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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2014
Asahi Glass Company, Limited, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Yasushi Yamaki, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Hiromitsu Kusano, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Asahi Glass Company, Limited, Chiyoda-ku, JP;
Abstract
A reinforced electrolyte membrane having an electrolyte membrane containing a fluoropolymer having ion exchange groups, reinforced by a woven fabric made of a reinforcing thread and a sacrificial thread, where the sacrificial thread remains in the electrolyte membrane, a void is formed between the sacrificial thread and the electrolyte membrane, and 2000 μm<A<6000 μmand 0.3≦B/A<1.0 are satisfied, where A is the total of a cross-sectional area of the sacrificial thread and a cross-sectional area of the void, and B is the cross-sectional area of the sacrificial thread.