Fabrication and Characterization of Chitosan/N-Phthaloyl Composite Membrane for DMFC Application

Authors

  • Christine Dyta Nugraeni Department of Technology of Fishery Product, Faculty of Fishery and Marine Science, Universitas Borneo Tarakan, North Kalimantan, Indonesia https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2452-2140
  • Lukman Atmaja Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, East Java, Indonesia
  • Nur Hayati Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Science, Universitas Negeri Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia
  • Mochammad Purwanto Departement of Chemical Engineering, Institut Teknologi Kalimantan, East Kalimantan, Indonesia
  • Mardi Santoso Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, East Java, Indonesia
  • Yuli Kusumawati Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember, East Java, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.25077/jrk.v12i2.408

Keywords:

chitosan, membrane, proton exchange, N-phthaloyl chitosan

Abstract

Modified chitosan membrane is one of the promising membranes for polymer electrolyte membrane. Chitosan/N-phthaloyl chitosan composite membranes were fabricated to obtain high proton conductivity and low methanol permeability. Membranes were fabricated by casting method and solvent evaporation. Surface morphology, mechanical analysis, methanol permeability, and proton conductivity were used to characterize the overall properties. FT-IR spectra exhibited the presence of interaction of chitosan and n-phthaloyl/chitosan. SEM analysis showed that the surface roughness of composite membrane increases as the n-phthaloyl loading increases. The highest proton conductivity of synthesized membrane is at 2.4 mS.cm-1 and is higher than pristine chitosan membrane at 1.6 mS.cm-1. Moreover, with n-phthaloyl/chitosan addition, the methanol permeability was also improved. The correlation between proton conductivity and methanol permeability in composite membranes suggests that the blend has its potential in DMFC application.

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2021-09-09

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Nugraeni, C. D., Atmaja, L., Hayati, N., Purwanto, M., Santoso, M., & Kusumawati, Y. (2021). Fabrication and Characterization of Chitosan/N-Phthaloyl Composite Membrane for DMFC Application. Jurnal Riset Kimia, 12(2). https://doi.org/10.25077/jrk.v12i2.408

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