High Affinity of Nanoparticles and Matrices Based on Acid-Base Interaction for Nanoparticle-Filled Membrane
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Experimental Section
2.1. Materials
2.2. Synthesis of Silica@PSSNa and Silica@PSSA
2.3. Preparation of P1VIm-co-PBA
2.4. Fabrication of Silica@PSSNa/P1VIm-co-PBA and Silica@PSSA/P1VIm-co-PBA
2.5. Characterization
2.6. Retention Stability of Nanoparticles
2.7. Proton Conductivity
3. Results and Discussion
3.1. Characterization of Core-Shell Nanoparticles, Basic Matrix, and Composite Membrane
3.2. Effects of Acid-Base Interaction
3.3. Proton Conductivities of Silica@PSSA, P1VIm-co-PBA and Silica@PSSA/P1VIm-co-PBA
4. Conclusions
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Density | Stress | Strain | Weight of Membrane | |
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[g/cm3] | [MPa] | [%] | [%] | |
silica@PSSA/P1VIm-co-PBA | 1.06 | 17.0 | 73.5 | 97.1 |
silica@PSSNa/P1VIm-co-PBA | 0.871 | 7.26 | 58.6 | 71.1 |
85% RH [S/cm] | |||||
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40 °C | 50 °C | 60 °C | 70 °C | 80 °C | |
silica@PSSA | 6.74 × 10−2 | 8.05 × 10−2 | 9.99 × 10−2 | 1.15 × 10−1 | 1.54 × 10−1 |
silica@PSSA/P1VIm-co-PBA | 2.77 × 10−5 | 3.38 × 10−5 | 3.88 × 10−5 | 1.31 × 10−4 | 2.11 × 10−4 |
P1VIm-co-PBA | - | - | - | - | 9.82 × 10−7 |
80 °C [S/cm] | |||||
55% RH | 65% RH | 75% RH | 85% RH | 95% RH | |
silica@PSSA | 2.50 × 10−2 | 5.10 × 10−2 | 8.65 × 10−2 | 1.54 × 10−1 | - |
silica@PSSA/P1VIm-co-PBA | 1.38 × 10−5 | 4.37 × 10−5 | 8.16 × 10−5 | 2.11 × 10−4 | 4.20 × 10−4 |
P1VIm-co-PBA | - | - | - | 9.82 × 10−7 | 2.26 × 10−6 |
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Makino, T.; Tabata, K.; Saito, T.; Matsuo, Y.; Masuhara, A. High Affinity of Nanoparticles and Matrices Based on Acid-Base Interaction for Nanoparticle-Filled Membrane. Technologies 2024, 12, 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies12020024
Makino T, Tabata K, Saito T, Matsuo Y, Masuhara A. High Affinity of Nanoparticles and Matrices Based on Acid-Base Interaction for Nanoparticle-Filled Membrane. Technologies. 2024; 12(2):24. https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies12020024
Chicago/Turabian StyleMakino, Tsutomu, Keisuke Tabata, Takaaki Saito, Yosimasa Matsuo, and Akito Masuhara. 2024. "High Affinity of Nanoparticles and Matrices Based on Acid-Base Interaction for Nanoparticle-Filled Membrane" Technologies 12, no. 2: 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/technologies12020024