The invention belongs to the technical field of
polymer composite materials and functional materials, and in particular relates to a
proton exchange membrane having the self-repairing capability and a preparation method thereof. The
proton exchange membrane disclosed by the invention is mainly composed of two components including a self-repairing material and a
proton conducting material, wherein the self-repairing material comprises, but not limited to,
polyvinyl alcohol,
chitosan, a poly(vinyl
furfural) / bismaleimide cross-linked
polymer and the like; and the proton conducting material comprises, but not limited to,
phosphoric acid, sulphuric acid,
sulfosuccinic acid, sulfomalic acid, perfluorinated
sulfonic acid resin, sulfonated polybenzimidazole, sulfonated polyether-
ether-
ketone, sulfonated
polyimide and the like. The two components form the membrane by using the existing process after being composited through the methods, such as a blending method, a copolymerizing method and an
interpenetrating polymer network method; the membrane has good proton conducting capability and self-repairing capability; after the membrane is damaged, self-repairing can be realized under the excitations of water infiltration, temperature increasing / decreasing circulation and the like; therefore, the service life of the proton exchange membrane is prolonged; the use range of the proton exchange membrane is enlarged; and the proton exchange membrane disclosed by the invention can be used in the fields of
fuel cells,
ion exchange, catalysts and the like.