Composite membranes composed of highly conductive and selective layer-by-layer (LbL) films and electrospun fiber mats were fabricated and characterized for mechanical strength and electrochemical selectivity. The LbL component consists of a proton-conducting, methanol-blocking poly(diallyl dimethyl ammonium chloride)/sulfonated poly(2,6-dimethyl-1,4-phenylene oxide) (PDAC/sPPO) thin film. The e...

The effect of nanoclay cloisite Na + on the mechanical and conductive properties of ionic liquids (ILs) doped sulfonated ABPBI (SABPBI) composite membranes for high temperature proton electrolyte membrane (PEM) applications were investigated in this report. The composite SABPBI membranes with well-dispersed cloisite Na + showed great improvement in mechanical properties with the increase of ove...

Frontispiece: In article number 2000776, Andriy Horechyy, Iryna Yevchuk, Andreas Fery, and co-workers present a series of hybrid proton conducting membranes composed covalently cross-linked interpenetrating polymeric silica networks. The effects monomer composition, sol–gel composition fraction on performance are investigated discussed. These novel hold promise for the application in direct met...

Sulfoanted poly(ether ether ketone) membranes were prepared by the sulfonating agent sulfuric acid. These membranes were modifed by incorporating conducting polymer polypyrrole in order to increase the ionic conductivity and reduce the methanol transmission rate. The modifed composite membranes were then compared on the basis of ionic conductivity, methanol transmission...

Nowadays, proton exchange membrane fuel cells (PEMFCs) are the most promising green energy conversion devices for portable and stationary applications. Traditionally, these devices were based onperfluoro-sulfonic acid electrolytes membranes, given the commercial name Nafion. Nafion is the mostused electrolyte membrane till now; because of its high electrochemical properties su...

The research on electro-conductive membranes has expanded in recent years. These membranes have strong prospective as key components in next generation water treatment plants because they are engineered in order to enhance their performance in terms of separation, flux, fouling potential, and permselectivity. The present review summarizes recent developments in the preparation of electro-conduc...

Heavy ion tracks in polymer membranes can be transformed into microand nano-channels by means of wet-chemical etching. Up to now most commonly polycarbonate (PC), polyethylene therephthalate (PET) and polyimide (PI) membranes were employed for this purpose. For some applications such as proton conductive membranes for fuel cells, high resistance of the material against heat and solvents as well...