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7615300 Development of novel proton-conductive polymers for proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) technology  
New thermally and chemically stable sulfonic acid-containing polymers are synthesized via post-sulfonation of aromatic polymers. These new polymers provide unique benefits to proton exchange...
7601785 Sulphonated multiblock copolymer and electrolyte membrane using the same  
Disclosed is a sulfonated multiblock copolymer, which comprises a hydrophilic block (X) having a repeating unit represented by the following formula 1a, and a hydrophobic block (Y) having a...
7601759 Water insoluble additive for improving conductivity of an ion exchange membrane  
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...
7598296 Preparation method of polyamide thin film composite reverse osmosis membrane and polyamide thin film composite reverse osmosis membrane prepared therefrom  
A preparation method of a polyamide thin film composite reverse osmosis membrane and a polyamide thin film composite reverse osmosis membrane prepared using the preparation method are provided. The...
7597980 Sulfonic acid group-containing, proton-conducting polymer composition, a solid electrolyte membrane and a solid polymer fuel cell  
A solid electrolyte membrane for solid polymer fuel cells, or the like is provided that is chemically stable in a strong acid atmosphere, and has low methanol cross-over as well as high proton...
7592375 Ion conductive polymers and imide monomers  
Disclosed herein is an ion conductive polymer comprising a unit represented by Formula (1) below: —SO 2 [N − SO 2 (M + )] X1 - ...
7588850 Polymer membrane for a fuel cell, a method of preparing the same, and a membrane-electrode assembly fuel cell system comprising the same  
A polymer electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell, a method of preparing the same, and a fuel cell system comprising the same. The polymer electrolyte membrane includes a metal-bound inorganic...
7582713 Ion exchange polymer dispersion, process for its production and its use  
A thickened ion exchange polymer dispersion is obtained by applying ultrasonic vibration or a shearing force to an ion exchange polymer dispersion having a fluorinated polymer having sulfonic acid...
7582683 Anion-conducting polymer, composition, and membrane  
Anion-conducing polymers and membranes with enhanced stability to aqueous alkali include a polymer backbone with attached sulfonium, phosphazenium, phosphazene, and guanidinium residues....
7582210 Proton-conducting membrane and use thereof  
The present invention relates to a novel proton-conducting polymer membrane based on polyazoles which can, because of its excellent chemical and thermal properties, be used in a variety of ways and...
7569616 Electrolyte membrane, process for its production and membrane-electrode assembly for polymer electrolyte fuel cells  
Provided is an electrolyte membrane and a process of producing the same, wherein the electrolyte membrane predominantly comprises an unreinforced outer layer on one or each side of a reinforced...
7563532 Trifluorostyrene containing compounds, and their use in polymer electrolyte membranes  
A fluorinated ion exchange polymer is prepared by grafting a monomer onto a base polymer, wherein the grafting monomer is selected from the group consisting of structure 1a, 1b and mixture thereof;...
7560497 Perfluorocarbon ionomer membrane with high proton conductivity and preparation thereof  
The present invention provides a perfluorocarbon ionomer membrane with aligned fibril-like nanostructures and its preparation method.
7560185 Solid polymer electrolyte, a membrane using thereof, a solution for coating electrode catalyst, a membrane/electrode assembly, and a fuel cell  
A solid polymer electrolyte is made up of a polymer compound having a hydrocarbon aromatic group in the backbone thereof and including a side chain expressed by FORMULA 1: wherein “n” is 1,...
7556876 Polybenzimidazole-benzamide copolymer, process for preparing the same, electrolyte membrane prepared therefrom and process for preparing the same  
The present invention relates to a novel polybenzimidazole-benzamide copolymer composed of the repeating units represented by formula 1 which is applicable to the electrolyte membrane of fuel cell...
7547733 Composite proton exchange membrane  
An organic/inorganic composite proton exchange membrane (PEM) is disclosed. The PEM includes a proton exchange membrane and a particulate inorganic conductor filler material provided in the proton...
7544764 Sulfonated polymer composition for forming fuel cell electrodes  
A membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell is described. The materials for the membrane electrode assembly are formed from sulfonated polymers. A polymer dispersion ink containing the sulfonated...
7544278 Ion exchange membranes, methods and processes for production thereof and uses in specific applications  
The invention includes novel anion exchange membranes formed by in situ polymerization of at least one monomer, polymer or copolymer on a woven support membrane and their methods of formation. The...
7541107 Solid polyelectrolyte, assembly of membrane and electrodes, amd fuel cell  
An object of the present invention is to provide a highly durable solid polymer electrolyte that has a deterioration resistance equal to or higher than that of the fluorine-containing solid polymer...
7540991 Ion conductive polymer electrolyte membrane and production method for the same  
The present invention provides an electrolyte membrane formed of an ion conductive composition. Said composition contains a liquid crystalline polymer having an ionic dissociative group. Molecular...
7540984 Proton-conducting membrane and the use thereof  
The present invention relates to a novel proton-conducting polymer membrane based on polyazoles which can, because of its excellent chemical and thermal properties, be used in a variety of ways and...
7527887 Structures of the proton exchange membranes with different molecular permeabilities  
The invention relates to the structures of proton exchange membranes with different molecular permeabilities, especially to the proton exchange membranes suitable for the applications in Direct...
7521141 Innovative method for the preparation of proton conducting nanopolymeric membranes for use in fuel cells or in catalytic membrane reactors  
The invention is based on the preparation of an organic solution of preferably phosphonic acids and tetravalent metals salts, preferably of Zr, Ti, Sn and Ce, in organic solvents, which behaves as...
7517604 Fuel cell electrolyte membrane with acidic polymer  
An electrolyte membrane is formed by an acidic polymer and a low-volatility acid that is fluorinated, substantially free of basic groups, and is either oligomeric or non-polymeric.
7507771 Ion conductive copolymers containing one or more hydrophobic oligomers  
In one aspect, the invention provides ion conductive copolymers comprising (1) a plurality of first oligomers, (2) a plurality of second oligomers, (3) ion conductive monomers and (4) linking...
7497968 Dilute solutions of lyotropic liquid crystalline polymers, methods of making same and compositions prepared from same  
The invention features dilute solutions of rigid rod or extended rod lyotropic liquid crystalline polymers prepared from high concentration polymerization mixtures. The invention also features...
7488549 Proton conducting polymer, polymer membrane comprising the same, method of manufacturing the polymer membrane, and fuel cell using the polymer membrane  
A proton conducting polymer having a repeating unit given by formula (1) below is provided. A proton conducting polymer membrane manufactured using the proton conducting polymer can be more...
7485227 Polyazole-based polymer films  
The present invention relates to polymer films and a polymer membrane having an improved mechanical property profile produced therefrom, to a process for producing them and to their use. The...
7482388 Polymer electrolyte membrane having excellent durability  
A polymer electrolyte membrane for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, that overcomes disadvantages of the conventional polymer ion-exchange membranes including fluorine-based polymer electrolyte...
7473714 Materials for use as proton conducting membranes for fuel cells  
A family of polymers having pendent sulfonate moieties connected to polymeric main chain phenyl groups are described. These polymers are prepared by the steps of polymerization (using a monomer...
7462681 Polycyanurate compositions  
A polycyanurate composition (I), wherein “n” is a positive integer of about 1 to about 10, and wherein R, R′, and R″ comprising at least one of C, H, N, O, F, Si, P, S, Cl, Br, I, and any...
7462223 Method for producing a membrane from a crosslinked polymer blend, and corresponding fuel cell  
The present invention relates to a polymer blend membrane comprising a bridged polymer which is produced by a selected process. The membrane of the invention displays a significantly improved...
7459505 Block copolymers with acidic groups  
Block copolymer that can be formed into an ion-conductive membrane are provided. The block copolymer of the invention includes a first polymer block and a second polymer block attached to the first...
7459487 Polymer composite membrane and method of making the same  
The present invention provides a polymer composite membrane having a polymer membrane and a poly(furfuryl alcohol) filling internal pores of the polymer membrane. The polymer composite membrane can...
7452621 Polymer membrane for fuel cell and method for preparing the same  
A polymer electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell includes a porous membrane formed with fine pores, hygroscopic polymer layers coated inside the fine pores of the porous membrane, and proton...
7445867 Electrode structure for solid-polymer type fuel cell  
An electrode structure for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell comprises a pair of electrode catalyst layers and a polymer electrolyte membrane held between the electrode catalyst layers. The polymer...
7439275 Anion-conducting polymer, composition, and membrane  
Anion-conducing polymers and membranes with enhanced stability to aqueous alkali include a polymer backbone with attached sulfonium, phosphazenium, phosphazene, and guanidinium residues....
7435498 Polymer electrolyte membranes crosslinked by nitrile trimerization  
A method is provided for making a crosslinked polymer electrolyte, typically in the form of a membrane for use as a polymer electrolyte membrane in an electrolytic cell such as a fuel cell, by...
7435496 Anhydrous proton conductor based on heterocycle attached to a polymer backbone  
The invention relates to proton-conducting polymers, including tetrazole-containing polymers. Proton-conducting membranes useful for fuel cell applications are formed from mixtures of a polymer...
7411022 Reinforced polymer electrolyte membrane  
A method is provided for making a reinforced polymer electrolyte membrane, such as may be used in electrolytic cells such as fuel cells, by mixing a sulfonate- or sulfonyl halide-functional polymer...
7402361 Ion conductor structural body and process for producing ion conductor structural body  
An ion conductor structural body having a high ion conductivity and excellent mechanical strength, principally comprising is provided. This ion conductor structural body includes (a) a polymer...
7399791 Fluorinated membranes  
Ionomeric membranes comprising (per)fluorinated, se-micrystalline or amorphous, ionomeric polymers, having equivalent weight (EW) from 380 g/eq to 1,800 g/eq, which used in fuel cells, under the...
7388035 Method for preparing poly(2,5-benzimidazole)  
A method for preparing poly(2,5-benzimidazole) whereby 3,4-diaminobenzoic acid is polymerized using a dehydrating reagent containing P 2 O 5 and CX 3 SO 3 H where X is H or F. The...
7368505 Graft copolymers  
This invention relates to methods of making graft copolymers, and articles having such graft copolymers. The methods may provide better control than in radicalization or photoinitiated...
7368200 Composite polymer electrolyte membranes and electrode assemblies for reducing fuel crossover in direct liquid feed fuel cells  
A composite proton exchange membrane includes first and second outer proton exchange membrane layers each having an exterior peripheral portion. An inner proton exchange membrane layer is...
7368198 Polymer nanocomposite membrane and fuel cell using the same  
A hydrogen ionic conductive inorganic material having a layered structure, wherein a moiety containing a functional group with hydrogen ionic conductivity is introduced between layers of an...
7361729 Ion-conducting sulfonated polymeric materials  
Sulfonated polymers are made by the direct polymerization of a sulfonated monomer to form the sulfonated polymers. The types of sulfonated polymers may include polysulfones or polyimides. The...
7357999 Nanocomposite electrolyte membrane and fuel cell employing the same  
A nanocomposite electrolyte membrane capable of suppressing cross-over of a polar organic fuel and a fuel cell using the nanocomposite electrolyte membrane are provided. The nanocomposite...
7348089 Membrane-electrode assembly for direct methanol type fuel cell and proton conductive membrane  
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...
7348088 Polymer electrolyte membrane  
A polymer electrolyte membrane is provided having a thickness of 90 microns or less and comprising a polymer, said polymer comprising a highly fluorinated backbone and recurring pendant groups...