Abstract:
The invention provides a proton conductive membrane excellent in heat resistance, which has sulfonic acid as ion exchange groups. The proton conductive membrane comprises a nitrogen-containing compound which can be mixed with water in arbitrary proportions and has a boiling point of not lower than 100null C. and a proton conductive resin which has sulfonic acid ion-exchange groups, wherein the nitrogen-containing compound is contained in an amount of 0.5 to 10 parts by weight based on 100 parts by weight of the proton conductive resin.
Abstract:
The invention provides a proton conductive resin composition from which proton conductive membranes exhibiting high proton conductivity can be obtained without treatment to increase the acid concentration in the membrane. The invention also provides a method for preparing the composition, and a proton conductive membrane comprising the composition. The proton conductive resin composition comprises a silica and a proton conductive sulfonated polyarylene. The method for preparing proton conductive resin compositions comprises mixing aggregates of silica powder having an average aggregate diameter of not more than 50 nm with a sulfonated polyarylene.
Abstract:
The method for the production of multilayers comprises: applying a coating solution (I) which comprises a dissolved or dispersed proton-conductive polymer and a solvent (Is) containing water in amounts from 25 to 60 wt % and an organic solvent in amounts from 75 down to 40 wt %, on an electrode, applying a coating solution (II) which comprises a dissolved or dispersed proton-conductive polymer and a solvent (IIs) containing water in amounts from 0 to less than 25 wt % and an organic solvent in amounts above 75 wt %, on the wet first coating without any drying of the first coating; and drying the coatings to form an electrolyte membrane. The methods can provide multilayers capable of satisfactory power generation properties as an electrode structure by forming an electrolyte membrane on an electrode without causing any penetration of electrolyte into the electrode.
Abstract:
A polyarylene copolymer which comprises (A) aromatic compound units having a main chain containing one or more electron-withdrawing groups therein and (B) aromatic compound units having a main chain containing no electron-withdrawing groups therein, and a proton-conductive membrane comprising the polyarylene copolymer having sulfonic acid groups.
Abstract:
A polyarylene copolymer which comprises (A) from 60 to 3 mol % aromatic compound units having a main chain containing one or more electron-withdrawing groups therein and (B) from 40 to 97 mol % aromatic compound units having a main chain containing no electron-withdrawing groups therein (provided that (A)null(B)null100 mol %), and a proton-conductive membrane comprising the polyarylene copolymer having sulfonic acid groups.
Abstract:
A halogenated aromatic compound, a polyarylene (co)polymer obtained by the polymerization of such a halogenated aromatic compound as a monomer component, and a proton-conductive membrane made of a sulfonation product of such a (co)polymer are disclosed. The halogenated aromatic compound is represented by the following general formula (1bm): 1 wherein As' independently represent an electron-withdrawing group; Bsnull independently represent an electron-donating atom or divalent group; Xsnull independently represent a chlorine atom, an iodine atom, or a bromine atom; Z represents an aryl group; R1 to R19 may be the same or different and each represents a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, an alkyl group, or a fluoroalkyl group; and a and b each represents an integer of 1 to 20.
Abstract translation:公开了通过使这种卤化芳族化合物作为单体成分聚合得到的聚亚芳基(共)聚合物和由这种(共)聚合物的磺化产物制成的质子传导膜的卤代芳族化合物。 卤代芳族化合物由以下通式(1bm)表示:其中As'独立地表示吸电子基团; Bs'独立地表示给电子原子或二价基团; X'独立地表示氯原子,碘原子或溴原子; Z表示芳基; R 1〜R 19可以相同或不同,表示氢原子,氟原子,烷基或氟代烷基; a和b各自表示1〜20的整数。
Abstract:
A composite polymer electrolyte membrane is formed from a first polymer electrolyte comprising a sulfonated polyarylene polymer and a second polymer electrolyte comprising another hydrocarbon polymer electrolyte. In the first polymer electrolyte, 2-70 mol % constitutes an aromatic compound unit with an electron-attractive group in its principal chain, while 30-98 mol % constitutes an aromatic compound unit without an electron-attractive group in its principal chain. The second polymer electrolyte is a sulfonated polyether or sulfonated polysulfide polymer electrolyte. The composite polymer electrolyte membrane is formed from a matrix comprising the first polymer electrolyte selected from among sulfonated polyarylene polymers and having an ion exchange capacity in excess of 1.5 meq/g but less than 3.0 meq/g, which is supported on a reinforcement comprising the second polymer electrolyte having an ion exchange capacity in excess of 0.5 meq/g but less than 1.5 meq/g. The polymer electrolyte membrane comprises a polyarylene polymer sulfonated so that the Q value is within the range 0.09-0.18 C/cm2.
Abstract:
A membrane-electrode assembly for direct methanol type fuel cell and a proton conductive membrane for direct methanol type fuel cell are disclosed. The membrane-electrode assembly comprises a negative electrode and a positive electrode assembled via a proton conductive membrane, the negative electrode being provided with a negative electrode-side separator having a mechanism for feeding a methanol aqueous solution as a fuel, the positive electrode being provided with a positive electrode-side separator having a mechanism for feeding an oxidizing agent gas, and the proton conductive membrane comprising a polymer containing 0.05-99.95 mol % of a repeating constitutional unit represented by the formula (A), and 0.05-99.95 mol % of a repeating constitutional unit represented by the formula (B).
Abstract:
Disclosed is an aromatic sulfonic acid ester derivative represented by the formula (1); 1 in the formula, X is an atom or a group selected from a halogen atom excluding fluorine, nullOSO3CH3 and nullOSO3CF3, A is a divalent electron attractive group, B is a divalent electron donating group or a direct bonding, Ra is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms, Ar is an aromatic group having a substituent of nullSO3Rb (wherein Rb is a hydrocarbon group of 1 to 20 carbon atoms), m is an integer of 0 to 10, n is an integer of 0 to 10 and k is an integer of 1 to 4. Also disclosed is a process for producing a polyarylene having a sulfonic acid group, which process comprises the steps of coupling polymerization of an aromatic compound containing the derivative of the formula (1), to prepare a polyarylene and hydrolysis of the polyarylene, and which process has high safety and is easily capable of controlling the amount of sulfonoc acid group introduced into a polymer and the introducing position thereof.
Abstract:
A polymer which has a flexible structure in its main chain and thus exhibits a high toughness and can difficultly be deteriorated in its mechanical properties and thermal properties even when sulfonated, a sulfonic acid group-containing polymer obtained by the sulfonation of the polymer, and a proton-conductive membrane having an excellent mechanical strength and durability made of the sulfonic acid group-containing polymer. A novel halogenated aromatic compound represented by the following general formula (1m) is provided: 1 wherein A independently represents an electron-withdrawing group; B independently represents an electron-donating atom or group; X represents a chlorine atom, iodine atom or bromine atom; R1 to R8 may be the same or different and each represent a hydrogen atom, fluorine atom or alkyl group; and n represents an integer of 2 or more.
Abstract translation:一种聚合物,其主链具有柔性结构,因此即使在磺化时也显示出高的韧性,并且其机械性能和热性能难以降低,通过聚合物的磺化获得的含磺酸基的聚合物和 质子传导膜具有优异的机械强度和耐久性,由含磺酸基的聚合物制成。 提供由以下通式(1m)表示的新型卤代芳族化合物:其中A独立地表示吸电子基团; B独立地表示给电子原子或基团; X表示氯原子,碘原子或溴原子; R 1至R 8可以相同或不同,各自表示氢原子,氟原子或烷基; n表示2以上的整数。