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

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.

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Abstract

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.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Plenary Papers)
Additional Information:	2593/65349
Uncontrolled Keywords:	MCM-41; Alkaline cells
Subjects:	T Technology > TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Engineering Kulliyyah of Engineering > Department of Manufacturing and Materials Engineering
Depositing User:	Dr Mohd Hanafi Ani
Date Deposited:	06 Aug 2018 11:32
Last Modified:	06 Aug 2018 11:32
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/65349

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