Water insoluble additive for improving conductivity of an ion exchange membrane
    1.
    发明授权
    Water insoluble additive for improving conductivity of an ion exchange membrane 失效
    用于改善离子交换膜导电性的水不溶性添加剂

    公开(公告)号:US07601759B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-10-13

    申请号:US10962184

    申请日:2004-10-08

    IPC分类号: C08J5/22 H01M8/10

    摘要: A water insoluble additive for improving the performance of an ion-exchange membrane, such as in the context of the high temperature operation of electrochemical fuel cells. The insoluble additive comprises a metal oxide cross-linked matrix having acid groups covalently attached to the matrix through linkers. In one embodiment, the metal is silicon and the cross-linked matrix is a siloxane cross-linked matrix containing silicon atoms cross-linked by multiple disiloxy bonds and having acid groups covalently attached to the silicon atoms through alkanediyl linkers.

    摘要翻译: 用于改善离子交换膜的性能的水不溶性添加剂,例如在电化学燃料电池的高温操作的背景下。 不溶性添加剂包括具有通过接头共价连接到基质上的酸基的金属氧化物交联基质。 在一个实施方案中,金属是硅,并且交联基质是含有硅原子的硅氧烷交联基质,所述硅原子通过多个芳氧基键交联并且具有通过烷二基接头共价连接到硅原子上的酸基团。

    Reduced degradation of ion-exchange membranes in electrochemical fuel cells
    7.
    发明授权
    Reduced degradation of ion-exchange membranes in electrochemical fuel cells 有权
    电化学燃料电池中离子交换膜的降解降低

    公开(公告)号:US07537857B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-05-26

    申请号:US10738962

    申请日:2003-12-17

    IPC分类号: H01M8/02 H01M4/86

    摘要: A significant problem in PEM fuel cell durability is in premature failure of the ion-exchange membrane and in particular by the degradation of the ion-exchange membrane by reactive hydrogen peroxide species. Such degradation can be reduced or eliminated by the presence of an additive in the anode, cathode or ion-exchange membrane. The additive may be a radical scavenger, a membrane cross-linker, a hydrogen peroxide decomposition catalyst and/or a hydrogen peroxide stabilizer. The presence of the additive in the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) may however result in reduced performance of the PEM fuel cell. Accordingly, it may be desirable to restrict the location of the additive to locations of increased susceptibility to membrane degradation such as the inlet and/or outlet regions of the MEA.

    摘要翻译: PEM燃料电池耐久性的一个重大问题是离子交换膜的过早失效,特别是通过活性过氧化氢物质降解离子交换膜。 通过在阳极,阴极或离子交换膜中存在添加剂可以降低或消除这种降解。 添加剂可以是自由基清除剂,膜交联剂,过氧化氢分解催化剂和/或过氧化氢稳定剂。 然而,添加剂在膜电极组件(MEA)中的存在可能导致PEM燃料电池的性能降低。 因此,可能需要将添加剂的位置限制在对膜降解的易感性增加的位置,例如MEA的入口和/或出口区域。

    ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE HAVING LAMELLAR MORPHOLOGY AND PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAME
    9.
    发明申请
    ION EXCHANGE MEMBRANE HAVING LAMELLAR MORPHOLOGY AND PROCESS OF MAKING THE SAME 有权
    具有LAMELLAR MORPHOLOGY的离子交换膜及其制备方法

    公开(公告)号:US20110054050A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-03

    申请号:US12551272

    申请日:2009-08-31

    IPC分类号: H01M8/10 C08J5/20

    摘要: An ion exchange membrane is prepared from a block copolymer comprising a hydrophobic polymer segment and a polar polymer segment. The ion exchange membrane is formed by placing a film layer in steam, water or an electric field at a temperature greater than about 40° C. for sufficient amount of time to develop a bicontinuous morphology. The ion exchange membrane is also formed from a film layer comprising a block copolymer and a solvent. The film layer is placed in an electric field at an elevated temperature and dried therein. The film layer is thereby converted into an ion exchange membrane with bicontinuous morphology. The ion exchange membrane prepared according to these processes exhibits improved mechanical and electrochemical properties.

    摘要翻译: 离子交换膜由包含疏水性聚合物链段和极性聚合物链段的嵌段共聚物制备。 通过在大于约40℃的温度下将膜层置于蒸汽,水或电场中形成足够的时间以形成双连续形态来形成离子交换膜。 离子交换膜也由包含嵌段共聚物和溶剂的膜层形成。 将膜层放置在高温下的电场中并干燥。 由此将膜层转化为具有双连续形态的离子交换膜。 根据这些方法制备的离子交换膜表现出改进的机械和电化学性能。

    WATER VAPOR TRANSFER MEMBRANE AND PAPER INTEGRATED ASSEMBLY
    10.
    发明申请
    WATER VAPOR TRANSFER MEMBRANE AND PAPER INTEGRATED ASSEMBLY 审中-公开
    水蒸气转移膜和纸一体化装配

    公开(公告)号:US20110053008A1

    公开(公告)日:2011-03-03

    申请号:US12549889

    申请日:2009-08-28

    IPC分类号: H01M8/04 H01M2/08

    摘要: A membrane humidifier assembly includes a first flow field plate adapted to facilitate flow of a first gas thereto and a second flow field plate adapted to facilitate flow of a second gas thereto. A polymeric membrane is disposed between the first and second flow fields. The polymeric membrane is adapted to permit transfer of water between the first flow field plate and the second flow field plate. The polymeric membrane includes a polymeric substrate and a polymer layer disposed on the polymeric substrate. The polymer layer characteristically includes a first polymer having fluorinated cyclobutyl groups disposed on the polymeric substrate.

    摘要翻译: 膜加湿器组件包括适于促进第一气体流动的第一流场板和适于促进第二气体流动的第二流场板。 聚合膜设置在第一和第二流场之间。 聚合物膜适于允许在第一流场板和第二流场板之间转移水。 聚合物膜包括聚合物基材和设置在聚合物基材上的聚合物层。 聚合物层特征性地包括设置在聚合物基底上的具有氟化环丁基的第一聚合物。