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Cation exchange membrane with high equivalent weight component
Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1981-11-02
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Granted: 1983-08-30
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Expires: 2001-11-02
Abstract
Abstract Composite fluorocarbon cation exchange membrane having at least two layers of fluorinated polymer containing pendant side chains with sulfonyl groups wherein the equivalent weight of one such layer differs from the adjacent layer by at least 100.
Inventors
- 👤 Raimund H. Silva
- 👤 Roger A. Smith
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 14:50
CPC Classifications
B; B32; B32B; B32B27/00; B32B27/06; B32B27/08; B32B27/12; B32B27/28; C; C08; C08J; C08J5/00; C08J5/20; C08J5/22; C08J5/2206; C08J5/2275; C08J5/2281; B32B2260/00; B32B2260/02; B32B2260/021; B32B2260/04; B32B2260/046; B32B2457/00; B32B2457/18; C08J2327/00; C08J2327/02; C08J2327/12; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/31504; Y10T428/3154; Y10T428/31544; Y10T442/00; Y10T442/30; Y10T442/3854
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
94 words
A laminated multilayer cation exchange membrane consisting essentially of layers of (a) fluorinated polymer with pendant side chains containing carboxyl groups, (b) fluorinated polymer having pendant side chains containing sulfonyl groups and having an equivalent weight of about from 1100 to 1600 and at least about 200 units higher than layer (a), and (c) fluorinated polymer having pendant side chains containing sulfonyl groups and having an equivalent weight that is about from 1000 to 1500 and at least about 100 units lower than layer (b), the layers being bonded together in the order specified.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
94 words
A laminated multilayer cation exchange membrane consisting essentially of layers of (a) fluorinated polymer with pendant side chains containing carboxyl groups, (b) fluorinated polymer having pendant side chains containing sulfonyl groups and having an equivalent weight of about from 1100 to 1600 and at least about 200 units higher than layer (a), and (c) fluorinated polymer having pendant side chains containing sulfonyl groups and having an equivalent weight that is about from 1000 to 1500 and at least about 100 units lower than layer (b), the layers being bonded together in the order specified.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A laminar structure of claim 1 wherein the higher equivalent weight fluorinated polymer having pendant side chains containing sulfonyl groups has an equivalent weight at least about 200 units higher than the lower equivalent weight polymer having pendant side chains containing sulfonyl groups.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
12 words
A laminar structure of claim 1 wherein each fluorinated polymer is perfluorinated.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
A laminar structure of claim 1 wherein the carboxylic fluoropolymer is a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and methylperfluoro(4,7-dioxa-5-methyl-8-nonenoate).
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
A laminar structure of claim 1 wherein each sulfonic fluorinated polymer is a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and perfluoro(3,6-dioxa-4-methyl-7-octene sulfonyl fluoride).
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
22 words
A laminar structure of claim 1 further comprising a reinforcing fabric embedded in the lower equivalent weight fluoropolymer containing sulfonic functional groups.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
23 words
A laminar structure of claim 6 wherein the reinforcing fabric is a woven cloth of a copolymer of tetrafluoroethylene and perfluoro(propyl vinyl ether).
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
14 words
A laminar structure of claim 6 wherein the reinforcing fabric is a perfluorinated polymer.
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