The invention discloses a polybenzimidazole modified
ion exchange membrane as well as preparation and application thereof. The polybenzimidazole modified
ion exchange membrane comprises a polybenzimidazole-containing porous base membrane, the surface of the porous base membrane is grafted with a
sulfonic acid modified layer, and the outer surface of the
sulfonic acid modified layer is coated with an
aluminum fluoride layer. The preparation method of the membrane comprises the following steps: immersing a polybenzimidazole-based membrane into an
ammonium acetate
aqueous solution for reaction, taking out the base membrane after the reaction, and
drying to obtain a pretreated base membrane; immersing the pretreated base membrane into a
sulfonic acid group
grafting solution, heating for reaction, cleaning the base membrane after the reaction, and
drying to obtain a sulfonic acid modified base membrane; and immersing the sulfonic acid modified base membrane into an
ethanol solution of
aluminum fluoride for reaction, taking out the membrane after the reaction, cleaning and
drying to obtain the membrane. The membrane can be used for assembling a
flow battery. According to the invention, the problem that a sulfonic acid modified layer is incompatible with
metal fluoride is overcome, and a proper combination of a sulfonating agent and
metal fluoride is screened, so that the high-performance
ion exchange membrane which can be used for a
flow battery is successfully obtained.