Porous structure optimization of electrospun carbon materials

Autor: Yu. M. Volfkovich, A. G. Buyanovskaya, D. Yu. Razorenov, Iv. I. Ponomarev, Yu. A. Volkova, K. M. Skupov, Valentin E. Sosenkin, V. N. Talanova, I. I. Ponomarev
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Russian Chemical Bulletin. 69:1106-1113
ISSN: 1573-9171
1066-5285
Popis: According to standard contact porosimetry data, treatment of electrospun pyropolymer mats based on pyrolyzed polyacrylonitrile and polybenzimidazole (PBI) nanofibers with a mixture of sulfuric and nitric acids causes a drastic increase in the specific surface area of macro- and mesopores and complete disappearance of micropores. Acid treatment is followed by hydrophilization of pores with radii r < 10 nm. Taken altogether, these effects lead to higher performance of the membrane-electrode assembly of a high-temperature polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell based on PBI membrane with the cathode made of the platinized acid-treated material.
Databáze: OpenAIRE