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Membranes containing inorganic fillers and membrane and electrode assemblies and electrochemical cells employing same
Assignee: EIDP Inc
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Filing: 1997-08-29
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Granted: 1999-07-06
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Expires: 2017-08-29
Abstract
Abstract Cation exchange membranes, made from polymer having cation exchange groups and containing inorganic filler, exhibit reduced fuel crossover for fuel cells employing direct feed organic fuels such as methanol and, when inorganic proton conductor is employed, enhanced proton conductivity.
Inventors
- 👤 Walther Gustav Grot
- 👤 Govindarajulu Rajendran
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 15:46
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M8/00; H01M8/10; H01M8/1016; H01M8/1004; H01M8/1009; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
58 words
A fuel cell for operation with a direct feed organic fuel, said fuel cell comprising an anode compartment containing an anode, a cathode compartment containing a cathode and a membrane serving as a separator and electrolyte between said anode and cathode compartment, and said membrane comprising a polymer having cation exchange groups and having inorganic filler dispersed therein.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
58 words
A fuel cell for operation with a direct feed organic fuel, said fuel cell comprising an anode compartment containing an anode, a cathode compartment containing a cathode and a membrane serving as a separator and electrolyte between said anode and cathode compartment, and said membrane comprising a polymer having cation exchange groups and having inorganic filler dispersed therein.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The fuel cell of claim 1 wherein said inorganic proton conductor is selected from the group consisting of particle hydrates and framework hydrates.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The fuel cell of claim 1 wherein said inorganic proton conductor is selected from the group consisting of titanium dioxide, tin and hydrogen mordenite, oxides and phosphates of zirconium, and mixtures thereof.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The fuel cell of claim 1 wherein said inorganic proton conductor has a conductivity of at least about 10 -4 S/cm.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
31 words
The fuel cell of claim 1 wherein said cation exchange groups of said polymer of said membrane are selected from the group consisting of sulfonate, carboxylate, phosphonate, imide, sulfonimide and sulfonamide.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
21 words
The fuel cell of claim 1 wherein said polymer of said membrane comprises highly fluorinated polymer with sulfonate cation exchange groups.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
78 words
The fuel cell of claim 6 wherein said polymer of said membrane comprises a highly fluorinated carbon backbone and said side chain is represented by the formula --(OCF 2 CFR f ) a --OCF 2 CFR' f SO 3 X, wherein R f and R' f are independently selected from F, Cl or a perfluorinated alkyl group having 1 to 10 carbon atoms, a=0, 1 or 2, and X is H, an alkali metal or NH 4 .
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
32 words
The fuel cell of claim 1 wherein at least one of said anode or said cathode are formed from a layer of electrically-conductive, catalytically active particles on the surface of said membrane.
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