| Acid Functionalized Ets-10 For Improved Proton Conductivity | ||
| Joseph J. Steirer Jr., Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Avenue, Riverside, CA 92521 and Yushan Yan, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of California, Riverside, 900 University Ave., Bourns Hall A242, Riverside, CA 92521 ETS-10 is microporous titanium silicate that is commonly used as a heterogeneous catalyst and adsorbent material. Previously, it was shown that H+-form of ETS-10 has proton conductivities up to 1.5 x 10-3 S/cm. Also, it was previously shown that organic acid functionalization of the zeolite BEA improved its conductivity from 1.6 x 10-4 to 3.0 x 10-3 S/cm1. In this work, ETS-10 is synthesized hydrothermally and characterized by dynamic light scattering (DLS), scanning electron microscopy (SEM) with an energy-dispersive spectrometer (EDS), thermogravimetric analysis (TGA), infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, powder x-ray diffraction (XRD). The proton conductivity of the acid functionalized ETS-10 will be measured and compared with the non-functionalized ETS-10. Its potential for use in fuel cell membranes will be discussed. 1. Holmberg BA, Hwang SJ, Davis ME, Yan YS, MICROPOROUS AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS 80 (1-3): 347-356 MAY 2 2005 Extended Abstract Status: Not Uploaded | ||