Preparation of polyacrylate/silica membranes for fuel cell application by in situ UV polymerization

Mariia Zhyhailo; Iryna Yevchuk; Mykhaylo Yatsyshyn; Sergiy Korniy; Oksana Demchyna; Rostyslav Musiy; Rimantas Raudonis; Aleksej Zarkov; Aivaras Kareiva

doi:10.6001/chemija.v31i4.4321

Mariia Zhyhailo
Iryna Yevchuk
Mykhaylo Yatsyshyn
Sergiy Korniy
Oksana Demchyna
Rostyslav Musiy
Rimantas Raudonis
Aleksej Zarkov
Aivaras Kareiva

DOI: https://doi.org/10.6001/chemija.v31i4.4321

Keywords: organic-inorganic material, proton conductive membrane, sol–gel precursor, acrylic monomer, 3-methacryloxypropyl trimethoxysilane

Abstract

The development of proton conductive polyacrylate membranes based on acrylonitrile, sodium 4-vinylbenzenesulfonate, acrylic acid, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate and hybrid polyacrylate/silica membranes is reported in this article. Polyacrylate membranes were synthesized via UV-initiated copolymerization; for the synthesis of polyacrylate/silica membranes 3-methacryloxypropyl trimethoxysilane-based sol–gel system was introduced into the polymerizing mixture.