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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
May. 30, 2014
Applicant:
Itm Power (Research) Limited, Sheffield, South Yorkshire, GB;
Inventors:
Daniel Greenhalgh, Sheffield, GB;
Rachel Lister, Sheffield, GB;
Assignee:
ITM POWER (RESEARCH) LIMITED, South Yorkshire, GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/1072 (2016.01); H01M 8/10 (2016.01); C25B 13/08 (2006.01); C25B 9/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/1072 (2013.01); C25B 9/10 (2013.01); C25B 13/08 (2013.01); H01M 8/1023 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01); Y02E 60/366 (2013.01); Y02E 60/521 (2013.01); Y02P 70/56 (2015.11);
Abstract
A method of forming a hydrophilic polymer is disclosed. The method can include: reacting a monomer comprising an acid group with a Bronsted base to form an ionic liquid; polymerizing the ionic liquid with at least one other monomer; and converting the ionic liquid back to the acid group after polymerization. Also disclosed are hydrophilic polymers and membrane electrode assemblies formed using the above method.