WO2004038823A3 - High water permeability proton exchange membrane - Google Patents

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WO2004038823A3
WO2004038823A3 PCT/US2003/031319 US0331319W WO2004038823A3 WO 2004038823 A3 WO2004038823 A3 WO 2004038823A3 US 0331319 W US0331319 W US 0331319W WO 2004038823 A3 WO2004038823 A3 WO 2004038823A3
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Abstract

A high water permeability proton exchange membrane (12) is disclosed for use in an electrochemical cell, such as fuel cell (10) or an electrolysis cell. The membrane (12) includes: a. between about 20 volume percent ('vol. %') and about 40 vol. % of a structural insulating phase (40); between about 50 vol.% and about 70 vol. % of a hydrated nanoporous ionomer phase (42); and, about 10 vol. % of a microporous water-filled phase (44). The structural insulating material (40) defines an overall membrane volume, and the ionomer phase (42) fills all but 10% of the overall volume so that the microporous water-filled phase (44) is defined within the ionomer phase (42) and consists of open pores having a diameter of between 0.3 microns and 1.0 microns. Water transport is enhanced between opposed catalytic surfaces (14), (16) of the membrane (12).
PCT/US2003/031319 2002-10-21 2003-10-01 High water permeability proton exchange membrane WO2004038823A2 (en)

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