Abstract:
The invention relates to sulphonated polyimides, notably of formula (I) 1 The invention also relates to an ion exchange membrane that includes such a polyimide and a fuel cell that includes such a membrane. The membranes of the invention have excellent durability and low cost and the fuel cells can be used, in particular, in electric vehicles.
Abstract:
An object of the present invention is to obtain a novel polymeric material capable of forming a solid polymer electrolyte excellent not only in processability, solvent resistance and durability/stability but also in ion conductivity by introducing sulfonic acid group or phosphonic acid group into a polybenzazole compound having excellent properties in view of heat resistance, solvent resistance, mechanical characteristics and the like. Means attaining the object of the present invention is a polybenzazole compound including an aromatic dicarboxylic acid bond unit having sulfonic acid group and/or phosphonic acid group and satisfying either a condition that inherent viscosity measured in concentrated sulfuric acid is in the range of 0.25 to 10 dl/g or a condition that inherent viscosity measured in a methanesulfonic acid solution is in the range of 0.1 to 50 dl/g. The object of the present invention can be attained also by a resin composition containing the aforementioned polybenzazole compound, a resin molding, a solid polymer electrolyte membrane, a solid polymer electrolyte membrane/electrode assembly and a method of preparing the solid polymer electrolyte membrane/electrode assembly.
Abstract:
Water-compatible branched or unbranched epoxy compounds comprise a backbone having covalently attached two or more epoxy moieties and one or more of the same or different sulfonate or thiosulfate moieties.
Abstract:
Described herein is a production method of sulfonated polyarylene that is safe and enables easy control of the amount and position of sulfonic groups introduced in the polymer. The sulfonated polyarylene is also disclosed. The invention further provides a polyarylene and an aromatic sulfonate derivative that are suitably employed in the above production method. Also provided are a macromolecular solid electrolyte that comprises the sulfonated polyarylene, and a proton conductive membrane. The aromatic sulfonate derivative has the following formula (1): 1 wherein X is a halogen atom other than fluorine, a nullOSO3CH3 group or a nullOSO3CF3 group; Y is a divalent organic group; A is null(CH2)mnull or null(CF2)mnull (wherein m is an integer of 1 to 10); and R is a C4-20 hydrocarbon group. The production method of sulfonated polyarylene comprises coupling polymerization of an aromatic compound that includes at least the aromatic sulfonate derivative of the formula (1) and hydrolysis of the resultant polyarylene.
Abstract:
The invention relates to sulphonated polymides, notably of formula (I) 1 The invention also relates to an ion exchange membrane that includes such a polyimide and a fuel cell that includes such a membrane. The membranes of the invention have excellent durability and low cost and the fuel cells can be used, in particular, in electric vehicles.