Polymers having stable cationic pendant groups for use as anion exchange membranes

Yan, Yushan; Hu, Keda; Wang, Junhua; Wang, Lan; Rojas-Carbonell, Santiago; Setzler, Brian

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Title: Polymers having stable cationic pendant groups for use as anion exchange membranes

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Poly(aryl alkylene) polymers or poly(aryl-crown ether-alkylene) polymers with pendant cationic groups are provided which have an alkaline-stable cation, such as imidazolium, introduced into a rigid aromatic polymer backbone free of ether bonds. Hydroxide exchange membranes or hydroxide exchange ionomers formed from these polymers exhibit superior chemical stability, hydroxide conductivity, decreased water uptake, good solubility in selected solvents, and improved mechanical properties in an ambient dry state as compared to conventional hydroxide exchange membranes or ionomers. Hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cells and hydroxide exchange membrane electrolyzers comprising the poly(aryl alkylene) polymers or poly(aryl-crown ether-alkylene) polymers with pendant cationic groups exhibit enhanced performance and durability at relatively high temperatures.

Inventors:: Yan, Yushan; Hu, Keda; Wang, Junhua; Wang, Lan; Rojas-Carbonell, Santiago; Setzler, Brian

Issue Date:: Tue Nov 28 00:00:00 EST 2023

Research Org.:: Univ. of Delaware, Newark, DE (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 2293910

Patent Number(s):: 11827743

Application Number:: 16/833,312

Assignee:: University of Delaware (Newark, DE)

DOE Contract Number:: AR0000814

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 03/27/2020

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Yan, Yushan, Hu, Keda, Wang, Junhua, Wang, Lan, Rojas-Carbonell, Santiago, and Setzler, Brian. Polymers having stable cationic pendant groups for use as anion exchange membranes.  United States: N. p., 2023. 
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  abstractNote = {Poly(aryl alkylene) polymers or poly(aryl-crown ether-alkylene) polymers with pendant cationic groups are provided which have an alkaline-stable cation, such as imidazolium, introduced into a rigid aromatic polymer backbone free of ether bonds. Hydroxide exchange membranes or hydroxide exchange ionomers formed from these polymers exhibit superior chemical stability, hydroxide conductivity, decreased water uptake, good solubility in selected solvents, and improved mechanical properties in an ambient dry state as compared to conventional hydroxide exchange membranes or ionomers. Hydroxide exchange membrane fuel cells and hydroxide exchange membrane electrolyzers comprising the poly(aryl alkylene) polymers or poly(aryl-crown ether-alkylene) polymers with pendant cationic groups exhibit enhanced performance and durability at relatively high temperatures.},

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