Disclosure of Invention
The application aims to solve the technical problems that the existing proton exchange membrane applied to the field of hydrogen production by water electrolysis can only be applied to purified water with extremely low hardness, does not have the capability of resisting hard water and has a narrower hardness range of working water quality, and provides a composite proton exchange membrane with high proton conductivity and high capability of resisting hard water, and a preparation method and application thereof.
The application aims at providing a preparation method of a composite proton exchange membrane with high hard water resistance, which comprises the following steps:
step 1: dissolving cyanuric chloride and a phenolic hydroxyl compound in an organic solvent, and then adding triethylamine to initiate polymerization to obtain a nitrogen-rich polymer;
step 2: ultrasonically dispersing a nitrogen-rich polymer in an organic solvent, then adding perfluorosulfonic acid resin powder, heating and stirring until a uniform solution is formed;
step 3: and (3) scraping the uniform solution obtained in the step (2) on a glass plate, drying, washing with hydrogen peroxide, and soaking with acid to obtain the composite proton exchange membrane with high hard water resistance.
Further defined, the phenolic hydroxyl compound in step 1 is 4,4' -dihydroxydiphenyl sulfone.
Further defined, the mass ratio of cyanuric chloride to phenolic hydroxyl compound in step 1 is (1.4-2.5): 10.
further defined, the mass ratio of cyanuric chloride to phenolic hydroxyl compound in step 1 is (1.7-2.1): 10.
further defined, the mass ratio of cyanuric chloride to triethylamine in the step 1 is (0.5-1.2): 4.
further limited, the organic solvent in the step 1 is one or a mixture of several of methanol, ethanol and isopropanol according to any ratio.
Further defined, the ratio of the mass of cyanuric chloride to the volume of the organic solvent in step 1 is 1g: (9-28) mL.
Further defined, the temperature at which the polymerization is initiated in step 1 is from 35 to 60℃for a period of from 8 to 48 hours.
The organic solvent in the step 2 is one or a mixture of a plurality of N-methyl pyrrolidone, N-dimethylformamide, tetrahydrofuran, N-dimethylacetamide and dimethyl sulfoxide according to any ratio.
Further defined, the mass ratio of the nitrogen-rich polymer to the organic solvent in step 2 is (0.01-22): 100.
Further defined, the mass ratio of the nitrogen-rich polymer to the organic solvent in step 2 is (1.5-16): 100.
Further, the mass ratio of the perfluorosulfonic acid resin powder to the organic solvent in step 2 is (2-35): 100.
Further, the mass ratio of the perfluorosulfonic acid resin powder to the organic solvent in step 2 is (8-30): 100.
The second object of the present application is to provide a composite proton exchange membrane with high hard water resistance prepared by the preparation method.
The application further aims to provide an application of the composite proton exchange membrane with high hard water resistance prepared by the preparation method in preparing hydrogen by electrolysis in hard water.
Further defined, the hardness of the hard water is more than or equal to 80ppm.
Compared with the prior art, the application has the remarkable effects that:
the application synthesizes a novel nitrogen-rich polymer, and the composite proton exchange membrane prepared by compounding the novel nitrogen-rich polymer and perfluorinated sulfonic acid resin has stronger hard water resistance and has the following specific advantages:
1) The novel nitrogen-rich polymer is synthesized, and the nitrogen-rich functional groups in the novel nitrogen-rich polymer can form an additional hydrogen bond network with the sulfonate in the perfluorinated sulfonic acid resin, so that the density of the hydrogen bond network in the proton exchange membrane is remarkably improved, and an additional large number of proton transfer channels are provided. In addition, the synthesized novel nitrogen-rich polymer has a functional group with larger steric hindrance, can effectively protect the formed hydrogen bond network, and simultaneously prevents the exchange effect of impurity ions in hard water on protons.
2) The compact hydrogen bond skeleton structure has stronger capability of complexing protons, can resist the ion exchange effect of metal plasma in hard water, widens the use hardness value range of the quality of electrolytic water used for producing hydrogen by the electrolytic water, and can normally work even if the compact hydrogen bond skeleton structure is applied to hard water (80 ppm) with certain hardness (namely the concentration of common calcium ions, magnesium ions, aluminum ions and other impurity ions in water).
3) The method effectively improves the proton conductivity of the perfluorinated sulfonic acid composite membrane, has better membrane forming uniformity, simple and quick preparation process and low raw material price, and the obtained composite proton exchange membrane is more uniform.
4) The composite proton exchange membrane with high hard water resistance has good interfacial compatibility, can improve the structural density of the composite membrane, and effectively reduces the hydrogen permeability.
Detailed Description
The present application will be described in further detail with reference to the following examples in order to make the objects, technical solutions and advantages of the present application more apparent. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are for purposes of illustration only and are not intended to limit the scope of the application.
The experimental methods used in the following examples are conventional methods unless otherwise specified. The materials, reagents, methods and apparatus used, without any particular description, are those conventional in the art and are commercially available to those skilled in the art.
The terms "comprising," "including," "having," "containing," or any other variation thereof, as used in the following embodiments, are intended to cover a non-exclusive inclusion. For example, a composition, step, method, article, or apparatus that comprises a list of elements is not necessarily limited to only those elements but may include other elements not expressly listed or inherent to such composition, step, method, article, or apparatus.
When an equivalent, concentration, or other value or parameter is expressed as a range, preferred range, or a range bounded by a list of upper preferable values and lower preferable values, this is to be understood as specifically disclosing all ranges formed from any pair of any upper range limit or preferred value and any lower range limit or preferred value, regardless of whether ranges are separately disclosed. For example, when ranges of "1 to 5" are disclosed, the described ranges should be construed to include ranges of "1 to 4", "1 to 3", "1 to 2 and 4 to 5", "1 to 3 and 5", and the like. When a numerical range is described herein, unless otherwise indicated, the range is intended to include its endpoints and all integers and fractions within the range. In the description and claims of the application, the range limitations may be combined and/or interchanged, if not otherwise specified, including all the sub-ranges subsumed therein.
The indefinite articles "a" and "an" preceding an element or component of the application are not limited to the requirement (i.e. the number of occurrences) of the element or component. Thus, the use of "a" or "an" should be interpreted as including one or at least one, and the singular reference of an element or component includes the plural reference unless the amount clearly dictates otherwise.
Example 1: the preparation method of the composite proton exchange membrane with high hard water resistance of the embodiment comprises the following steps:
step 1: dissolving 0.225g of cyanuric chloride and 0.9g of 4,4' -dihydroxydiphenyl sulfone in 4.5mL of methanol, adding 1.35g of triethylamine to initiate polymerization at 40 ℃, centrifuging after 8h of polymerization to obtain a precipitate, washing the precipitate with methanol for 3 times, and then drying in vacuum at 60 ℃ for 12h to obtain a nitrogen-rich polymer;
the scanning electron microscope photograph of the obtained nitrogen-rich polymer is shown in fig. 1, and as can be seen from fig. 1, the nitrogen-rich polymer is in the shape of rods and particles with the micron level.
Step 2: 1.5g of nitrogen-rich polymer is ultrasonically dispersed in 100g N-methyl pyrrolidone, 30g of perfluorosulfonic acid resin powder is added, and the mixture is heated and stirred at 80 ℃ to form a uniform solution;
step 3: and (3) spreading the emulsion obtained in the step (2) on a glass plate, firstly drying by blowing at 80 ℃ for 10 hours, then drying in vacuum at 120 ℃ for 4 hours, washing with 3wt% hydrogen peroxide for 1 hour, then washing with deionized water, soaking with 0.5M sulfuric acid at 80 ℃ for 1 hour, washing with deionized water for 3 times, and controlling the spreading thickness to obtain the composite proton exchange membrane with the high hard water resistance and 180 mu M thickness.
The scanning electron microscope photograph of the composite proton exchange membrane obtained in the embodiment is shown in fig. 2, and it can be seen from fig. 2 that the composite proton exchange membrane with high hard water resistance has a flat and smooth surface, a compact structure, and the compatibility of the novel nitrogen-rich polymer and the perfluorinated sulfonic acid resin is good.
Example 2: the preparation method of the composite proton exchange membrane with high hard water resistance of the embodiment comprises the following steps:
step 1: dissolving 0.225g of cyanuric chloride and 0.9g of 4,4' -dihydroxydiphenyl sulfone in 4.5mL of methanol, adding 1.35g of triethylamine to initiate polymerization at 40 ℃, centrifuging after 8h of polymerization to obtain a precipitate, washing the precipitate with methanol for 3 times, and then drying in vacuum at 60 ℃ for 12h to obtain a nitrogen-rich polymer;
step 2: 1.2g of nitrogen-rich polymer is ultrasonically dispersed in 100g N-methyl pyrrolidone, 30g of perfluorosulfonic acid resin powder is added, and the mixture is heated and stirred at 80 ℃ to form a uniform solution;
step 3: and (3) spreading the emulsion obtained in the step (2) on a glass plate, firstly drying by blowing at 80 ℃ for 10 hours, then drying in vacuum at 120 ℃ for 4 hours, washing with 3wt% hydrogen peroxide for 1 hour, then washing with deionized water, soaking with 0.5M sulfuric acid at 80 ℃ for 1 hour, washing with deionized water for 3 times, and controlling the spreading thickness to obtain the composite proton exchange membrane with the high hard water resistance and 180 mu M thickness.
Comparative example 1: this comparative example provides a pure perfluorosulfonic acid resin proton exchange membrane.
Comparative example 2: this comparative example provides a commercial proton exchange membrane Nafion 117.
Comparative example 3: the preparation method of the conjugated organic framework/perfluorinated sulfonic acid resin composite proton exchange membrane in the comparative example comprises the following steps:
step 1: dissolving 7g of hexachlorocyclotriphosphazene and 10.5g of melamine in 120mLN, N-dimethylformamide, adding 32g of triethylamine and 0.19g of tetrabutylammonium bisulfate, carrying out reflux reaction at 80 ℃ for 70 hours, centrifuging after the reaction, washing with water, and vacuum drying at 80 ℃ for 12 hours to obtain a conjugated organic frame material;
step 2: 2g of the conjugated organic framework material obtained in the step 1 is ultrasonically dispersed in 133mL of nitrogen methyl pyrrolidone to obtain a dispersion liquid, 20g of perfluorosulfonic acid resin powder is added into the dispersion liquid, and magnetic stirring is carried out until a uniform emulsion is formed;
step 3: and (3) spreading the emulsion obtained in the step (2) on a glass plate, firstly drying by blowing at 80 ℃ for 10 hours, then drying in vacuum at 120 ℃ for 4 hours, washing with 3wt% hydrogen peroxide for 1 hour, then washing with deionized water, soaking with 1M sulfuric acid at 80 ℃ for 1 hour, washing with deionized water for 3 times, and controlling the spreading thickness to obtain the conjugated organic frame/perfluorinated sulfonic acid resin composite proton exchange membrane with the thickness of 180 mu M.
Detection test
Detection conditions: proton conductivity was measured at 80℃and 100% relative humidity (immersion in water).
Results: the initial proton conductivities of the proton exchange membranes of examples 1-2 and comparative examples 1-3, proton conductivities after soaking in 70 ℃ slightly hard water (80 ppm) for 90 days, and proton conductivity retentions are shown in table 1, and the data indicate that the proton conductivities of the examples have stronger resistance to hard water than the proton exchange membranes of the present application, and that the proton conductivity retentions are as high as 90.6% even after soaking in 70 ℃ slightly hard water for 90 days. The proton conductivity of the comparative example was severely reduced, and was not suitable for hydrogen production by water electrolysis.
The initial proton conductivities of the proton exchange membranes of examples 1-2 and comparative examples 1-3, proton conductivities after boiling in extremely hard water (237 ppm) at 70 ℃ for 10 hours, and proton conductivity retentions are shown in table 2, and the results indicate that the examples of the present application have stronger resistance to hard water than the comparative examples, and still maintain 46.8% proton conductivities after boiling in extremely hard water with hardness values up to 237ppm for 10 hours. The composite proton exchange membrane has strong potential in widening the use hardness value range of the electrolytic water quality used for producing hydrogen by the electrolytic water.
Table 1: proton conductivity contrast for different proton exchange membranes in slightly harder water
Table 2: proton conductivity contrast of different proton exchange membranes in extremely hard water
In the foregoing, the present application is merely preferred embodiments, which are based on different implementations of the overall concept of the application, and the protection scope of the application is not limited thereto, and any changes or substitutions easily come within the technical scope of the present application as those skilled in the art should not fall within the protection scope of the present application. Therefore, the protection scope of the present application should be subject to the protection scope of the claims.