The viability of MCM-41 as separator in secondary alkaline cells

The viability of MCM-41 membrane as a separator material in secondary alkaline cell is investigated. The inorganic membrane was employed in an alkaline nickel-zinc system. MCM-41 mesoporous material consists of arrays of hexagonal nano-pore channels. The membrane was synthesized using sol-gel rou...

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Main Authors: Meskon, Shahrul Razi, Othman, Raihan, Ani, Mohd Hanafi
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author Meskon, Shahrul Razi
Othman, Raihan
Ani, Mohd Hanafi
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Ani, Mohd Hanafi
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description The viability of MCM-41 membrane as a separator material in secondary alkaline cell is investigated. The inorganic membrane was employed in an alkaline nickel-zinc system. MCM-41 mesoporous material consists of arrays of hexagonal nano-pore channels. The membrane was synthesized using sol-gel route from parent solution comprising of quarternary ammonium surfactant, cethyltrimethylammonium bromide C16H33(CH3)3NBr (CTAB), hydrochloric acid (HCl), deionized water (H2O), ethanol (C2H5OH), and tetraethylortosilicate (TEOS). Both the anodic zinc/zinc oxide and cathodic nickel hydroxide electrodeposited film were coated with MCM-41 membrane. The Ni/MCM-41/Zn alkaline cell was then subjected to 100-cycle durability test and the structural stability of MCM-41 separator throughout the progression of the charge-discharge cycles is studied. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis on the dismantled cell shows that MCM-41 began to transform to lamellar MCM-50 on the 5th cycle and transformed almost completely on the 25th cycle. The phase transformation of MCM-41 hexagonal structure into gel-like MCM-50 prevents the mesoporous cell separator from diminished in the caustic alkaline surround. This work has hence demonstrated MCM-41 membrane is viable to be employed in secondary alkaline cells.
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spelling iium-653492018-08-06T03:32:21Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/65349/ The viability of MCM-41 as separator in secondary alkaline cells Meskon, Shahrul Razi Othman, Raihan Ani, Mohd Hanafi TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering The viability of MCM-41 membrane as a separator material in secondary alkaline cell is investigated. The inorganic membrane was employed in an alkaline nickel-zinc system. MCM-41 mesoporous material consists of arrays of hexagonal nano-pore channels. The membrane was synthesized using sol-gel route from parent solution comprising of quarternary ammonium surfactant, cethyltrimethylammonium bromide C16H33(CH3)3NBr (CTAB), hydrochloric acid (HCl), deionized water (H2O), ethanol (C2H5OH), and tetraethylortosilicate (TEOS). Both the anodic zinc/zinc oxide and cathodic nickel hydroxide electrodeposited film were coated with MCM-41 membrane. The Ni/MCM-41/Zn alkaline cell was then subjected to 100-cycle durability test and the structural stability of MCM-41 separator throughout the progression of the charge-discharge cycles is studied. X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis on the dismantled cell shows that MCM-41 began to transform to lamellar MCM-50 on the 5th cycle and transformed almost completely on the 25th cycle. The phase transformation of MCM-41 hexagonal structure into gel-like MCM-50 prevents the mesoporous cell separator from diminished in the caustic alkaline surround. This work has hence demonstrated MCM-41 membrane is viable to be employed in secondary alkaline cells. Institute of Physics Publishing 2018-01-30 Proceeding Paper PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65349/1/65349_The%20viability%20of%20MCM-41%20as%20separator%20in%20secondary_conference%20article.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/65349/2/65349_The%20viability%20of%20MCM-41%20as%20separator%20in%20secondary_scopus.pdf Meskon, Shahrul Razi and Othman, Raihan and Ani, Mohd Hanafi (2018) The viability of MCM-41 as separator in secondary alkaline cells. In: International Conference on Advances in Manufacturing and Materials Engineering 2017, ICAMME 2017, 8 - 9 August 2017, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Gombak Campus, Kuala Lumpur. http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/290/1/012045/meta 10.1088/1757-899X/290/1/012045
spellingShingle TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Meskon, Shahrul Razi
Othman, Raihan
Ani, Mohd Hanafi
The viability of MCM-41 as separator in secondary alkaline cells
title The viability of MCM-41 as separator in secondary alkaline cells
title_full The viability of MCM-41 as separator in secondary alkaline cells
title_fullStr The viability of MCM-41 as separator in secondary alkaline cells
title_full_unstemmed The viability of MCM-41 as separator in secondary alkaline cells
title_short The viability of MCM-41 as separator in secondary alkaline cells
title_sort viability of mcm-41 as separator in secondary alkaline cells
topic TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
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