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SULPHONATED PEEK-SANTALUM ALBUM BASED COMPOSITE MEMBRANES FOR PEM FUELCELLS
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- 1. Department of Physics, Gandhigram Rural Institute - Deemed University, Gandhigram, Tamilnadu
- 2. Department of Science, Amrita Viswavidhya Peetom-Deemed University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu
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Santalum album (SA) incorporated Sulphonated Poly Ether Ether Ketone (SPEEK) binary composite membrane has been prepared by varying SA: SPEEK in five different ratios 0%:100% (SPEEK), 1%:99% (SA1), 2%:98% (SA2), 3%:97% (SA3), 4%96% (SA4) and 5%:95% (SA5) by solution casting technique at 80oC environment. All the films are tested for their Ion Exchange Capacity (IEC), Chemical Stability (CS), Proton Conductivity (PC) and nonetheless Water Absorption (WA) performance. The observations on such parameters has identified obviously the sample SA5 ha accomplished the requisites for their suitability as an composite membrane for PEM fuel cells. To affirm its authenticity than the other samples in terms of its complexation of binary constituents,by FTIR; to explore it’s crystalline/amorphous, phasical nature by XRD ; sustainance of its thermal stability by TGA have been anchored on all as prepared five samples. The FTIR vibrational studies confirm the adultration of PEEK by sulphonation, and degree of complexation of SPEEK with different concentration of SA. The SEM surface profile of SPEEK and SPEEK/SA composite reveal that increase in SA in the composite deteriates the texterity of the membrane is noted. The XRD reveal that SPEEK is found to loose its crystalline characteristics and found in high in SA5 suggest that amorphousity paves the way for good WA and protonic conductivity. The TGA thermal profile registers weight losses in stepwise three phase diminish and significant weight loss recording at 230 °C suggests operational thermal stability of the membrane’s heating capability. The optimised SA5 as identified, used for test fuel cell studies in real time PEMFC testing well augments its better performance eventually captivated in better OCV as well as good power density.
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