DE69519855D1 - Ionenleitende membran enthaltende brennstoffzelle - Google Patents

Ionenleitende membran enthaltende brennstoffzelle

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DE69519855D1
DE69519855D1 DE69519855T DE69519855T DE69519855D1 DE 69519855 D1 DE69519855 D1 DE 69519855D1 DE 69519855 T DE69519855 T DE 69519855T DE 69519855 T DE69519855 T DE 69519855T DE 69519855 D1 DE69519855 D1 DE 69519855D1
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fuel cell
cell containing
conducting membrane
containing ion
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G Ehrenberg
Joseph Serpico
E Wnek
N Rider
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Dais Analytic Corp
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    • H01M8/10Fuel cells with solid electrolytes
    • H01M8/1016Fuel cells with solid electrolytes characterised by the electrolyte material
    • H01M8/1018Polymeric electrolyte materials
    • H01M8/102Polymeric electrolyte materials characterised by the chemical structure of the main chain of the ion-conducting polymer
    • H01M8/1023Polymeric 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
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    • H01M8/10Fuel cells with solid electrolytes
    • H01M8/1016Fuel cells with solid electrolytes characterised by the electrolyte material
    • H01M8/1018Polymeric electrolyte materials
    • H01M8/1069Polymeric electrolyte materials characterised by the manufacturing processes
    • H01M8/1072Polymeric electrolyte materials characterised by the manufacturing processes by chemical reactions, e.g. insitu polymerisation or insitu crosslinking
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    • H01M8/10Fuel cells with solid electrolytes
    • H01M8/1016Fuel cells with solid electrolytes characterised by the electrolyte material
    • H01M8/1018Polymeric electrolyte materials
    • H01M8/1069Polymeric electrolyte materials characterised by the manufacturing processes
    • H01M8/1081Polymeric electrolyte materials characterised by the manufacturing processes starting from solutions, dispersions or slurries exclusively of polymers
    • GPHYSICS
    • G02OPTICS
    • G02FOPTICAL DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE CONTROL OF LIGHT BY MODIFICATION OF THE OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF THE MEDIA OF THE ELEMENTS INVOLVED THEREIN; NON-LINEAR OPTICS; FREQUENCY-CHANGING OF LIGHT; OPTICAL LOGIC ELEMENTS; OPTICAL ANALOGUE/DIGITAL CONVERTERS
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    • G02F1/15Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on an electrochromic effect
    • G02F1/1514Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on an electrochromic effect characterised by the electrochromic material, e.g. by the electrodeposited material
    • G02F1/1523Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on an electrochromic effect characterised by the electrochromic material, e.g. by the electrodeposited material comprising inorganic material
    • G02F1/1525Devices or arrangements for the control of the intensity, colour, phase, polarisation or direction of light arriving from an independent light source, e.g. switching, gating or modulating; Non-linear optics for the control of the intensity, phase, polarisation or colour  based on an electrochromic effect characterised by the electrochromic material, e.g. by the electrodeposited material comprising inorganic material characterised by a particular ion transporting layer, e.g. electrolyte
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    • H01M2300/00Electrolytes
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    • H01M2300/0065Solid electrolytes
    • H01M2300/0082Organic polymers
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    • H01M8/00Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/18Regenerative fuel cells, e.g. redox flow batteries or secondary fuel cells
    • H01M8/184Regeneration by electrochemical means
    • H01M8/186Regeneration by electrochemical means by electrolytic decomposition of the electrolytic solution or the formed water product
    • YGENERAL 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
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    • Y02TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
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  • Addition Polymer Or Copolymer, Post-Treatments, Or Chemical Modifications (AREA)
DE69519855T 1994-05-23 1995-05-22 Ionenleitende membran enthaltende brennstoffzelle Expired - Fee Related DE69519855T2 (de)

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US08/247,285 US5468574A (en) 1994-05-23 1994-05-23 Fuel cell incorporating novel ion-conducting membrane
PCT/US1995/006447 WO1995032236A1 (en) 1994-05-23 1995-05-22 Fuel cell incorporating novel ion-conducting membrane

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EP (1) EP0763070B1 (de)
JP (1) JPH10503788A (de)
CN (1) CN1152929A (de)
AU (1) AU2644395A (de)
BR (1) BR9507759A (de)
CA (1) CA2190848A1 (de)
DE (1) DE69519855T2 (de)
WO (1) WO1995032236A1 (de)

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