| Abstract | 第4-6页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-13页 |
| CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION, REVIEWS OF PROTON EXCHANGEMEMBRANE FUEL CELL, AND PROPERTIES OF MATERIALS | 第13-36页 |
| 1.1 RESEARCH BACKGROUND | 第13-15页 |
| 1.2 RESEARCH SCOPES | 第15-17页 |
| 1.3 FUEL CELL | 第17-20页 |
| 1.4 PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEM–FC) | 第20-21页 |
| 1.5 HIGH TEMPERATURE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES FUEL CELL | 第21-22页 |
| 1.6 CHALLENGES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF HIGHER TEMPERATURE AND LOW RH PEMS | 第22页 |
| 1.7 POLYSULFONE | 第22-31页 |
| 1.7.1 Property of polysulfone | 第22-24页 |
| 1.7.2 Chemical Functionalization of Polysulfone | 第24-31页 |
| 1.8 MOTIVATIONS FOR FUNCTIONALIZED POLYSULFONE | 第31-33页 |
| 1.9 REFERENCE | 第33-36页 |
| CHAPTER 2 CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES ANDCHEMICALS/REAGENTS | 第36-41页 |
| 2.1 CHEMICALS AND REAGENTS | 第36-37页 |
| 2.1.1 Chemicals for Synthesis of Functionalized Polysulfone | 第36页 |
| 2.1.2 Reagents for Membrane Preparation | 第36页 |
| 2.1.3 Reagents for Ion Exchange Capacity | 第36-37页 |
| 2.2 GENERAL MEASUREMENTS AND CHARACTERIZATION TECHNIQUES | 第37-41页 |
| 2.2.1 Fourier transforms infrared spectroscopy (FT–IR) | 第37页 |
| 2.2.2 Nuclear magnetic resonance | 第37页 |
| 2.2.3 Water Uptake | 第37-38页 |
| 2.2.4 Mechanical strength | 第38页 |
| 2.2.5 Proton Conductivity | 第38-39页 |
| 2.2.6 Thermogravimetric Analysis | 第39页 |
| 2.2.7 Scanning electron microscopy | 第39页 |
| 2.2.8 Carbon Elemental Analysis | 第39-40页 |
| 2.2.9 Ion Exchange Capacity and degree of sulfonation | 第40-41页 |
| CHAPTER 3 PREPARATION OF IMIDAZOLE–1–YL4–METHYLBENZOATE–PSFFUNCTIONALIZED POLYSULFONES AS ANALTERNATIVE MATERIAL TO IMPROVE PROTON CONDUCTIVITY AT LOWRELATIVE HUMIDITY FUEL CELL APPLICATIONS | 第41-61页 |
| 3.1 INTRODUCTION | 第41-44页 |
| 3.2 IMIDAZOLE AS PROTON CONDUCTING MATERIALS FOR ANHYDROUS HIGH TEMPERATUREPOLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES FUEL CELL | 第44-46页 |
| 3.3 EXPERIMENTAL SECTIONS | 第46-48页 |
| 3.3.1 Preparation of polysulfone | 第46页 |
| 3.3.2 The modification of polysulfones (PSF) | 第46-47页 |
| 3.3.3 Membrane preparation | 第47-48页 |
| 3.4 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第48-57页 |
| 3.4.1 Thermal Degradation Characteristics | 第48-49页 |
| 3.4.2 Water Sorption Dynamics | 第49-50页 |
| 3.4.3 Fourier Transform Infra–Red (FTIR) Spectroscopic Analysis | 第50-51页 |
| 3.4.4 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Characteristics and Analysis | 第51-54页 |
| 3.4.5 Electrochemical Properties: Ionic Conductivity | 第54-55页 |
| 3.4.6 Morphology structure of blend membrane | 第55-57页 |
| 3.5 CONCLUSION | 第57-58页 |
| 3.6 REFERENCE | 第58-61页 |
| CHAPTER 44–METHYLBENZENESULFONIC ACID AS AN ALTERNATIVEPROTON CONDUCTING FUNCTIONAL GROUP FOR ELEVATEDTEMPERATURE POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES FUEL CELL | 第61-83页 |
| 4.1 INTRODUCTION | 第61-63页 |
| 4.2 EXPERIMENTAL SECTION | 第63-66页 |
| 4.2.1 Synthesis of polysulfone | 第63-64页 |
| 4.2.2 Modification of polysulfones (PSF) | 第64页 |
| 4.2.3 Membrane preparation | 第64-65页 |
| 4.2.4 Sulfonation of methyl benzene –PSF | 第65-66页 |
| 4.2.5 Determination of degree of substitution (DSb) of polysulfone | 第66页 |
| 4.2.6 Determination of the degree of sulfonation | 第66页 |
| 4.3 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION | 第66-79页 |
| 4.3.1 Mechanical Properties of Polymer Electrolyte Membranes | 第66-68页 |
| 4.3.2 Water Sorption Dynamics | 第68-70页 |
| 4.3.3 Effects of Degree of Sulfonation on Swelling and Ion Exchange Capacity (IEC) | 第70-71页 |
| 4.3.4 Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Analysis | 第71-72页 |
| 4.3.5 Fourier Transform Infra–Red (FTIR) Spectroscopic Analysis | 第72-74页 |
| 4.3.6 Electrochemical Properties: Proton conductivity measurement | 第74-76页 |
| 4.3.7 Thermal Degradation Characteristics | 第76-78页 |
| 4.3.8 Morphology structure of blend membrane | 第78-79页 |
| 4.4 CONCLUSION | 第79-80页 |
| 4.5 REFERENCES | 第80-83页 |
| Figure and Table Captions | 第83-85页 |
| Acknowledgement | 第85-87页 |
| PUBLICATION | 第87页 |
