High Performance Quaternary Phosphonium Alkaline Electrochemical Binder And Anion Exchange Membrane For Anion Exchange Membrane Alkaline Fuel
- 详细技术说明
- Despite the many advantages and demonstrated uses of fuel cells, they are expensive because they require platinum and other precious metals as catalysts. The best way to eliminate platinum while maintaining the many benefits is through the use of a high performance hydroxide exchange membrane, the Nafion® equivalent for a alkaline fuel cell. UCR’s Prof. Yushan has developed an alkaline membrane that will one day replace Nafion® and enable non-precious metal fuel cell catalysts that are composed of elements such as cobalt, nickel, iron and silver. These metals cost between $2 and $12 per ounce as compared to platinum that currently trades in the range of $1,200/ounce and peaked at over $2,000/ounce last summer. The Office of Technology Commercialization has licensed Prof. Yan’s technology to Full Cycle Energy, an alternative energy company. This innovation will hopefully lead to a massive drop in the cost of goods needed to produce fuel cells. This price reduction will allow fuel cells to have a lower price point per watt than internal combustion engines and batteries.
- *Abstract
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- *IP Issue Date
- Feb 4, 2014
- *Principal Investigation
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Name: Rui Cai
Department:
Name: Shuang Gu
Department:
Name: Yushan Yan
Department:
- 附加资料
- Patent Number: US20110237690A1
Application Number: US13123477A
Inventor: Yan, Yushan | Gu, Shuang | Cai, Rui
Priority Date: 10 Oct 2008
Priority Number: US20110237690A1
Application Date: 8 Apr 2011
Publication Date: 29 Sep 2011
IPC Current: B01J004112 | C08G007523
US Class: 521030
Assignee Applicant: The Regents of the University of California
Title: HIGHLY BASIC IONOMERS AND MEMBRANES AND ANION/HYDROXIDE EXCHANGE FUEL CELLS COMPRISING THE IONOMERS AND MEMBRANES
Usefulness: HIGHLY BASIC IONOMERS AND MEMBRANES AND ANION/HYDROXIDE EXCHANGE FUEL CELLS COMPRISING THE IONOMERS AND MEMBRANES
Summary: In an anion/hydroxide exchange membrane, which is used in a fuel cell (claimed), for dialysis/electrodialysis, desalination of sea/brackish water; demineralization of water; ultra-pure water production; waste water treatment; concentration of electrolytes solution in food, drug, chemical, and biotechnology fields; electrolysis (e.g. chlor-alkali production and hydrogen/oxygen production); energy storage (e.g. super capacitors and redox batteries); and sensors.
Novelty: New highly basic ionomer comprising polymer-forming monomer containing aromatic moiety links to highly basic functional group, used in a fuel cell
- 主要类别
- 化工/材料
- 细分类别
- 燃料电池
- 申请号码
- 8641949
- 其他
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Tech ID/UC Case
21792/2009-263-2
Related Cases
2009-263-2
- 国家/地区
- 美国

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