Polyethersulfone compositions
US7393914B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jul 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2007/0006
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Novel polyethersulfone compositions have been discovered which incorporate structural subunits derived from sulfonated bis(halophenyl)sulfones, dihydroxy terphenyls, and/or bis(hydroxyphenyl)pyridines. The sulfonated polyethersulfones show promise as materials for use in polymer electrolyte membranes (PEMs) in fuel cells owing to their high proton conductivities (0.02-0.07 S/cm at 20° C. and 100 percent humidity). In addition, a novel unsulfonated thermoplastic polyethersulfone comprising structural subunits derived from a non-sulfonated bis(halophenyl)sulfone bis4-fluorophenyl)sulfone and 4,4′-dihydroxyphenyl-2,6-pyridine (CAS No. 171820-16-9) is disclosed.
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