Side chain engineered ether-free polybenzimidazole membranes with enhanced proton transport and stability for PEM water electrolysis

Prashant Upadhyay; Shubham Mishra; Sarthak Mishra; Aniket Hota; Pankaj D. Indurkar; Vaibhav Kulshrestha

doi:10.1039/d6se00347h

January 1, 2026Sustainable Energy & Fuels

Side chain engineered ether-free polybenzimidazole membranes with enhanced proton transport and stability for PEM water electrolysis

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Key Points

The aim is to evaluate the performance and stability of ether-free polybenzimidazole membranes in proton exchange membrane water electrolysis.
Assess performance metrics of the ether-free PBI membrane in PEM water electrolysis.
Analyze proton conductivity and oxidative stability under operational conditions.
The ether-free PBI membrane exhibits high proton conductivity.
Significant chemical stability is maintained under strong oxidative conditions.

Implication

Demonstrates improved proton transport in PEM water electrolysis, suggesting enhanced efficiency for energy conversion.

Abstract

Ether-free PBI membrane used in proton exchange membrane water electrolysis (PEMWE) exhibits high performance and proton conductivity, and chemically stable under strong oxidative operating conditions.

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Upadhyay et al. (2026) studied this question.

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Side chain engineered ether-free polybenzimidazole membranes with enhanced proton transport and stability for PEM water electrolysis

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Side chain engineered ether-free polybenzimidazole membranes with enhanced proton transport and stability for PEM water electrolysis

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