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US 12,233,381 · App. 17/084,425 · Granted Feb 25, 2025
Membranes for enhancing rates of water dissociation and water formation
Inventors:
Shane Ardo (Irvine, CA); William White (Irvine, CA); Lawrence A. Renna (Irvine, CA); Rohit Bhide (Irvine, CA); Leanna Schulte (Irvine, CA); Gabriel S. Phun (Irvine, CA)
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Abstract
Membranes for electrochemical technologies that operate at non-extreme acidic or basic conditions are described herein. The membrane can be a bipolar membrane having an anion-exchange layer, a cation-exchange layer, and a polymer layer containing a catalyst juxtaposed between the two layers. The catalyst can improve the rate for water dissociation and water formation at low applied bias thereby decreasing the overpotential and resistance for overall ion transport, especially when unequal pH values are used between the catholyte and anolyte.
Claims (10)
1. A bipolar membrane (BPM) ( 100 ) for enhancing a rate of water dissociation or formation, said BPM ( 100 ) comprising a cation-exchange membrane (CEM) layer ( 102 ), an anion-exchange membrane (AEM) layer ( 104 ), and a catalytic polymer layer ( 106 ) interfacing and juxtaposed between the CEM layer ( 102 ) and the AEM layer ( 104 ),
wherein the catalytic polymer layer ( 106 ) comprises a polymer backbone functionalized with catalytic buffer groups, the catalytic buffer groups comprising proton-transfer functional groups, proton-transfer coordination compounds, or combinations thereof, wherein the proton-transfer catalytic functional groups have a pk a in the range of about 6 to 8 and the proton-transfer catalytic coordination compounds have a pK f in the range of about 4 to 10,
wherein the proton-transfer functional groups comprise amines, pyrazines pyrimidines, pyridazines, imidazoles, piperazines, morpholines, boronates, phosphonates, nucleobases, or amino acids, and
wherein the proton-transfer coordination compounds comprise ligated cationic zinc, copper, iron, or lead.
2. The BPM ( 100 ) of claim 1 , wherein the pK f is in the range of about 6 to 8.
3. The BPM ( 100 ) of claim 1 , wherein a width of the catalytic polymer layer ( 106 ) ranges from about 1 nm to about 10 μm.
4. The BPM ( 100 ) of claim 1 , wherein the polymer backbone comprises two or more catalytic buffer groups.
5. A bipolar membrane (BPM) ( 100 ) for enhancing a rate of water dissociation or formation, said BPM ( 100 ) comprising a cation-exchange membrane (CEM) layer ( 102 ), an anion-exchange membrane (AEM) layer ( 104 ), and a catalytic polymer layer ( 106 ) interfacing and juxtaposed between the CEM layer ( 102 ) and the AEM layer ( 104 ),
wherein the catalytic polymer layer ( 106 ) comprises a polymer backbone functionalized with catalytic buffer groups, the catalytic buffer groups comprising proton-transfer functional groups, proton-transfer coordination compounds, or combinations thereof, wherein the proton-transfer catalytic functional groups have a pK a in the range of 6 to 8 and the proton-transfer catalytic coordination compounds have a pK f in the range of 6 to 8.
6. The BPM ( 100 ) of claim 5 , wherein the polymer backbone comprises two or more catalytic buffer groups.
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST
Recorded Dec 1, 2020
From: ARDO, SHANE; WHITE, WILLIAM; RENNA, LAWRENCE A.; BHIDE, ROHIT; SCHULTE, LEANNA; PHUN, GABRIEL S.
To: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
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Continuity (3)
Continuation In Part
PCTUS2020032705
· May 13, 2020
Provisional Application
62847118
· May 13, 2019
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