IP Library Granted Patent US 8,263,710
Granted Patent B2
US 8,263,710 · App. 13/214,273 · Granted Sep 11, 2012

Solid polymer electrolyte material, liquid composition, solid polymer fuel cell and fluoropolymer

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Patent No.
US 8,263,710
App. No.
13/214,273
Granted
Sep 11, 2012
Kind
B2
Abstract

A solid polymer electrolyte material made of a copolymer comprising a repeating unit based on a fluoromonomer A which gives a polymer having an alicyclic structure in its main chain by radical polymerization, and a repeating unit based on a fluoromonomer B of the following formula (1): CF 2 ═CF(R f ) j SO 2 X  (1) wherein j is 0 or 1, X is a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or OM {wherein M is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom or a group of NR 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 (wherein each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 which may be the same or different, is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group)}, and R f is a C 1-20 polyfluoroalkylene group having a straight chain or branched structure which may contain ether oxygen atoms.

Claims (27)

1. A solid polymer electrolyte material made of a copolymer comprising a repeating unit based on a fluoromonomer A which gives a polymer having an alicyclic structure in its main chain by radical polymerization, and a repeating unit based on a fluoromonomer B of the following formula (1), wherein the repeating unit based on a fluoromonomer A is represented by the following formula (4):

wherein s is 0 or 1, each of R f4 , R f5 , R f6 and R f7 , which may be the same or different, is a fluorine atom or to a C 1-5 perfluoroalkyl group (provided that R f4 and R f5 may be connected to form a spiro ring when s is 0), and R f8 is a fluorine atom, a C 1-5 perfluoroalkyl group or a C 1-5 perfluoroalkoxy group;

CF 2 ═CF(R f ) j SO 2 X  (1)

wherein j is 0 or 1, X is a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or OM {wherein M is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom or a group of NR 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 (wherein each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 which may be the same or different, is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group)}, and R f is a C 1-20 polyfluoroalkylene group having a straight chain or branched structure which optionally contains at least one ether oxygen atom.

2. The solid polymer electrolyte material according to claim 1 , wherein the fluoromonomer B is represented by the following formula (2):

CF 2 ═CFO(CF 2 CFYO) k (CF 2 ) m SO 2 X  (2)

wherein k is an integer of from 0 to 2, m is an integer of from 1 to 12, Y is a fluorine atom or a trifluoromethyl group, and X is a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or OM {wherein M is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom or a group of NR 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 (wherein each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 which may be the same or different, is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group)}.

3. The solid polymer electrolyte material according to claim 1 , wherein the fluoromonomer A is perfluoro(2,2-dimethyl-1,3-dioxole).

4. The solid polymer electrolyte material according to claim 3 , wherein the fluoromonomer B is represented by the following formula (2):

CF 2 ═CFO(CF 2 CFYO) k (CF 2 ) m SO 2 X  (2)

wherein k is an integer of from 0 to 2, m is an integer of from 1 to 12, Y is a fluorine atom or a trifluoromethyl group, where X is a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or OM {wherein M is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom or a group of NR 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 (wherein each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 which may be the same or different, is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group)}.

5. The solid polymer electrolyte material according to claim 1 , wherein the fluoromonomer A is perfluoro(1,3-dioxole).

6. The solid polymer electrolyte material according to claim 5 , wherein the fluoromonomer B is represented by is the following formula (2):

CF 2 ═CFO(CF 2 CFYO) k (CF 2 ) m SO 2 X  (2)

wherein k is an integer of from 0 to 2, m is an integer of from 1 to 12, Y is a fluorine atom or a trifluoromethyl group, and X is a fluorine atom, a chlorine atom or OM {wherein M is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom or a group of NR 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 (wherein each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 which may be the same or different, is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group)}.

7. The solid polymer electrolyte material according to claim 1 , wherein the fluoromonomer A is 2,2,4-trifluoro-5-trifluoromethoxy-1,3-dioxole.

8. The solid polymer electrolyte material according to claim 7 , wherein the fluoromonomer B is represented by the following formula (2):

CF 2 ═CFO(CF 2 CFYO) k (CF 2 ) m SO 2 X  (2)

wherein k is an integer of from 0 to 2, m is an integer of from 1 to 12, Y is a fluorine atom or a trifluoromethyl group, and X is a fluorine atom. a chlorine atom or OM {wherein M is a hydrogen atom, an alkali metal atom or a group of NR 1 R 2 R 3 R 4 {wherein each of R 1 , R 2 , R 3 and R 4 which may be the same or different, is a hydrogen atom or a monovalent organic group)}.

9. The solid polymer electrolyte material according to claim 1 , which has an ion exchange capacity of from 0.9 to 1.5 meq/g dry resin.

10. The solid polymer electrolyte material according to claim 2 , which has an ion exchange capacity of from 0.9 to 1.5 meq/g dry resin.

11. The solid polymer electrolyte material according to claim 3 , which has an ion exchange capacity of from 0.9 to 1.5 meq/g dry resin.

12. The solid polymer electrolyte material according to claim 4 , which has an ion exchange capacity of from 0.9 to 1.5 meq/g dry resin.

13. The solid polymer electrolyte material according to claim 5 , which has an ion exchange capacity of from 0.9 to 1.5 meq/g dry resin.

14. The solid polymer electrolyte material according to claim 6 , which has an ion exchange capacity of from 0.9 to 1.5 meq/g dry resin.

15. The solid polymer electrolyte material according to claim 7 , which has an ion exchange capacity of from 0.9 to 1.5 meq/g dry resin.

16. The solid polymer electrolyte material according to claim 8 , which has an ion exchange capacity of from 0.9 to 1.5 meq/g dry resin.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Aug 7, 2018
From: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
To: AGC INC.
Reel/Frame 046730/0786 →
CORPORATE ADDRESS CHANGE Recorded Nov 9, 2011
From: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
To: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
Reel/Frame 027197/0541 →