Patent ID: 7989116

Claim:
A proton conducting polymer comprising: in combination, a proton donating polymer wherein said proton donating polymer is selected from one or more from the group consisting of sulfonated polysulfones, sulfonated polyether ketones, sulfonated polystyrenes, sulfonated polyphenylenes, sulfonated trifluorostyrenes, sulfonated polyphosphazenes, sulfonated fluoropolymers, sulfonated perfluoropolymers, polyphenyl sulfides, polymers containing one or more fluorinated sulfonamide groups, zwitterionic ionenes, ionomers, sulfonated polyamides, sulfonated polyazoles, sulfonated silicones, polybenzoimidazole doped with phosphoric acid, nafion, and any derivatives thereof and a Lewis acid, wherein said Lewis acid is selected from one or more of the group consisting of Sc(OTf) 3 , Y(OTf) 3 , La(OTf) 3 , Sc(ClO 4 ) 3 , Pb(ClO 4 ) 3 , and Fe(OSO 2 CF 3 ) 2 , Ce(OTf) 3 , Pr(OTf) 3 , ScCl 3 , YCl 3 , YbCl 3 , Ce(ClO 4 ) 3 , Y(ClO 4 ) 3 , La(ClO 4 ) 3 , Cu(ClO 4 ) 3 , Zr(ClO 4 ) 3 , Cd(ClO 4 ) 2 , Fe(ClO 4 ) 2 , and FeCl 2 .