water content were 1.9-3.7meq./g-dry-membrane and 35.1-63.1%, respectively. The chemical stability of the prepared anion exchange membrane was tested by soaking in 30 wt% KOH solution to determine its availability as a separator in the alkaline water electrolysis. The ionic conductivity during the chemical stability test largely did not change.

Keywords

Hydrogen Production Water Electrolysis Alkaline Water Electrolysis Separator Anion Exchange Membrane

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