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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 13, 2018
Filed:
May. 18, 2011
Michael Andrew Yandrasits, Hastings, MN (US);
Ji-hwa Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Youngdon Yi, KyeongGi-Do, KR;
Daniel Mcgregor Pierpont, North St. Paul, MN (US);
Steven Joseph Hamrock, Stillwater, MN (US);
Mark Albert Schonewill, Bloomington, MN (US);
Michael Andrew Yandrasits, Hastings, MN (US);
Ji-Hwa Lee, Gyeonggi-do, KR;
Youngdon Yi, KyeongGi-Do, KR;
Daniel McGregor Pierpont, North St. Paul, MN (US);
Steven Joseph Hamrock, Stillwater, MN (US);
Mark Albert Schonewill, Bloomington, MN (US);
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
An electrolyte membrane having a proton conducting polymer reinforced with a nanofiber mat made from a nanofiber comprising a fiber material selected from polymers and polymer blends; wherein the fiber material has a fiber material proton conductivity; wherein the proton conducting polymer has a proton conducting polymer conductivity; and wherein the fiber material proton conductivity is less than the proton conducting polymer conductivity, and methods of making. In some embodiments, the nanofiber further comprises a proton conducting polymer.