Sulfonated poly(arylene ether sulfone) (SPAES)random copolymers have been perceived as alternatives to perfluorinated sulfonic acid (PFSA) ionomers owing to their cheap production cost and low hydrogen permeability. In spite of their advantages, there are some issues to overcome such as membrane durability and relatively low proton conductivity in the low humidity range. An approach to solve these problems is to fill SPAES copolymers into porous support films (e.g., poly(tetra fluoro ethylene), PTFE). However, it is difficult to make defect-free pore-filling membranes. In this study, SPAES nanodispersion in a water-alcohol mixture is made under a modified supercritical condition and used to make highly proton conductive and chemical durable SPAES-PTFE pore-filling membranes.

• 안주희(단국대학교 에너지공학과, Energy Engineering Department, Dankook University) | Juhee Ahn
• 이창현(단국대학교 에너지공학과, Energy Engineering Department, Dankook University) | Chang Hyun Lee