WO2005076396A1 - 電解質膜および当該電解質膜を用いた燃料電池 - Google Patents
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- Electrolyte membrane and fuel cell using the electrolyte membrane are Electrolyte membrane and fuel cell using the electrolyte membrane
- the present invention relates to an electrolyte membrane, and the electrolyte membrane is excellent in an electrochemical device, particularly a fuel cell, and more specifically, a direct alcohol fuel cell.
- PEFC polymer electrolyte fuel cell
- a type of electrochemical device that uses a polymer electrolyte membrane has excellent features of low-temperature operation, high power density, and low environmental impact.
- PEFC which is a methanol fuel
- PEFC can be supplied as a liquid fuel like gasoline, and is considered to be promising as a power source for electric vehicles and a power source for portable devices.
- PEFCs are classified into a reformed methanol type in which methanol is converted into a gas containing hydrogen as a main component using a reformer, and a direct methanol type in which methanol is directly used without using a reformer.
- DMFC Direct Methanol Polymer Fuel Cell
- a perfluoroalkylsulfonic acid membrane which is a conventional hydrogen-fueled PEFC electrolyte membrane, such as a DuPont Nafion (registered trademark) membrane is used.
- a conventional hydrogen-fueled PEFC electrolyte membrane such as a DuPont Nafion (registered trademark) membrane.
- the electromotive force decreases because methanol permeates the membrane.
- these electrolyte membranes have an economic problem that they are very expensive.
- Patent Document 1 discloses that a porous base material is filled with a polymer having proton conductivity, such as polyimide or crosslinked polyethylene, which is inexpensive and hardly deformed by external force.
- a polymer having proton conductivity such as polyimide or crosslinked polyethylene
- electrolyte membranes There have been proposals for electrolyte membranes. However, the electrolyte membrane does not Since the method includes the step of graft-polymerizing the polymer by irradiating with plasma, there is a problem that the cost of manufacturing equipment increases. The durability of the fuel cell in continuous operation was not sufficient.
- Patent Document 2 discloses that a first polymer having proton conductivity is filled in pores of a porous base material that does not substantially swell with an organic solvent including methanol and water. And wherein the first polymer is a polymer derived from 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanoic acid. / Puru. However, this patent document does not mention at all the water swelling ratio of the electrolyte polymer filled in the electrolyte membrane, and the durability of the electrolyte membrane is still insufficient. there were. Patent Document 1: JP-A-2002-83612 (Pages 1-7, 9)
- Patent Document 2 International Publication No. 03Z075385 pamphlet
- An object of the present invention is to solve these problems, that is, to prevent methanol permeation when used as a DMFC having high proton conductivity, which can be used for electrochemical devices such as polymer electrolyte fuel cells.
- An object of the present invention is to provide an inexpensive electrolyte membrane having excellent performance and excellent durability when operated as a fuel cell.
- the present inventors have found that, in an electrolyte membrane in which an electrolyte polymer having proton conductivity is filled in the pores of a porous substrate, this membrane is exposed to water at 25 ° C. for 1 hour.
- the membrane should have excellent proton conductivity, methanol permeation prevention properties, and improved durability. And completed the present invention.
- the present invention relates to an electrolyte membrane formed by filling an electrolyte polymer having proton conductivity into pores of a porous substrate that does not substantially swell with an organic solvent containing methanol and water.
- water swelling ratio represented by formula (a) is 0. 1-2. 0.
- A represents the mass of the electrolyte membrane after immersion in water
- B represents the mass of the electrolyte membrane after drying
- C represents the mass of the porous substrate
- the proton conductivity determined by the AC impedance method is 5 mSZcm or more, and the methanol permeability coefficient at 25 ° C determined by the dialysis method is 50 ( ⁇ m-kg) / (m 2 -h) or less. is there.
- the electrolyte polymer is a polymer containing a sulfonic acid group, and a crosslinked electrolyte containing a compound containing a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond and a sulfonic acid group in one molecule or a salt thereof as an essential constituent monomer.
- the electrolyte membrane comprises: (1) a step of filling a monomer constituting an electrolyte polymer or a solution or dispersion thereof into pores of a porous base material; and (2) polymerizing the filled monomer. It is characterized by being obtained by a production method including a step, and the present invention further relates to a fuel cell incorporating the above-mentioned electrolyte membrane.
- the electrolyte membrane of the present invention has improved durability by specifying the swelling rate of the charged electrolytic mass when immersed in water within a specific range. Further, since it is an electrolyte membrane having excellent proton conductivity and excellent methanol permeation inhibition performance, it can be suitably used as an electrolyte membrane for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, particularly a direct methanol polymer electrolyte fuel cell.
- FIG. 1 is a graph showing a current density-voltage curve in a fuel cell of Example 6.
- the electrolyte membrane of the present invention is obtained by filling an electrolyte polymer having proton conductivity into pores of a porous substrate that does not substantially swell with an organic solvent containing methanol and water. Thus, the durability of such a proton conductive electrolyte membrane is improved.
- the electrolyte polymer having proton conductivity used for the electrolyte membrane of the present invention is not particularly limited, but preferably contains a sulfonic acid group in view of high proton conductivity.
- Examples of such an electrolyte polymer include sulfonated polyetheretherketone, sulfonated polyphenylene, sulfonated polyethersulfone, sulfonated polyimide, and alkylsulfonidylpolybenzimidazole.
- a cross-linked electrolyte polymer containing a compound having a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond and a sulfonic acid group in one molecule or a salt thereof as an essential constituent monomer, since this makes the polymerization simpler.
- monomers include 2- (meth) atalyloylethanesulfonic acid, 2- (meth) atalyloylpropanesulfonic acid, 2- (meth) acrylamide-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, styrenesulfonic acid, and (meth) Monomers such as aryl sulfonic acid and vinyl sulfone or salts thereof can be mentioned.
- the monomer constituting the electrolyte polymer used in the present invention is preferably a compound having a polymerizable carbon-carbon double bond and a sulfonic acid group in one molecule, or a salt thereof, as an essential component. If necessary, other monomers can be used together.
- the monomer is not particularly limited as long as it can be copolymerized with the monomer.
- acrylates such as methyl (meth) acrylate, ethyl (meth) acrylate, butyl (meth) acrylate, and butyl acetate are used for the purpose of adjusting the water absorption of the polymer filled in the pores.
- Hydrophobic monomers such as propionate bur can also be used.
- (meth) aryl represents “aryl and Z or methallyl”
- “(meth) atalylate” represents “atalylate and Z or metharylate”, respectively.
- the electrolyte polymer used for the electrolyte membrane of the present invention preferably has a bridge structure for improving durability.
- the method for introducing a crosslinked structure is not particularly limited, and a known method can be used. Specifically, a method in which a polymerization reaction is carried out using a crosslinking agent having two or more polymerizable double bonds in combination, a method in which a monomer having a functional group capable of forming a crosslinked structure is copolymerized, A method using a cross-linking agent having two or more groups that react with a group in the molecule, a method using self-crosslinking by hydrogen abstraction reaction during polymerization, and irradiating the polymer after polymerization with active energy rays such as electron beams and gamma rays Method and the like.
- a method of performing a polymerization reaction using a crosslinking agent having two or more polymerizable double bonds in combination is preferable from the viewpoint of easy introduction of a crosslinked structure.
- the cross-linking agent include N, N-methylenebis (meth) acrylamide, ethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, polyethylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, propylene glycol di (meth) acrylate, and polypropylene glycol (Meth) acrylate, trimethylolpropane di (meth) atalylate, trimethylolpropane tri (meth) atalylate, pentaerythritol di (meth) atalylate, pentaerythritol tri (meth) atalylate, pentaerythritol tetra (meta) ) Atharylate, trimethylolpropanediaryl ether, pentaerythritol triallyl ether
- a method of copolymerizing a water-soluble monomer having a functional group capable of forming a crosslinked structure is also preferable in that the crosslink density is easily increased.
- Such compounds include N-methylol ( (Meth) acrylamide, N-methoxymethyl (meth) acrylamide, N-butoxymethyl (meth) acrylamide, etc., which are subjected to radical polymerization of a polymerizable double bond and then heated to cause a condensation reaction or the like. A similar cross-linking reaction can be caused by heating at the same time as the radical polymerization.
- These crosslinking agents can be used alone or in combination of two or more as needed.
- the amount of the copolymerizable cross-linking agent to be used is 0.1 to 50% by mass with respect to the total mass of the unsaturated monomer in all the monomers constituting the electrolyte polymer (hereinafter referred to as “polymer precursor”). Preferable 0.1-40% by mass is more preferred. Particularly preferred is 1-140% by mass. If the amount of the crosslinking agent is too small, the water swelling ratio represented by the formula (a) when the obtained electrolyte membrane is immersed in water at 25 ° C. for 1 hour easily exceeds 2.0. It is not preferable because it cannot be obtained. If the amount is too large, the amount of the sulfonic acid group-containing monomer is relatively reduced, and the proton conductivity is reduced to 5 mSZcm or less. /.
- a known aqueous radical polymerization technique can be used as a method for obtaining an electrolyte polymer by copolymerizing a polymer precursor used for the electrolyte membrane of the present invention.
- a known aqueous radical polymerization technique can be used. Specific examples include redox-initiated polymerization, thermal-initiated polymerization, electron-beam-initiated polymerization, and photoinitiated polymerization with ultraviolet light.
- the radical polymerization initiator for heat-initiated polymerization and redox-initiated polymerization include the following.
- Peroxides such as ammonium persulfate, potassium persulfate, sodium persulfate, hydrogen peroxide, benzoyl peroxide, tamen hydroperoxide, di-tert-butyl peroxide; etc .; Redox initiator in combination with a reducing agent such as salt, bisulfite, thiosulfate, formamidinesulfinic acid, ascorbic acid; or 2,2,2-azobis- (2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride, azobiscyanovaleric acid And other azo radical polymerization initiators.
- a reducing agent such as salt, bisulfite, thiosulfate, formamidinesulfinic acid, ascorbic acid
- 2,2,2-azobis- (2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride 2,2,2-azobis- (2-amidinopropane) dihydrochloride, azobiscyanovaleric acid And other azo radical polymerization initiators.
- radical polymerization initiators may be used alone or in combination of two or more.
- the peroxy sulfide compound radical polymerization initiator can generate radicals by extracting hydrogen with a carbon-hydrogen bonding force. Therefore, when a porous substrate is used in combination with an organic material such as polyolefin, the surface of the substrate is reduced. Preferred, because a chemical bond can be formed between the and the filled electrolyte polymer.
- radical polymerization initiation means a relatively simple process that can easily control the polymerization reaction is used.
- Photo-initiated polymerization using ultraviolet light is preferred because a desired electrolyte membrane can be obtained with high productivity in the mouth.
- radical photopolymerization initiator examples include benzoin, benzyl, acetophenone, benzophenone, quinone, thioxanthon, thioatalidone, and derivatives thereof which are generally used for ultraviolet polymerization.
- derivatives examples include benzoin methyl ether, benzoin ethyl ether, benzoin isopropyl ether, and benzoin isobutyl ether as benzoin derivatives; ethoxy acetophenone, 2,2-dimethoxy-1,2-diphene as acetophenone derivatives.
- the amount of the photopolymerization initiator to be used is preferably 0.001 to 1% by mass, more preferably 0.001 to 0.5% by mass, and particularly preferably 0.001 to 1% by mass with respect to the total mass of the unsaturated monomer in the polymer precursor. More preferably, it is 0.01-0.5% by mass. If the amount of the photopolymerization initiator is too small, unreacted monomers will increase. If the amount is too large, the crosslink density of the generated polymer will be too low, and the durability will decrease when the fuel cell is installed and operated. Both are not preferred because there is.
- aromatic ketone-based radical polymerization initiators such as benzophenone, thioxanthone, quinone, and thioacridone are capable of removing carbon-hydrogen bonding force by extracting hydrogen. Therefore, when a porous substrate is used in combination with an organic material such as polyolefin, a chemical bond can be preferably formed between the surface of the substrate and the filled electrolyte polymer.
- the porous substrate used in the present invention is a material that does not substantially swell in methanol and water! / ⁇ material, and has a small or almost no change in the area when wet with water compared to when dry. Desirably not.
- the area increase rate varies depending on the immersion time and temperature, but in the present invention, the area increase rate when immersed in pure water at 25 ° C for 1 hour is preferably at most 20% or less as compared with the time of drying. Better ,.
- the porous substrate used in the present invention preferably has a tensile modulus of 500 to 5000 MPa, more preferably 1000 to 5000 MPa, and has a breaking strength of 50 to 500 MPa. Even more preferably, it is 100-500 MPa. Outside these ranges, the membrane tends to be deformed due to the force of the filled polymer to swell with methanol or water, and beyond the range, the base material becomes too brittle and press forming during electrode bonding. The film is likely to crack due to tightening or the like when assembling into a battery.
- the porous substrate preferably has heat resistance to the temperature at which the fuel cell is operated, and does not easily expand even when an external force is applied.
- materials having such properties include inorganic materials such as glass and ceramics such as alumina and silica.
- organic materials such as engineering plastics such as aromatic polyimides and those in which polyolefins are hardly deformed by elongation against external force by a method such as irradiation or the addition of a cross-linking agent are cross-linked or stretched. No. These materials may be used alone, or may be used in combination by laminating two or more kinds.
- expanded polyolefins cross-linked polyolefins, crosslinked polyolefins, and polyimides are also available because of their good workability in the filling process. preferable.
- the porosity of the porous substrate used in the present invention is preferably 5-95%, more preferably 5-90%, and particularly preferably 20-80%.
- the average pore size is preferably in the range of 0.001 to 100 / zm, more preferably in the range of 0.01 to 1 m. If the porosity is too small, there are too few proton acidic groups, which are proton conductive groups per area, and the fuel cell If the output is too low, the film strength is undesirably reduced.
- the thickness of the substrate is preferably 200 m or less. It is more preferably 1 to 150 m, further preferably 5 to 100 m, and particularly preferably 5 to 50 / zm. If the film thickness is too small, the membrane strength is reduced and the amount of permeation of methanol is increased. If the film thickness is too large, the membrane resistance becomes too large and the output of the fuel cell is low.
- the method of filling the pores of the porous substrate with the electrolyte polymer there is no particular limitation on the method of filling the pores of the porous substrate with the electrolyte polymer, and a known method can be used.
- the mixed liquid to be filled may contain a crosslinking agent, a polymerization initiator, a catalyst, a curing agent, a surfactant, and the like, if necessary.
- the polymer precursor to be filled into the pores of the porous base material has a low viscosity
- a solution having a concentration of 10-90% by mass is more preferable, and a solution having a concentration of 20-70% by mass is more preferable.
- the components used are those that are hardly soluble in water, some or all of the water may be replaced with an organic solvent. If an organic solvent is used, remove all the organic solvent before joining the electrodes. An aqueous solution is preferred because it is necessary.
- the reason for impregnation in the form of a solution in this way is that the porous substrate having pores can be easily impregnated by dissolving in water or a solvent and used for impregnation, and that the gel that has been swollen in advance can be finely divided. This is because, when the electrolyte membrane is formed in the pores, when the produced electrolyte membrane is used as a fuel cell, water or methanol has an effect of preventing the polymer in the pores from excessively swelling and dropping out of the polymer.
- the porous substrate may be subjected to a hydrophilic treatment, a surfactant may be added to the polymer precursor solution, or ultrasonic irradiation may be performed during the impregnation.
- a crosslinked electrolyte polymer having proton conductivity is chemically bonded to the surface of the porous substrate, particularly the inner surface of the pores.
- the substrate is irradiated with plasma, ultraviolet rays, electron beams, gamma rays, corona discharge, etc. in advance to generate radicals on the surface and polymerize the filled polymer precursor.
- Graft polymerization on the substrate surface occurs at the same time
- the surface of the electrolyte membrane of the present invention may be either a bare base material exposed or covered with a proton conductive polymer of the same or different type as the filled polymer. From the viewpoint that the contact resistance is reduced, the membrane surface is more preferably covered with the filled electrolyte polymer.
- the electrolyte membrane of the present invention is an electrolyte membrane in which an electrolyte polymer having proton conductivity is filled in pores of a porous substrate, and a water swelling ratio when the membrane is immersed in water. Is within a specific range. That is, the electrolyte membrane of the present invention is characterized in that when the electrolyte membrane is immersed in water at 25 ° C. for 1 hour, the water swelling ratio represented by the formula (a) is 0.1 to 2.0. I do.
- the preferred range is 0.1 to 1.5, more preferably 0.2 to 1.5.
- (A) is the weight of the electrolyte membrane after immersion in water
- (B) is the weight of the electrolyte membrane after drying
- (C) is the weight (C) of the porous substrate.
- the water swelling ratio is a problem only in the electrolyte filled in the pores.
- the porous base portion is covered with the filled polymer, and in the case where the porous base portion is covered with the polymer, the surface of the porous base material is wet in a wet state.
- the water content shall be measured after the coating polymer has been removed.
- the swelling rate of the filled electrolyte during water immersion should be within a specific range, which is not the water swelling rate represented by the formula (a).
- the porous membrane serving as the base material hardly swells in water. Therefore, the water swelling rate of the membrane is used instead.
- the value of the water swelling ratio represented by the formula (a) is too large, the durability of the membrane becomes insufficient, and there is a problem that the output decreases in a short time when operating as a fuel cell. Performance becomes extremely poor and the performance as a fuel cell is reduced. Neither is preferred.
- the method for adjusting this ratio is not particularly limited. Methods for increasing the ratio include increasing the amount of cross-linking to be filled, lowering the cross-linking density of the filled electrolyte polymer, decreasing the amount of the filled electrolyte polymer, and sulfonic acid group density of the filled electrolyte polymer. To lower the ratio.
- the electrolyte membrane of the present invention has a proton conductivity of at least 5 mS / cm determined by the AC impedance method and a methanol permeability coefficient at 25 ° C. of 50 m ⁇ kg) Z (m 2 ) determined by the dialysis method.
- ⁇ H) It is preferable that: If the two physical property values are outside the above ranges, the performance as a fuel cell is deteriorated, which is not preferable.
- the water swelling ratio represented by the formula (a) at 25 ° C. was measured.
- the surface of the electrolyte membrane swollen by immersion in pure water for 1 hour was wiped off and the mass (A) was measured. Further, the mass (B) of the electrolyte membrane at the time of drying was also measured, and the water swelling ratio represented by the formula (a) was calculated from the following formula.
- C in the formula indicates the mass of the porous substrate.
- Electrolyte membrane One of the cells was filled with a 10% by mass aqueous methanol solution, and the other cell was filled with pure water.
- the amount of methanol that permeated into the pure water side was measured over time by gas chromatography analysis, and the permeation coefficient at the time of steady state was measured. The lower the permeability coefficient, the more suitable it is for fuel cell applications in which methanol is less likely to permeate through the electrolyte membrane.
- a crosslinked polyethylene membrane (16 m thick, porosity 38%) was used as a porous substrate.
- 2-T Crylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid 45 parts, N, N, -methylenebisacrylamide 5 parts, non-ionic surfactant 0.5 part, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1 phenylpropane 1-one 0
- the porous substrate was immersed in an aqueous monomer solution of 0.05 parts and 50 parts of water, and the aqueous substrate was filled with the aqueous solution.
- ultraviolet rays were irradiated for 2 minutes with a high-pressure mercury lamp to polymerize the monomers inside the pores, thereby obtaining an electrolyte membrane.
- Table 1 shows the evaluation results of the obtained films.
- Example 1 was repeated except that the amount of 2 acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid was changed to 54 parts, that of N, N'-methylenebisacrylamide was changed to 6 parts, and that 50 parts of water was changed to 40 parts. Similarly, an electrolyte membrane was obtained. Table 1 shows the evaluation results of the obtained films.
- Example 1 2 acrylamide-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid (45 parts), 52 parts, N, ⁇ '-methylenebisacrylamide (5 parts), 6.5 parts, water (50 parts) and 35 parts were added. An electrolyte membrane was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1, except for adding 5 parts. Table 1 shows the evaluation results of the obtained films.
- Example 4 The same porous substrate as in Example 1 was used. 52 parts of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, 13 parts of N-methylolacrylamide, 0.5 part of non-ionic surfactant, 0.05 part of 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenylpropane 1 on 0.05 parts The porous substrate was immersed in a monomer aqueous solution consisting of 35 parts of water, and the aqueous substrate was filled with the aqueous solution. Next, after raising the solution strength of the porous substrate, ultraviolet rays were irradiated for 2 minutes with a high-pressure mercury lamp to polymerize the monomers inside the pores. Then, it was heated in an oven at 120 ° C for 3 minutes to obtain an electrolyte membrane. Table 1 shows the evaluation results of the obtained films.
- the same porous substrate as in Example 1 was used.
- 2-acrylamide-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid 31.5 parts, N, N, -methylenebisacrylamide 3.5 parts, non-ionic surfactant 0.5 part, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phen-
- the porous substrate was immersed in an aqueous monomer solution consisting of 0.05 parts of lupropane 1 on and 65 parts of water, and the aqueous solution was filled into the porous substrate.
- ultraviolet light was irradiated for 2 minutes with a high-pressure mercury lamp to polymerize the monomer inside the pores to form an electrolyte membrane.
- the obtained electrolyte membrane was further treated with 31.5 parts of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid, 3.5 parts of N, N, -methylenebisacrylamide, 2-hydroxy-2-methyl-1-phenylpropane-11-year-old It was immersed in a monomer aqueous solution consisting of 0.05 parts and 65 parts of water, and the electrolyte membrane was swollen with the aqueous solution. Next, after the swollen electrolyte membrane was pulled out from the solution, ultraviolet rays were irradiated for 2 minutes with a high-pressure mercury lamp to polymerize the monomers inside the electrolyte membrane, thereby obtaining an electrolyte membrane. Table 1 shows the evaluation results of the obtained films.
- Example 1 Example 1 was repeated except that 45 parts of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid was 31.5 parts, 3.5 parts of N, N'-methylenebisacrylamide was 3.5 parts, and 50 parts of water were 65 parts.
- An electrolyte membrane was obtained in the same manner as described above. Table 1 shows the evaluation results of the obtained films.
- Example 6 An electrolyte membrane was prepared in the same manner as in Example 1 except that in Example 1, 2 parts of 2-acrylamido-2-methylpropanesulfonic acid were used in an amount of 49 parts, and ⁇ , N′-methylenebisacrylamide was used in an amount of 1 part. Obtained. Table 1 shows the evaluation results of the obtained films. (Example 6)
- the membrane prepared in Example 1 was incorporated into a DMFC cell and evaluated.
- platinum-supported carbon Teanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo TEC10E50E
- platinum-ruthenium alloy supporting carbon Teanaka Kikinzoku Kogyo KK: TEC61E54
- these catalyst powders are used.
- a polymer electrolyte solution manufactured by DuPont: Naphion 5% solution
- polytetrafluoroethylene dispargin were blended, water was appropriately added and the mixture was stirred to obtain a coating for a reaction layer.
- the operating conditions of the MFC were as follows: cell temperature was 50 ° C, methanol water solution with ImolZ liter concentration was supplied to the fuel electrode at lOmlZ, and pure air was supplied to oxygen electrode at 2lZ. The voltage was read while increasing the current value, and the current density-voltage curve in Fig. 1 was obtained.
- Example 1 1.38 42 10.3 20
- Example 2 1.15 44 8.9 12
- Example 3 0.80 40 7.56
- Example 4 0.95 31 3.97
- Example 5 1.09 42 10.5 1 9
- Comparative Example 1 2.15 39 14.2 82 Comparative Example 2 3.05 53 21.0 95 [0045]
- each of the examples exhibited superior performance particularly in the durability test as compared with the comparative example.
- the electrolyte membrane of the present invention can be applied not only to fuel cells, but also to electrochemical device elements such as various sensors and separation membranes for electrolysis.
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