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US 11,766,670 B2Granted
Alkaline anion exchange membranes and methods of use thereof
Assignee1s1 Energy, Inc.
InventorsSukanta Bhattacharyya, Daniel Sobek
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Abstract
An anion exchange membrane includes a porous structural framework and bismuth atoms bonded to pore surfaces of the porous structural framework. Each bismuth atom is bonded to a pore surface by way of one or two oxygen atoms.
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An anion exchange membrane comprising:
- a porous structural framework;
- and
- bismuth atoms bonded to pore surfaces of the porous structural framework;
- wherein each bismuth atom is bonded to a pore surface by way of one or two oxygen atoms.
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A method of making an anion exchange membrane, comprising:
- bonding bismuth atoms to pore surfaces of a porous structural framework by way of one or two oxygen atoms.
An apparatus comprising:
- an anode;
- a cathode;
- and
- an alkaline anion exchange membrane positioned between the cathode and the anode, the anion exchange membrane comprising a porous structural framework and a bismuth atom bonded to a pore surface of the porous structural framework by way of one or two oxygen atoms.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.