Functionalization of Chitosan with Maleic Anhydride for Proton Exchange Membrane

Muhammad Ridwan Septiawan; Dian Permana; Sitti Hadijah Sabarwati; La Ode Ahmad; La Ode Ahmad Nur Ramadhan

doi:10.22146/ijc.33141

Functionalization of Chitosan with Maleic Anhydride for Proton Exchange Membrane

https://doi.org/10.22146/ijc.33141

Muhammad Ridwan Septiawan⁽¹⁾, Dian Permana⁽²⁾, Sitti Hadijah Sabarwati⁽³⁾, La Ode Ahmad⁽⁴⁾, La Ode Ahmad Nur Ramadhan^(5*)

(1) Department of Chemistry, Halu Oleo University, Jl. Kampus Hijau Bumi Tridharma, Anduonou, Kendari 93132, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
(2) Department of Chemistry, Sembilanbelas November University, Kolaka, Indonesia, Jl. Pemuda No. 339, Kolaka 931517, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
(3) Department of Chemistry, Halu Oleo University, Jl. Kampus Hijau Bumi Tridharma, Anduonou, Kendari 93132, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
(4) Department of Chemistry, Halu Oleo University, Jl. Kampus Hijau Bumi Tridharma, Anduonou, Kendari 93132, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
(5) Department of Chemistry, Halu Oleo University, Jl. Kampus Hijau Bumi Tridharma, Anduonou, Kendari 93132, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia
(*) Corresponding Author

Abstract

Chitosan was modified by maleic anhydride, and it was then functionalized using heterogeneous and blending method to obtain the membrane. The results of the reaction between chitosan with maleic anhydride were signed by the new peak appears around 1475 cm^-1 which attributed to C=C bending of alkene. The new peak also appears at 1590 cm^-1 which attributed to N-H bending of amide. Chitosan-maleic anhydride membranes show microstructure of chitosan membrane with high porous density and rigidity while chitosan-maleic anhydride membranes have clusters. In addition, the thermal tenacity of membranes reached 500 °C. Modified membrane by heterogeneous and blending method have higher water uptake, ion exchange capacity, and proton conductivity than chitosan membrane. Moreover, the blending method is much more effective than the heterogeneous method that can be exhibited from ion exchange capacity and proton conductivity values of 1.08–6.38 meq g^-1 and 1x10^-3–1x10^-2 S cm^-1, 0.92–2.27 meq g^-1 and 1.53x10^-4–3.04x10^-3 S cm^-1, respectively. The results imply that modification of chitosan membrane with the addition of maleic anhydride using heterogeneous and blending method can be applied to proton exchange membrane.

Keywords

chitosan; membrane; maleic anhydride; heterogeneous; blending method

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.22146/ijc.33141