Compositions for energy conversion and storage and methods of making the same
AssigneeAlliance for Sustainable Energy, LLC
InventorsSaheed Abidemi Bukola, Bryan Scott Pivovar
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a composition that includes a first layer that includes a polymer having a repeat unit with a structure that includes where m is between 2 and 100, inclusively, the repeat unit is protonated at at least one of position A) and/or B) and/or sulfonated at at least one of rings 1) and/or 2), R1 includes at least one of a lone pair of electrons, a covalent bond, hydrogen, and/or a hydrocarbon functional group, R2 includes at least one of a lone pair of electrons, a covalent bond, hydrogen, and/or a hydrocarbon functional group, and is a covalent bond.
Claims12
A composite layer comprising:
- a first layer consisting of a polymer;
- a second layer consisting of a perfluorosulfonic acid ionomer;
- and
- a support layer, wherein:
- the first layer is positioned adjacent to the second layer,
- the support layer is positioned adjacent to the first layer or the second layer,
- the polymer has a repeat unit comprising
- m is between 2 and 100, inclusively, and
- the repeat unit is sulfonated at at least one of rings 1), 2), or 3).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.