POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE AND METHOD OF MAKING

• Main Authors: RIVARD, Linda, M, HAMROCK, Steven, J, PIERPONT, Daniel, M, YANDRASITS, Michael, A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English; French; German
• Published: 23.01.2019
• Subjects: AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F,C08G; APPARATUS THEREFOR; BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON; COMPOSITIONS OF MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES; ELECTROLYTIC OR ELECTROPHORETIC PROCESSES FOR THE PRODUCTIONOF COMPOUNDS OR NON-METALS; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS OBTAINED BY REACTIONS ONLY INVOLVINGCARBON-TO-CARBON UNSATURATED BONDS; METALLURGY; ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; WORKING-UP

Polymer electrolyte membranes such as are used in fuel cells are provided along with methods of their manufacture. The polymer electrolyte membranes comprise polymers or blends of polymers having an equivalent weight of less than 1200 and a Tg of between 101° C. and 155° C.