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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2014
Filed:
Nov. 30, 2012
Applicant:
General Electric Company, Schenectady, NY (US);
Inventors:
Lakshmi Krishnan, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Gary William Yeager, Rexford, NY (US);
Grigorii Lev Soloveichik, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Assignee:
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/14 (2006.01); H01M 8/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/1023 (2013.01); H01M 8/1039 (2013.01); H01M 8/1051 (2013.01); H01M 8/1086 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01); Y02E 60/521 (2013.01);
Abstract
A polymer-electrolyte membrane is presented. The polymer-electrolyte membrane comprises an acid-functional polymer, and an additive incorporated in at least a portion of the membrane. The additive comprises a fluorinated cycloaliphatic additive, a hydrophobic cycloaliphatic additive, or combinations thereof, wherein the additive has a boiling point greater than about 120° C. An electrochemical fuel cell including the polymer-electrolyte membrane, and a related method, are also presented.