Trustees of the Colorado School of Mines

University of Massachusetts

Mei-Chen Kuo

Andrew Michael Herring

E Bryan Coughlin

Nora Buggy

Ronald Justin Stanis

Yifeng Du

Jack Richard Ferrell

Andrew R Motz

The present invention relates to a high performance cross-linked triblock cationic functionalized polymer for electrochemical applications, and methods of making and using the same. The invention also relates to a tunable hydrogenated polymer, that can be functionalized with a particular cation for a particular application, and the method of making the hydrogenated polymer and tuning the hydrogenated polymer for the application.

High performance cross-linked triblock cationic functionalized polymer for electrochemical applications, methods of making and methods of using

The invention relates to a method of making fluoropolymers without excessive degradation of the polymer backbone. The invention also relates to the fluoropolymers made by this method, and method of using the fluoropolymers.

Method of functionalizing fluoropolymers with acidic side chains exhibiting improved properties, the fluoropolymers thereof, and methods of using

The use of fuel cells to produce electricity are known as an environmentally clean and reliable source of energy, and show promise as an automotive power source if the polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell can be made less expensive, more durable, reduce or eliminate humidification of the reactive gases, and operate at temperatures encountered during automotive operating conditions. The use of an electro-catalyst formed from heteropoly acids immobilized by a conductive material, such as carbon or platinum black, and stabilizing a metallic black with the immobilized conductive material addressed these automotive fuel cell needs. Coating the fuel cell electrode, polymer electrolyte assembly with a nano-particle catalyst derived from a heteropoly acid provided anodic carbon monoxide tolerance at anodic overpotentials and an active cathodic oxygen reduction. The heteropoly acids can also function as supercapacitor electrode films.

Immobilized heteropoly acids and the use of the same electrode stabilization and enhancement

Immobilized heteropoly acids and the use of the same for electrode stabilization and enhancement

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