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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2006
Filed:
May. 06, 2003
Applicants:
Qinbai Fan, Chicago, IL (US);
Hamid Hussain, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Inventors:
Qinbai Fan, Chicago, IL (US);
Hamid Hussain, Bolingbrook, IL (US);
Assignee:
Gas Technology Institute, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus for generating electricity having an anode electrode, a cathode electrode and a proton exchange membrane comprising poly(vinyl alcohol) disposed between the anode electrode and the cathode electrode. The proton exchange membrane of this invention is suitable for operating at a temperature over an entire range of about room temperature to about 170° C. In accordance with preferred embodiments, the membrane includes one or more cross-linking agents.