IP Library Granted Patent US 9,077,016
Granted Patent B2
US 9,077,016 · App. 13/588,123 · Granted Jul 7, 2015

Anion exchange composite membrane filled with crosslinked polymer electrolytes for fuel cells and method for preparing the same

Inventors: Young Woo Choi (Cheongju-si, KR); Mi Soon Lee (Daejeon, KR); Tae Hyun Yang (Daejeon, KR); Chang Soo Kim (Incheon, KR); Young Gi Yoon (Daejeon, KR); Seok Hee Park (Daejeon, KR); Sung Dae Yim (Daejeon, KR); Gu Gon Park (Daejeon, KR); Young Jun Sohn (Daejeon, KR); Minjin Kim (Daejeon, KR); Byungchan Bae (Seoul, KR)
Assignee: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
H01M8/1062Y02E60/523H01M8/1023
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Patent No.
US 9,077,016
App. No.
13/588,123
Granted
Jul 7, 2015
Kind
B2
Abstract

An anion exchange composite membrane is filled with crosslinked polymer electrolytes for fuel cells. A method comprises, (A) preparing anion exchange electrolyte precursor solution, said anion exchange electrolyte precursor solution consisting of a electrolyte monomer of tetravalent ammonium salt having a cation, a bisacrylamide crosslinker having tertiary amine functional group, an initiator and water; (B) impregnating a porous polymer supporter into said electrolyte precursor solution; (C) forming primary anion exchange crosslink polymer electrolyte micropore filling membrane by laminating said polymer supporter and crosslinking within a film; (D) deriving quanternary ammonium of said crosslinker having tertiary amine functional group by immersing said primary anion exchange crosslink polymer electrolyte micropore filling membrane in Vinylbenzyl chloride monomer solution; and (E) preparing composite membrane filled with crosslinked polymer electrolytes by crosslinking after said ammonium deriving is complete, said crosslinking being radical polymerizing vinyl group of said electrolyte micropore filling membrane.

Claims (11)

1. A method for preparing anion exchange composite membrane filled with crosslinked polymer electrolytes, the method comprising:

(A) preparing anion exchange electrolyte precursor solution, said anion exchange electrolyte precursor solution consisting of a electrolyte monomer of tetravalent ammonium salt having a cation, a bisacrylamide crosslinker having tertiary amine functional group, an initiator and water;

(B) impregnating a porous polymer supporter into said electrolyte precursor solution;

(C) forming a primary anion exchange membrane filled with crosslinked polymer electrolytes micropore by laminating said polymer supporter and crosslinking within a film;

(D) deriving quanternary ammonium of said crosslinker having tertiary amine functional group by immersing said primary anion exchange membrane filled with crosslinked polymer electrolytes micropore in Vinylbenzyl chloride monomer solution; and

(E) after said ammonium deriving is completed, preparing composite membrane filled with crosslinked polymer electrolytes by crosslinking, said crosslinking being radical polymerizing vinyl group of said electrolyte micropore filling membrane.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said electrolyte monomer of tetravalent ammonium salt having a cation is vinylbenzyl trimethylammonium chloride.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said bisacrylamide crosslinker having tertiary amine functional group is N,N′-bisacryloylpiperazine.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said anion exchange electrolyte precursor solution is prepared by adding 0.5˜2 part by weight of said initiator to 100 part by weight of a mixed solution, said mixed solution being mixed with 48˜86 part by weight of said electrolyte monomer of tetravalent ammonium salt, 2˜4 part by weight of said bisacrylamide crosslinker having tertiary amine functional group and 10˜50 part by weight.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein said porous polymer supporter is polyolefin based porous supporter, said polyolefin based porous supporter being porous hydrocarbon membrane, wherein the volume of pores of said porous hydrocarbon membrane is 30˜60%, the size of pores of said porous hydrocarbon membrane is 0.05˜0.1 um and the thickness of said porous hydrocarbon membrane is 20˜55 um.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said crosslinking of said steps (C) and (E) are photoactivated crosslinking, wherein Ultra Violet is radiated in said photoactivated crosslinking, wherein the energy of said Ultra Violet is 30˜150 mJ/cm 3 .

Assignments (3)
MERGER Recorded Jan 31, 2020
From: TORAY CHEMICAL KOREA INC.
To: TORAY ADVANCED MATERIALS KOREA INC.
Reel/Frame 051686/0163 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Nov 20, 2018
From: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
To: TORAY CHEMICAL KOREA INC.
Reel/Frame 047552/0087 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 17, 2012
From: CHOI, YOUNG WOO; LEE, MI SOON; YANG, TAE HYUN; KIM, CHANG SOO; YOON, YOUNG GI; PARK, SEOK HEE; YIM, SUNG DAE; PARK, GU GON; SOHN, YOUNG JUN; KIM, MINJIN; BAE, BYUNGCHAN
To: KOREA INSTITUTE OF ENERGY RESEARCH
Reel/Frame 028804/0159 →
Priority Claims (1)
KR 10-2012-0043042 · Apr 25, 2012 · national
Continuity (1)
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