LI Guo, TAN Jinzhu, GONG Jianming, et al. Degradation mechanism of silicone rubber in simulated PEM fuel cell environment[J]. CIESC Journal, 2014, (9): 3669-3675.
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LI Guo, TAN Jinzhu, GONG Jianming, et al. Degradation mechanism of silicone rubber in simulated PEM fuel cell environment[J]. CIESC Journal, 2014, (9): 3669-3675.DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.0438-1157.2014.09.049.
Degradation mechanism of silicone rubber in simulated PEM fuel cell environment
Elastomer material gasket as an important component works in proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell under moist
acidic conditions. The evolution process of the material's chemical degradation plays a fundamental role in studying the performance of mechanical seal gasket material and its life prediction. The chemical process of the elastomer material was analyzed by using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The degradation mechanism was mainly molecular chain scission in the backbone and side chain and hydrolysis of crosslinking.