JP4588008B2 - デンドリマー固体酸、高分子電解質膜、膜電極接合体および燃料電池 - Google Patents
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Description
まず、下記反応式1のように世代の反復単位を合成する。
本実施形態は、側鎖の末端に−SO3H,−COOH,−OHまたは−OPO(OH)2のうち一つ以上を有する高分子マトリックスと、上記の高分子マトリックス内に上記デンドリマー固体酸とが均一に分布する高分子電解質膜を提供する。
本実施形態では、触媒層及び拡散層を備えるカソードと、触媒層及び拡散層を備えるアノードと、カソードとアノードとの間に配設される電解質膜と、を備えるMEAにおいて、上記の電解質膜は、本実施形態に係る高分子電解質膜を含むことを特徴とするMEAを提供する。
本実施形態では、触媒層及び拡散層を備えるカソードと、触媒層及び拡散層を備えるアノードと、カソードとアノードとの間に配設される電解質膜と、を備える燃料電池において、上記の電解質膜は、本実施形態に係る高分子電解質膜を含むことを特徴とする燃料電池を提供する。
攪拌器が備えられた3口反応フラスコに、窒素雰囲気下で、アセトンに、1,1,1−トリ(4−ヒドロキシフェニル)−メタンを0.01モル、上記反応式2によって製造した反復単位を0.033モル、K2CO3を0.033モル、18−クラウン−6を9mmol、溶かした後、60℃で16時間反応させた。
1,1,1−トリ(4−ヒドロキシフェニル)−メタンの代わりに、(4−ヒドロキシフェニル)−(2,3,4−トリヒドロキシフェニル)メタノンを使用する点を除いては、上記の実施例1と同様に製造過程を行って、化学式24の化合物を製造した。
1,1,1−トリ(4−ヒドロキシフェニル)−メタンの代わりに、2,2−ビス(4−ヒドロキシ−3−メチルフェニル)プロパンを使用する点を除いては、上記の実施例1と同様に製造過程を行って、化学式25の化合物を製造した。
1,1,1−トリ(4−ヒドロキシフェニル)−メタンの代わりに、1,1,1−トリ(4−ヒドロキシフェニル)−エタンを使用する点を除いては、上記の実施例1と同様に製造過程を行って、化学式26の化合物を製造した。
m:nの比率が5:5である化学式27の高分子マトリックスの100質量部と、化学式23のデンドリマー固体酸の10質量部とをN−メチルピロリドン(NMP)に完全に溶解させた後にキャスティングして、高分子電解質膜を製造した。
化学式23のデンドリマー固体酸をそれぞれ5質量部または15質量部を使用した点を除いては、実施例5で用いられた方法と同じ方法で高分子電解質膜を製造した。上記のように製造した高分子電解質膜に対して、製造してから1日が経過した後、イオン伝導度及びメタノールクロスオーバーを測定した。その結果を下記の表2に示した。
Claims (7)
- 下記化学式1で表される、デンドリマー固体酸。
前記aは、前記Xに結合しうる作用基の数によって決定される、1〜6の整数であり、
前記nは、分枝単位の世代を表し、かつ、2〜6の整数であり、
(i)世代であるEiと結合する(i+1)世代であるEi+1の数は、Eiに存在する結合可能な部位の数と同一であり、
前記E1〜前記En−1は、下記化学式20の有機基であり、
前記Enは、H,−OH,−COOH,−SO3Hまたは−OPO(OH)2のいずれか一つである。
- 前記デンドリマー固体酸は、下記化学式23〜化学式26の中から選択される化合物であることを特徴とする、請求項1に記載のデンドリマー固体酸。
- 側鎖の末端に−SO3H,−COOH,−OHまたは−OPO(OH)2のうち一つ以上の置換基を有する少なくとも1つの高分子マトリックスと、
請求項1に記載のデンドリマー固体酸と、
を含み、
前記高分子マトリックス内に、前記デンドリマー固体酸が均一に分布することを特徴とする、高分子電解質膜。 - 前記高分子マトリックスは、ポリイミド、ポリベンズイミダゾール、ポリエーテルスルホンまたはポリエーテルエーテルケトンのうち一つ以上であることを特徴とする、請求項3に記載の高分子電解質膜。
- 前記高分子マトリックスは、下記化学式27の高分子樹脂であることを特徴とする、請求項3に記載の高分子電解質膜。
ここで、下記化学式27において、Mは、下記化学式30の反復単位であり、Nは、下記化学式31の反復単位であり、m及びnは、それぞれ独立的に30〜5000であり、m:nの比率は、2:8〜8:2である。
- 触媒層及び拡散層を備えるカソードと、
触媒層及び拡散層を備えるアノードと、
前記カソードと前記アノードとの間に配設される電解質膜と、
を備える膜電極接合体であって、
前記電解質膜は、請求項3〜5のいずれかに記載の高分子電解質膜であることを特徴とする、膜電極接合体。 - 触媒層及び拡散層を備えるカソードと、
触媒層及び拡散層を備えるアノードと、
前記カソードと前記アノードとの間に配設される電解質膜と、
を備える燃料電池であって、
前記電解質膜は、請求項3〜5のいずれかに記載の高分子電解質膜であることを特徴とする、燃料電池。
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