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Superbase-derived protic ionic liquids

Patent ·
OSTI ID:1092764
Protic ionic liquids having a composition of formula (A.sup.-)(BH.sup.+) wherein A.sup.- is a conjugate base of an acid HA, and BH.sup.+ is a conjugate acid of a superbase B. In particular embodiments, BH.sup.+ is selected from phosphazenium species and guanidinium species encompassed, respectively, by the general formulas: ##STR00001## The invention is also directed to films and membranes containing these protic ionic liquids, with particular application as proton exchange membranes for fuel cells.
Research Organization:
ORNL (Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States))
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-00OR22725;
Assignee:
UT-Battelle, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
Patent Number(s):
8,524,388
Application Number:
12/690,224
OSTI ID:
1092764
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (12)

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Protic Ionic Liquids:  Properties and Applications journal January 2008
Guanidinophosphazenes:  Design, Synthesis, and Basicity in THF and in the Gas Phase journal November 2005
Protic Ionic Liquids:  Preparation, Characterization, and Proton Free Energy Level Representation journal May 2007
Physical Properties of Ionic Liquids Consisting of the 1-Butyl-3-Methylimidazolium Cation with Various Anions and the Bis(trifluoromethylsulfonyl)imide Anion with Various Cations journal January 2008
Ultrastable Superbase-Derived Protic Ionic Liquids journal February 2009
The distillation and volatility of ionic liquids journal February 2006
Binary inorganic salt mixtures as high conductivity liquid electrolytes for >100 °C fuel cells journal January 2006
Brønsted acid–base ionic liquids for fuel cell electrolytes journal January 2007
Brønsted acid–base ionic liquids and their use as new materials for anhydrous proton conductors journal January 2003
A New Strategy for Synthesis of Novel Classes of Room-Temperature Ionic Liquids Based on Complexation Reaction of Cations journal January 2006
Polarity Measurement for Ionic Liquids Containing Dissociable Protons journal November 2004

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