Polymer electrolyte for fuel cell
US5985477A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 16, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P70/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Provided is a polymer electrolyte which is cheap and easily synthesized, and has a high water resistance and high output performance. The polymer electrolyte comprising a sulfonated polymer having an ion-exchange group equivalent weight of 500 to 2500 g/mol, which is obtainable by sulfonating a structural unit represented by the structural formula (II) of a copolymer having 95 to 40 mol % of a structural unit represented by the following structural formula (I) and 5 to 60 mol % of a structural unit represented by the following structural formula (II), ##STR1##
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