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Superior proton conductivity and selectivity in sulfonated ionomer biocomposites containing renewably processed and fractionated lignin

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: Herein, we have synthesized high-performance, low-cost ionomer biocomposites comprised of sulfonated poly(ether ether ketone) (SPEEK) and softwood Kraft lignin with proton selectivities three- to ten-fold higher than that of neat SPEEK.

Source: RSC Sustainability

DOI: 10.1039/d5su00031a

Authors: Xueting Wang, Mayura Silva, Colleen Clarke, Bronson Lynn, Mark Robertson, Aidan J. Leopold, Oreoluwa Agede, Lilin He, Stephen Creager, Mark E. Roberts, Mark C. Thies, Eric M. Davis

Institutions: Clemson University, University of Southern Mississippi, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Language: English

Topic: Fuel Cells and Related Materials

Subfield: Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Field: Engineering

Domain: Physical Sciences

SDGs: Responsible consumption and production, Affordable and clean energy

Open Access status: diamond

Funders: National Science Foundation, U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Public Affairs, Office of Science, Division of Materials Research, Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems, Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Awards: G1205545293, Uncovering Fundamental Transport Principles in Novel, Ultraclean Lignin-Based Hydrogels for Bioseparations, G2529654185, MRI: Acquisition of a 500 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectrometer with Cryoprobe, G7393001399, CAREER: Elucidating Fundamental Structure-Property Relationships in Ionomer Nanomcomposites for Redox Flow Batteries

OpenAlex ID: W4408019482

FWCI: 1.37

Cites: 66

Cited by: 7

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