GB2452225A - Membrane production method - Google Patents

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GB2452225A
GB2452225A GB0900433A GB0900433A GB2452225A GB 2452225 A GB2452225 A GB 2452225A GB 0900433 A GB0900433 A GB 0900433A GB 0900433 A GB0900433 A GB 0900433A GB 2452225 A GB2452225 A GB 2452225A
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Donald James Highgate
Hiu-Wan Yu
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ITM Power Ltd
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    • C—CHEMISTRY; METALLURGY
    • C08—ORGANIC MACROMOLECULAR COMPOUNDS; THEIR PREPARATION OR CHEMICAL WORKING-UP; COMPOSITIONS BASED THEREON
    • C08J—WORKING-UP; GENERAL PROCESSES OF COMPOUNDING; AFTER-TREATMENT NOT COVERED BY SUBCLASSES C08B, C08C, C08F, C08G or C08H
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    • C08J5/20—Manufacture of shaped structures of ion-exchange resins
    • C08J5/22—Films, membranes or diaphragms
    • C08J5/2206—Films, membranes or diaphragms based on organic and/or inorganic macromolecular compounds
    • C08J5/2218—Synthetic macromolecular compounds
    • C08J5/2231—Synthetic macromolecular compounds based on macromolecular compounds obtained by reactions involving unsaturated carbon-to-carbon bonds
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/10—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/10—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes
    • H01M8/1016—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes characterised by the electrolyte material
    • H01M8/1018—Polymeric electrolyte materials
    • H01M8/102—Polymeric electrolyte materials characterised by the chemical structure of the main chain of the ion-conducting polymer
    • H01M8/1023—Polymeric electrolyte materials characterised by the chemical structure of the main chain of the ion-conducting polymer having only carbon, e.g. polyarylenes, polystyrenes or polybutadiene-styrenes
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/10—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes
    • H01M8/1016—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes characterised by the electrolyte material
    • H01M8/1018—Polymeric electrolyte materials
    • H01M8/1069—Polymeric electrolyte materials characterised by the manufacturing processes
    • H01M8/1072—Polymeric electrolyte materials characterised by the manufacturing processes by chemical reactions, e.g. insitu polymerisation or insitu crosslinking
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M2300/00—Electrolytes
    • H01M2300/0017—Non-aqueous electrolytes
    • H01M2300/0065—Solid electrolytes
    • H01M2300/0082—Organic polymers
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M2300/00—Electrolytes
    • H01M2300/0085—Immobilising or gelification of electrolyte
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
    • Y02E60/50—Fuel cells
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02P—CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION OR PROCESSING OF GOODS
    • Y02P70/00—Climate change mitigation technologies in the production process for final industrial or consumer products
    • Y02P70/50—Manufacturing or production processes characterised by the final manufactured product

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  • Separation Using Semi-Permeable Membranes (AREA)
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Abstract

A method for producing a membrane suitable for use in a membrane electrode assembly comprises polymerising a liquid monomer on a substantially perfectly flat surface of a non-reactive material, wherein the non-reactive material and the liquid monomer are immiscible.
GB0900433A 2006-07-29 2007-07-30 Membrane production method Expired - Fee Related GB2452225B (en)

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GBGB0615139.3A GB0615139D0 (en) 2006-07-29 2006-07-29 Alternative membrane production method
PCT/GB2007/050459 WO2008015478A1 (en) 2006-07-29 2007-07-30 Membrane production method

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GB0900433D0 GB0900433D0 (en) 2009-02-11
GB2452225A true GB2452225A (en) 2009-02-25
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GB2467116B (en) * 2009-01-14 2011-10-19 Itm Power Preparation of an electrochemical cell membrane
US8906572B2 (en) 2012-11-30 2014-12-09 General Electric Company Polymer-electrolyte membrane, electrochemical fuel cell, and related method

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US4216073A (en) * 1979-05-29 1980-08-05 Ionics Inc. Ion exchange resin containing activated carbon
US4680355A (en) * 1984-03-12 1987-07-14 Tokuyama Soda Kabushiki Kaisha Process for preparation of fluorine containing polymer films
WO2003023890A2 (en) * 2001-09-07 2003-03-20 Itm Power Ltd. Hydrophilic polymers and their use in electrochemical cells
EP1339072A1 (en) * 2000-10-19 2003-08-27 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (composite) membranes of solid polyelectrolytes bearing phosphoric acid groups and processes for their production
WO2005124915A1 (en) * 2004-06-16 2005-12-29 Itm Fuel Cells Ltd. The production of membrane electrode assemblies and stacks thereof

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4216073A (en) * 1979-05-29 1980-08-05 Ionics Inc. Ion exchange resin containing activated carbon
US4680355A (en) * 1984-03-12 1987-07-14 Tokuyama Soda Kabushiki Kaisha Process for preparation of fluorine containing polymer films
EP1339072A1 (en) * 2000-10-19 2003-08-27 Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (composite) membranes of solid polyelectrolytes bearing phosphoric acid groups and processes for their production
WO2003023890A2 (en) * 2001-09-07 2003-03-20 Itm Power Ltd. Hydrophilic polymers and their use in electrochemical cells
WO2005124915A1 (en) * 2004-06-16 2005-12-29 Itm Fuel Cells Ltd. The production of membrane electrode assemblies and stacks thereof

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GB2452225B (en) 2010-12-15

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