公开(公告)号：US12145141B2

公开(公告)日：2024-11-19

申请号：US18228624

申请日：2023-07-31

Applicant: FFI IONIX IP, INC.

Inventor： Bamdad Bahar ,  John Paul Saltwick

IPC: B01J47/12 ,  B01D69/10 ,  B01D69/12 ,  C08J5/22

Abstract: An ion exchange membrane has multiple layers of ionic polymers which each contain substantially different chemical compositions. i.e. varying side chain lengths, varying backbone chemistries or varying ionic functionality. Utilizing completely different chemistries has utility in many applications such as fuel cells where for example, one layer can help reduce fuel crossover through the membrane. Or one layer can impart substantial hydrophobicity to the electrode formulation. Or one layer can selectively diffuse a reactant while excluding others. Also, one chemistry may allow for impartation of significant mechanical properties or chemical resistance to another more ionically conductive ionomer. The ion exchange membrane may include at least two layers with substantially different chemical properties.

公开(公告)号：US12129837B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US17687871

申请日：2022-03-07

Applicant: FFI IONIX IP, INC.

Inventor： Bamdad Bahar ,  William Parmelee

IPC: F03G7/00 ,  B01D53/26

CPC classification number: F03G7/012 ,  B01D53/261

Abstract: An electrochemical heat transfer device for a hot water tank utilizes an electrochemical hydrogen compressor to pump hydrogen into and out of a tank having a metal hydride forming alloy therein. The absorption of hydrogen by the metal hydride forming alloy is exothermic, produces heat, and the desorption of the hydrogen from the metal hydride forming alloy is endothermic and draws heat in. An electrochemical hydrogen compressor may be configured between to tanks and pump hydrogen back and forth to form a heat transfer device, such as a hot water heater. A heat transfer device may be coupled with the tank or may comprise the outer surface of the tank to transfer heat to an object or to the surroundings. A closed loop may be configured having two tanks and one or two electrochemical hydrogen compressors to pump the hydrogen in a loop around the system.

公开(公告)号：US20230372924A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-23

申请号：US18228624

申请日：2023-07-31

Applicant: FFI IONIX IP, INC.

Inventor： Bamdad Bahar ,  John Paul Saltwick

IPC: B01J47/12 ,  C08J5/22

CPC classification number: B01J47/12 ,  C08J5/2225 ,  B01D2325/42

Abstract: An ion exchange membrane has multiple layers of ionic polymers which each contain substantially different chemical compositions. i.e. varying side chain lengths, varying backbone chemistries or varying ionic functionality. Utilizing completely different chemistries has utility in many applications such as fuel cells where for example, one layer can help reduce fuel crossover through the membrane. Or one layer can impart substantial hydrophobicity to the electrode formulation. Or one layer can selectively diffuse a reactant while excluding others. Also, one chemistry may allow for impartation of significant mechanical properties or chemical resistance to another more ionically conductive ionomer. The ion exchange membrane may include at least two layers with substantially different chemical properties.

公开(公告)号：US20230323053A1

公开(公告)日：2023-10-12

申请号：US18208767

申请日：2023-06-12

Applicant: FFI IONIX IP, INC.

Inventor： Bamdad Bahar ,  Zhefei Li

IPC: C08J5/22 ,  B01J47/016 ,  B01J47/12 ,  B01J41/14

CPC classification number: C08J5/2281 ,  C08J5/2287 ,  C08J5/2231 ,  B01J47/016 ,  B01J47/12 ,  B01J41/14 ,  C08J5/2262 ,  C08J5/22 ,  B01D69/12

Abstract: An anion exchange membrane is made by mixing 2 trifluoroMethyl Ketone [nominal] (1.12 g, 4.53 mmol), 1 BiPhenyl (0.70 g, 4.53 mmol), methylene chloride (3.0 mL), trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (TFSA) (3.0 mL) to produce a pre-polymer. The pre-polymer is then functionalized to produce an anion exchange polymer. The pre-polymer may be functionalized with trimethylamamine in solution with water. The pre-polymer may be imbibed into a porous scaffold material, such as expanded polytetrafluoroethylene to produce a composite anion exchange membrane.

公开(公告)号：US20240286090A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-29

申请号：US18595406

申请日：2024-03-04

Applicant: FFI IONIX IP, INC.

Inventor： Bamdad Bahar ,  Chulsung Bae

IPC: B01D71/80 ,  B01D61/44 ,  B01D67/00 ,  B01J41/04 ,  B01J41/05 ,  B01J41/13 ,  B01J47/12 ,  C08G10/00 ,  C08G61/02 ,  C08J5/22 ,  C25B1/04 ,  C25B13/02 ,  C25B13/08 ,  H01M4/88 ,  H01M4/94 ,  H01M8/1004 ,  H01M8/1048 ,  H01M8/106 ,  H01M8/1062 ,  H01M8/1069

CPC classification number: B01D71/80 ,  B01D61/44 ,  B01D67/00111 ,  B01J41/04 ,  B01J41/05 ,  B01J41/13 ,  B01J47/12 ,  C08G10/00 ,  C08G61/02 ,  C08J5/2262 ,  C25B1/04 ,  C25B13/02 ,  C25B13/08 ,  H01M4/881 ,  H01M4/94 ,  H01M8/1004 ,  H01M8/1048 ,  H01M8/106 ,  H01M8/1062 ,  H01M8/1069 ,  B01D2323/36 ,  B01D2325/42 ,  C08G2261/143 ,  C08G2261/146 ,  C08G2261/312 ,  C08G2261/3326 ,  C08G2261/516 ,  C08G2261/72 ,  C08J2365/00 ,  Y02E60/36 ,  Y02P70/50

Abstract: An anion exchange membrane is made by mixing 2 trifluoroMethyl Ketone [nominal] (1.12 g, 4.53 mmol), 1 BiPhenyl (0.70 g, 4.53 mmol), methylene chloride (3.0 mL), trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (TFSA) (3.0 mL) to produce a pre-polymer. The pre-polymer is then functionalized to produce an anion exchange polymer. The pre-polymer may be functionalized with trimethylamamine in solution with water. The pre-polymer may be imbibed into a porous scaffold material, such as expanded polytetrafluoroethylene to produce a composite anion exchange membrane.

公开(公告)号：US20240165602A1

公开(公告)日：2024-05-23

申请号：US18520324

申请日：2023-11-27

Applicant: FFI IONIX IP, INC.

Inventor： Bamdad Bahar ,  Jack Saltwick ,  Zhefei Li

IPC: B01J39/18 ,  B01J47/12

CPC classification number: B01J39/18 ,  B01J47/12

Abstract: An ion exchange membrane is provided which includes an ion exchange polymer that is partially cross-linked. The partially cross-linked ion exchange polymer will be more stable and will not be washed out over time. The ion exchange polymer may be UV or chemically cross-linked, wherein a cross-linking compound is added to the ion exchange polymer either before or after coupling to a support material. A support material may be made of, or be coated with, a cross-linking compound and the support material may initiate cross-linking proximal to the support material. The support material may be made of a material that chemically bonds with the ionomer.

公开(公告)号：US11918959B2

公开(公告)日：2024-03-05

申请号：US17526937

申请日：2021-11-15

Applicant: FFI IONIX IP, INC.

Inventor： Bamdad Bahar ,  Chulsung Bae

IPC: B01D71/80 ,  B01D61/44 ,  B01D67/00 ,  B01D69/10 ,  B01D71/26 ,  B01J41/04 ,  B01J41/05 ,  B01J41/13 ,  B01J47/12 ,  C08G10/00 ,  C08G61/02 ,  C08J5/22 ,  C25B1/04 ,  C25B13/02 ,  C25B13/08 ,  H01M4/88 ,  H01M4/94 ,  H01M8/1004 ,  H01M8/1048 ,  H01M8/106 ,  H01M8/1062 ,  H01M8/1069

CPC classification number: B01D71/80 ,  B01D61/44 ,  B01D67/0011 ,  B01D69/10 ,  B01D71/26 ,  B01J41/04 ,  B01J41/05 ,  B01J41/13 ,  B01J47/12 ,  C08G10/00 ,  C08G61/02 ,  C08J5/2262 ,  C25B1/04 ,  C25B13/02 ,  C25B13/08 ,  H01M4/881 ,  H01M4/94 ,  H01M8/1004 ,  H01M8/1048 ,  H01M8/106 ,  H01M8/1062 ,  H01M8/1069 ,  B01D2323/36 ,  B01D2325/42 ,  C08G2261/143 ,  C08G2261/146 ,  C08G2261/312 ,  C08G2261/3326 ,  C08G2261/516 ,  C08G2261/72 ,  C08J2365/00 ,  Y02E60/36 ,  Y02P70/50

Abstract: An anion exchange membrane is made by mixing 2 trifluoroMethyl Ketone [nominal] (1.12 g, 4.53 mmol), 1 BiPhenyl (0.70 g, 4.53 mmol), methylene chloride (3.0 mL), trifluoromethanesulfonic acid (TFSA) (3.0 mL) to produce a pre-polymer. The pre-polymer is then functionalized to produce an anion exchange polymer. The pre-polymer may be functionalized with trimethylamamine in solution with water. The pre-polymer may be imbibed into a porous scaffold material, such as expanded polytetrafluoroethylene to produce a composite anion exchange membrane.

公开(公告)号：US20240024812A1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-25

申请号：US18230739

申请日：2023-08-07

Applicant: FFI IONIX IP, INC.

Inventor： Bamdad Bahar ,  Kryiacos Zachary ,  Jacob Zerby

IPC: B01D53/30 ,  B01D53/26 ,  B01D46/00 ,  B01D53/04 ,  F24F3/14 ,  B01D53/32 ,  C25B15/02 ,  C25B9/23 ,  C25B1/04

CPC classification number: B01D53/30 ,  B01D53/268 ,  B01D46/0036 ,  B01D53/0446 ,  F24F3/14 ,  B01D53/326 ,  C25B15/02 ,  C25B9/23 ,  C25B1/04 ,  B01D2279/50 ,  B01D2253/102 ,  B01D2253/1124 ,  B01D2253/106 ,  B01D2253/112 ,  B01D2253/108 ,  B01D2253/1122 ,  B01D2257/708 ,  B01D2259/4508

Abstract: An environment control system utilizes oxygen and humidity control devices that are coupled with an enclosure to independently control the oxygen concentration and the humidity level within the enclosure. An oxygen depletion device may be an oxygen depletion electrolyzer cell that reacts with oxygen within the cell and produces water through electrochemical reactions. A desiccating device may be g, a dehumidification electrolyzer cell, a desiccator, a membrane desiccator or a condenser. A controller may control the amount of voltage and/or current provided to the oxygen depletion electrolyzer cell and therefore the rate of oxygen reduction and may control the amount of voltage and/or current provided to the dehumidification electrolyzer cell and therefore the rate of humidity reduction. The oxygen level may be determined by the measurement of voltage and a limiting current of the oxygen depletion electrolyzer cell. The enclosure may be a food or artifact enclosure.

公开(公告)号：US20230383963A1

公开(公告)日：2023-11-30

申请号：US18231069

申请日：2023-08-07

Applicant: FFI IONIX IP, INC.

Inventor： Bamdad Bahar ,  William Parmelee ,  Omar Abdelaziz ,  Qu Ming

IPC: F24F3/14 ,  C07D233/58 ,  C08L27/12 ,  B01D1/14 ,  B01D5/00 ,  F25B17/02 ,  B01D53/26

CPC classification number: F24F3/1417 ,  C07D233/58 ,  C08L27/12 ,  B01D1/14 ,  B01D5/0039 ,  B01D5/0003 ,  F25B17/02 ,  B01D53/263 ,  B01D5/0087 ,  B01D5/0027 ,  B01D5/009 ,  B01D53/268 ,  F24F2003/1458 ,  F24F3/001

Abstract: A cooling system utilizes an organic ionic salt composition for dehumidification of an airflow. The organic ionic salt composition absorbs moisture from an inlet airflow to produce an outlet airflow with a reduce moisture from that of the inlet airflow. The organic ionic salt composition may be regenerated, wherein the absorbed moisture is expelled by heating with a heating device. The heating device may be an electrochemical heating device, such as a fuel cell, an electrochemical metal hydride heating device, an electrochemical heat pump or compressor, or a condenser of a refrigerant cycle, which may utilize an electrochemical pump or compressor. The efficiency of the cooling system may be increased by utilization of the waste heat the cooling system. The organic ionic salt composition may circulate back and forth or in a loop between a conditioner, where it absorbs moisture, to a regenerator, where moisture is desorbed by heating.

公开(公告)号：US20230226496A1

公开(公告)日：2023-07-20

申请号：US18097485

申请日：2023-01-16

Applicant: FFI IONIX IP, INC.

Inventor： Bamdad Bahar ,  Taoli Gu ,  David McAndrews ,  Abhishek Bandlore ,  Jacob Sumner Zerby

IPC: B01D63/06 ,  B01D61/36 ,  B01D63/10 ,  B01D69/02 ,  B01D71/56 ,  B01D71/80 ,  B01D69/12 ,  B01D71/52

CPC classification number: B01D63/06 ,  B01D61/362 ,  B01D61/366 ,  B01D63/10 ,  B01D69/02 ,  B01D71/56 ,  B01D71/80 ,  B01D69/12 ,  B01D71/52 ,  B01D2325/04 ,  B01D2325/48

Abstract: Composite polyether block amide (PEBA) copolymer tubes incorporate an ultra-thin PEBA layer that enables rapid moisture transfer and exchange through the tube. A composite PEBA film may include a porous scaffold support and may be formed or incorporated into the composite PEBA tube. A porous scaffold support may be coated or imbibed with PEBA to form a composite PEBA film. A composite PEBA film may be wrapped on a mandrel or over a porous scaffold support to form a composite PEBA tube. A film layer may be applied over a wrapped composite PEBA film to secure the layers together. The film layer by applied by dipping, spraying or painting.