Table of Contents

Preface xiii

1 An Introduction to Polymeric Electrolyte Alkaline Anion Exchange Membranes 1
Jince Thomas, Minu Elizabeth Thomas, Bejoy Francis, and Sabu Thomas

2 Historical and Recent Developments in Anion Exchange Membranes (AEM) 15
Priya Goel, Priyabrata Mandal, Sujay Chattopadhyay, and Vinod K. Shahi

3 Fabrication Processes and Characterization Procedures of Anion Exchange Membranes 37
Graciela C. Abuin and Roxana E. Coppola

4 Types of Polymeric Electrolyte Anion Exchange Membranes: Heterogeneous and Grafted Membranes, Interpenetrating Polymer Networks and Homogeneous Membranes 67
Liang Zhu

5 Proton Exchange Membranes Versus Anion Exchange Membranes 97
Marilyn M. Xavier and Suresh Mathew

6 Transport and Conductive Mechanisms in Anion Exchange Membranes 125
Ramato A. Tufa, Misgina T. Tsehaye, Wenjuan Zhang, Marco Aquino, Sergio Santoro, and Efrem Curcio

7 Anion Exchange Membranes Based on Quaternary Ammonium Cations and Modified Quaternary Ammonium Cations 143
Vijayalekshmi Vijayakumar and Sang Yong Nam

8 Guanidinium Cations and Their Derivatives-Based Anion Exchange Membranes 167
Jifu Zheng, Boxin Xue, and Suobo Zhang

9 Anion Exchange Membranes Based on Imidazolium and Triazolium Cations 189
Do-Hyeong Kim, Vijayalekshmi Vijayakumar, and Sang Yong Nam

10 Radiation-Grafted and Cross-linked Polymers-Based Anion Exchange Membranes 211
Ana Laura G. Biancolli, Bianca P. Silva Santos, and Elisabete I. Santiago

11 Degradation Mechanisms of Anion Exchange Membranes due to Alkali Hydrolysis and Radical Oxidative Species 241
Jeet Sharma and Vaibhav Kulshrestha

12 Computational Approaches to Alkaline Anion Exchange Membranes 285
Minu Elizabeth Thomas

13 An Overview of Commercial and Non-commercial Anion Exchange Membranes 309
Yang Zhang, Fan Zhang, Liang Wu, Xiaolin Ge, and Tongwen Xu

14 Membrane Electrode Assembly Preparation for Anion Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (AEMFC): Selection of Ionomers and How to Avoid CO2 Poisoning 341
Weihong Yang, Qiuyu Zhang, and Yi Yan

15 Applications of Anion Exchange Membranes Excluding Fuel Cells 361
Xiuqin Wang and Rob G.H. Lammertink

16 Research Challenges and Future Directions on Anion Exchange Membranes for Fuel Cells 393
Jince Thomas, Parthiban Velayudham, Ramesh K. Singh, Sabu Thomas, Alex Schechter, and Flavio Grynszpan

Index 425

About the Author

Jince Thomas, PhD, is Assistant Professor, International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India.

Alex Schechter, PhD, is Full Professor in Electrochemistry at Ariel University, Israel.

Flavio Grynszpan, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Department of Chemical Sciences, Ariel University, Israel.

Bejoy Francis, PhD, is Assistant Professor in the Department of Chemistry at St. Berchmans College, Kerala, India.

Sabu Thomas, PhD, is Chairman of Trivandrum Engineering Science & Technology Research Park (TrEST Research Park), Kerala, India, Former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India, and Director of the International and Interuniversity Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. He has published extensively on nanoscience, polymer science and engineering, and materials science subjects.