Patent ID: 8735021
Filing Date: 2014-05-27
Classification: C07D,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A membrane/electrode assembly for fuel cell applications, the membrane/electrode assembly comprising: a cathode catalyst layer; an anode catalyst layer; and an ion conducting membrane positioned between the cathode catalyst layer and the anode catalyst layer, the ion conducting membrane comprising ion conducting polymer that comprises a perfluorocyclobutyl moiety; and a porphyrin-containing compound having formula 1: wherein: R R connected by a linking group L 1 to form polymer units 5 and 6: Z E E L X is an —OH, a halogen, an ester, or d is a number of Z P R R R Q i is a number representing repetition of polymer segment 3; and, j is a number representing repetition of a polymer segment 4.