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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2013
Applicant:
GM Global Technology Operations Llc, Detroit, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael R. Schoeneweiss, West Henrietta, NY (US);
Timothy J. Fuller, Pittsford, NY (US);
Frank Coms, Fairport, NY (US);
Sean M. MacKinnon, Montreal, CA;
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/10 (2006.01); C07D 487/22 (2006.01); C08J 5/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/1039 (2013.01); C07D 487/22 (2013.01); C08J 5/2237 (2013.01); H01M 8/1023 (2013.01); H01M 8/1048 (2013.01); B01D 2323/385 (2013.01); C08J 2327/18 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0082 (2013.01); Y02E 60/521 (2013.01);
Abstract
An ion conducting membrane for fuel cell applications includes an ion conducting polymer and a porphyrin-containing compound at least partially dispersed within the ion conducting polymer. The ion conducting membranes exhibit improved performance over membranes not incorporating such porphyrin-containing compounds.