CA2171298C - Trifluorostyrene and substituted trifluorostyrene copolymeric compositions and ion-exchange membranes formed therefrom - Google Patents

Trifluorostyrene and substituted trifluorostyrene copolymeric compositions and ion-exchange membranes formed therefrom

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Abstract

Polymeric compositions are derived from copolymers of .alpha.,.beta.,.beta.-trifluorostyrene with a variety of substituted .alpha.,.beta.,.beta.-trifluorostyrenes.
These compositions are suitable for use as membranes, particularly as ion-exchange membranes, and most particularly as solid polymer electrolytes in electrochemical applications, such as, for example, electrochemical fuel cells.

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~ WO95/08581 217 1 Z 9 8 PCT/CA94m0497 TRIFL~ORO8TYRENB AND 8~B~ ul~ TRIFL~ORO8TYRENE
COP~LYMERIC COMPO8ITIO~8 AND
ION-EXC~ANGB M~R~E8 FORMED THEREFROM

Field Of The Invention The present invention relates to trifluorostyrene based polymeric compositions.
More particularly, the present invention relates to polymeric compositions derived from copolymers of ~,B,~-trifluorostyrene with a variety of substituted ~ -trifluorostyrenes. These compositions are particularly suitable for use as solid polymer electrolytes in electrochemical applications, such as, for example, electrochemical fuel cells.

B4c~ d Of Th- Inv-ntion A variety of membranes have been developed over the years for application as solid polymer electrolytes for fuel cells and other electrochemical applications. These polymers have typically been perfluorinated aliphatic compositions, such as those described in U.S.
Patent Nos. 3,282,875 and 4,330,654. These compositions are very expensive membranes, and in the case of the '875 patent tend to exhibit poor f~el cell performance characteristic at high current densities. Alternatively, a series of low-4 cost polyaromatic-based systems have been in-vestigated, such as those described in U. S. Patent Nos. 3,528,858 and 3,226,361. These materials suffer from poor chemical resistance and mechanical properties which tend to limit their use in fuel wosslo858l - ~ PCT/C~94/00~97 ~
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cell applications. The investigation of other materials has involved the study of polymers containing the monomer unit a,B,B-trifluorostyrene, for example, those described in U.S. Patent No.
3,341,366 and Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication (Kokai) No. 53-26884. However, these compositions suffered from poor mechanical properties in the case of the '366 patent, and very low polymer yield in the case of the Japanese patent publication.
It is therefore an object of the invention to produce, in high yield, a low-cost ion-exchange polymer membrane with favorable chemical and m~ch~n;cal properties.
It is also an object of the invention to produce an ion-exchange polymer membrane that is suitable for use in a wide variety of applications, including electrochemical applications such as fuel cells.

8ummary Of The Invsntion The above and other objects are achieved by a polymeric composition including:
2 IF ~ F2-CF / \CF2-CF ~ F2-CF I

~ X ~ A~ ~ A3 where at least two of m, n, p and q are integers greater than zero; A~, A2 and A3 are selected from the group consisting of alkyls, halogens, CyF2y+
where y is an integer greater than zero, O-R (where R is selected from the group consisting of alkyls, perfluoroalkyls and aryls), CF=CF2, CN, NO2 and OH;

~ WO95/08581 217 1~ 9 8 PCT/CA9~/00497 and X is selected from the group consisting of S03H~ PO2H2, PO3H2, CH2PO3H2, COOH, OSO3H, OPO3H2, OArSO3H where Ar is an aromatic, NR3+ (where R is selected from the group consisting of alkyls, perfluoroalkyls and aryls), and CH2NR3' (where R is selected from the group consisting of alkyls, perfluoroalkyls and aryls). The Al, A2, A3 and X
substituents may be located in the ortho, meta and/or para positions. The copolymer may also be binary, ternary or quaternary.
The A" A2 and A3 substituents may be further elaborated by known means such as, for example, by hydrolysis of the CN group to form COOH or by reduction with common reducing agents (such as, for example, Raney nickel) to form a primary amine, thereby transforming the Al, A2 and A3 substituents into further "X"-type ion-exchange moieties. The resulting polymeric composition may thus comprise one or more type of ion-exchange moiety, and may 2 0 al50 comprise both cation and anion exchange moleties .
The polymeric composition can also consist essentially of the above chemical units.
At least some of the adjacent polymers are preferably crosslinked for applications in which the resul~ing polymeric membrane should retard swelling.
The polymeric composition in which m and n are integers greater than zero, p and q are both zero, A~ is fluorine or CF3, and X is SO3H, is suitably formed into a membrane, and is preferably employed as an ion-exchange membrane, most preferably as a cation exchange membrane in an electrochemical fuel cell.

WO95/08581 i~ PCT/CAg~/OW97 ~
2~2~8 4 Brief DeqcriPtion of the Drawinqs FIG. 1 is a plot of voltage as a function of current density in an electrochemical fuel cell employing, respectively, a Nafion 117 (DuPont's trade designation) cation exchange membrane, a Dow experimental cation exchange membrane, and a sulfonated ~,~,B-trifluorostyrene copolymeric membrane.

Det~iled DescriPtion Of The PreferrQd Embodiments The polymeric compositions of the present invention are produced by reacting mixtures of -trifluorostyrene having the following chemical formula:

mCF2=CF

where m is an integer greater than zero, with other monomer(s) selected from a group of substituted ~ -trifluorostyrenes having the following chemical formula:

rl CF2=CF

where n is an integer greater than zero and A is selected from the group consisting of alkyls, halogens, CyF2y+l where y is an integer greater than zero, O-R (where R is selected from the group consisting of alkyls, perfluoroalkyls and aryls), 21712~8 wos~/08581 PCT/CAg~/00~97 CF=CF2, C~, NO2 and OH, to form a base copolymer.
The "A" substituent may be located in the ortho, meta and/or para positions.
The above monomers are mixed in an aqueous medium containing a free radical initiator and an emulsifying agent, at temperatures in the range of about 35C - 95C for a time period of about 24 to 74 hours under an inert atmosphere. The base copolymers can be sulfonated, or in accordance with a further aspect of this invention, may be phosphorylated, carboxylated, quaternary-aminoalkylated or chloromethylated, and further modified to yield -CH2PO3H2, -CH2NR3+ where R is an alkyl, or -CH2NAr3+ where Ar is an aromatic (arene), to provide a cation or anion exchange membrane.
Further still, the aromatic moiety may contain a hydroxyl group which can be readily elaborated by existing methods to generate -OSO3H and -OPO3H2 cationic exchange sites on the polymer.
In a typical sulfonation reaction used to produce a cationic exchange membrane, the copolymer is dissolved in an appropriate solvent and then reacted with a sulfonating reagent, such as chlorosulfonic acid or a Lewis acid-base complex of s~lfur trioxide. The solvent for such a reaction can be selected from the class consisting of chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons, such as dichloroethane, tetrachloroethylene and chloroform.
The copolymer solution is rendered completely homogeneous prior to the addition of the solution containing the sulfonating reagent. The reaction is then run within the temperature range from about 18C plus or minus 5C, up to the boiling point of the solvent. To ensure adequate functionalization woss/08s81 PCT/CA9~100~97 2 1 ~ 6 -of the copolymer, the reaction is allowed to continue for a pe_iod of about one to about four hours, or longer.
The copolymers thus prepared possess favorable s properties, such as high heat stability, chemical resistance and favorable mechanical properties, such as tensile strength, compared to the homopolymeric material formed from ~ tri-fluorostyrene (TFS) alone.
The following examples are for purposes of illustration and are not intended to limit the invention. Examples 1-9 describe the synthesis of base copolymers. Examples 10-21 describe the sulfonation of the base copolymers synthesized in Examples 1-9. Example 22 sets forth the results of tests performed on three ion-exchange copolymer membranes formed from the sulfonated copolymers of the present invention, in an electrochemical fuel cell.
Examples 1-4 set forth the preparation of the following base copolymer:

-~-CF2 -CF )rn (CF2--CF )n where m and n are integers greater than zero.

Ex~mple 1 352 mL of deionized water and 7.05 g of dodecylamine hydrochloride were placed in a 500 mL, three-necked round bottomed flask equipped with a mèchanical stirrer and a reflux condenser. N2 was ~ WO95/08581 2 1 7 1 2 ~ 8 PCT/CAg4mO~97 - 7 - ;

passed through the reaction system to replace 2 for about 1/2 hour. A charge of 44.4 g (0.28 mole, 80%) of ~ trifluorostyrene (TFS) and 12.4 g (0.07 mole, 20%) of p-fluoro~ -trifluorostyrene (p-F-TFS) was added into the flask. The resulting emulsion was stirred and heated to 50C and then 0.53 g of potassium persulfate was added into the reaction system running for a period of 48 hours.
Upon completion of the reaction, the polymer emulsion was poured into a 2 L beaker containing an aqueous NaOH solution (the molar ratio of NaOH/dodecylamine hydrochloride was 5:l) and boiled for one hour to destroy the emulsifier. The mixture was filtered and the copolymer was trans-ferred into another beaker containing methanol and stirred for 2 hours. After filtration the copolymer was redissolved in toluene and slowly precipitated in methanol. A white, fibrous copolymer was obtained and dried in a vacuum oven at 70C, 30 Torr for several hours. The copolymerization yield was 43.3 g (76.2%) and the intrinsic viscosity (~]) of the copolymer was 1.58 dL/g as determined in toluene at 30C.

Exam~le 2 The same procedure was employed as in Example 1, except that 200 mL of deionized water, 4.00 g of dodecylamine hydrochloride, 25.2 g of TFS (80%), 7.04 g of p-F-TFS (20%) and 0.30 g of potassium persulfate were used in the copolymerization. The yield was 21.8 g (67.6%) and the [~] of the copolymer was 1.56 dL/g.

WO95/08581 - pcTlcAs~loo~97 2~7~98 - 8 -ExamPle 3 200 mL of deionized water and 4.0 g of dodecylamine hydrochloride were placed in a 500 mL, three-necked round bottomed flask equipped with a mechanical stirrer and a reflux condenser. N2 was passed through the reaction system to replace 2 for about 1/2 hour. A charge of 25.2 g (0.16 mole, 80%) of TFS, 7.04 g (0.04 mole, 20~) of p-F-TFS and 0.30 g of potassium persulfate was added into the reaction flask. The resulting emulsion was stirred and heated at s0C for a period of 48 hours. On completion of the reaction, the polymer emulsion was poured into a 2 L beaker containing an aqueous NaOH solution (the molar ratio of NaOH/dodecylamine hydrochloride was 5:1) and boiled for one hour to destroy the emulsifier. The mixture was filtered and the copolymer was transferred into another beaker containing methanol and stirred for a couple of hours. After filtration the copolymer was redissolved in toluene and slowly precipitated in methanol. A white, fibrous copolymer was obtained and dried in a vacuum oven at 70C, 30 Torr for several hours. The yield was 20.1 g (62.3%) and the t~] Of the copolymer was 1.12 dL/g.

Ex~m~l~ 4 The same procedure was employed as in Example 3, except that the reaction was run for 72 hours instead of 48 hours. The yield was 18.5 g (57.5%) and the t~] of the copolymer was 1.12 dL/g.

~ WO9S/08581 21712 9 8 PCT/CA94/00497 g _ -Examples 5-8 set forth the preparation of the following base _opolymer:

~CF,--CF ) ( CF2--CF
n ~3 [~CF3 ExamPle S
The same procedure was employed as in Example 1, except that 237 mL of deionized water, 4.73 g of dodecylamine hydrochloride, 29.8 g of TFS (80%), 10.7 g of m-CF3-TFS (20%) and 0.35 g of potassium persulfate were used in the copolymerization. The yield was 29.7 g (73.4%) and the [~] of the copolymer was 1.16 dL/g.

Example 6 The same procedure was employed as in Example 3, except that 25.2 g of TFS (80%), 9.0 g of m-CF3-TFS (20%) were used and the reaction was run for 72 hours instead of 48 hours. The yield was 19.0 g (55.5%) and the [~ of the copolymer was 1.07 dL/g.

Example 7 The same procedure was employed as in Example 1, except that 686 mL of deionized water, 12.7 g of dodecylamine hydrochloride, 80.0 g of TFS (80%), 28.7 g of m-CF3-TFS (20%) and 0.95 g of potassium persulfate were used and the polymerization was run for 72 hours. The yield was 91.6 g (84.3%) and the t~] of the copolymer was 1.28 dL/g. The 19F-NMR
analysis of this copolymer was performed on a VARIAN XL-300 NMR instrument using CDCl3 as WO 95/OX581 ~ PCT/CA9~/00197 ~
2 1 ~ o -solvent. The results indicate that the copolymer obtained contains 27% of the m-CF3-TFS monomer unit.

EY~llIDl-- 8 The same procedure was employed as in Example 1, except that 725 mL of deionized water, 14.5 g of dodecylamine hydrochloride, 79.9 g of TFS (70%), 48.9 g of m-CF3-TFS (30%) and 1.09 g of potassium persulfate were used and the polymerization was run for 72 hours. The yield was 105.1 g (81.6%) and the [~] of the copolymer was 1.37 dL/g. The l9F-NMR
analysis has shown that the copolymer contains 38%
of m-CF3-TFS monomer unit.

~x~ 9 The same procedure was employed as in Example 1, except that 189 mL of deionized water, 3.77 g of dodecylamine hydrochloride, 17.8 g of TFS (60%), 17.0 g of m-CF3-TFS (40%) and 0.28 g of potassium persulfate were used and the polymerization was run for 72 hours. The yield was 28.0 g (80.5%) and the [~] of the copolymer was 1.67 dL/g. The m-CF3-TFS
monomer unit content in the copolymer was 45% as determined by 19F-NMR.

Examples 10 and 11 set forth the preparation of the following sulfonated copolymer:

~CF2--CF )m ( CF2 {F

~\SO3H ~3 ~17129~
/1~ WO 9S/08S81 PCT/CA94/nO497 Ex~mple 10 A solution of 6.17 mL of ClSO3H in 50 mL
chloroform was added into a three necked flask containing a solution of 7.5 g of TFS-p-F-TFS
copolymer (20% p-F-TFS) in 400 mL of chloroform over 5 minutes, The molar ratio of ClSO3H/monomer unit was 2:1. The reaction was run at 60C for 4 hours. The reaction mixture was then transferred into 5 L of deionized water, boiled for one hour, filtered and the product was dried in a vacuum oven at 50C and 30 Torr. The yield was 8.8 g and the equivalent weight and water content of the sulfonated copolymer were 586 g/mol and 40%, respectively.

Ex~m~l- '1 7.5 g of TFS-p-F-TFS copolymer (20% p-F-TFS) was dissolved in 169 mL of chloroform in a three necked flask fitted with a dropping funnel, a ther-mocouple and an m~chAnical stirrer. A SO3/O=P(OEt) 3 complex was made by adding 10.12 mL of O=P(OEt)3 and 9.86 ~L of SO3 into 49.8 mL of chloroform at oC. The SO3/O=P(OEt)3 molar ratio was 4:1 and the SO3/monomer unit molar ratio was 5.3:1. This complex was immediately transferred to a dropping funnel and added to the mixture over 10 minutes.
The reaction was stirred at 60C for 4 hours. The same workup procedure was used as described in Example 10. The yield was 11.4 g and the eq-uivalent weight and water content of the sulfonated copolymer were 3S0 g/mol and 260~, respectively.

WO 9!;/08581 ' . ~ .` PCT/CA9~/00~197 21~ 8 - 12 -Examples 12-21 set forth the preparation of the following sulfonated copolymer:

~CF2 ~F ) ( CF2--CF ~

~\SO3H ~CF3 12Y~1~ 12 The same procedure was employed as in Example 11, except that an SO3/OsP(OEt)3 complex containing 3.97 mL of O=P(OEt)3 and 3.77 mL of SO3 in 19.4 mL
of chloroform was added rapidly into the reaction system, the molar ratio of S03/monomer unit was 2:1 and the reaction was run at room temperature for 4 hours. The yield was 8.6 g and the equivalent weight and water content of the sulfonated copolymer were 871 g/mol and 15%, respectively.

ExamDla 13 A solution of 28.5 mL of ClSO3H in 50 mL of chloroform was added over 5 minutes to a stirred solution containing 7.5 g of TFS-m-CF3-TFS
copolymer (20% m-CF3-TFS) in 378 mL of chloroform at 60C. The molar ratio of ClSO3H/monomer unit was 9.8:1 and the reaction was run at 60C for 3 hours. A similar workup procedure was used as described in Example 10. The yield was 9.5 g and ~- the equivalent weight and water content of the sulfonated copolymer were 350 g/mol and 776%, respectively.

15xamD1~ J
7.5 g of TFS-m-CF3-TFS (20% m-CF3-TFS) ~1712~8 copolymer was dissolved in 160 mL of chloroform at room temperature. An SO3/O=P(OEt) 3 complex containing 13 mL O=P(OEt)3 and 12.4 mL of SO3 in 63.9 mL of chloroform was made at 0C and added into the reaction system over 20 seconds. The molar ratio of S03/O=P(OEt)3 was 4:1 and the molar ratio of S03/monomer unit was 7:1. The reaction was run at room temperature for 4 hours. The same workup procedure was used as described in Example 10. The yield was 12.8 g and the equivalent weight and water content of the sulfonated copolymer were 379 g/mol and 266%, respectively.

~x~mpl- 15 The same procedure was employed as in Example ~4, except that the SO3/O=P(OEt)3 complex was made by adding 11.1 mL of O=P(OEt)3 and 10.7 mL of SO3 into 54.8 mL of chloroform (the molar ratio of S03/monomer unit was 6:1) at 0C. The yield was 9.9 g and the equivalent weight and water content of the sulfonated copolymer were 399 g/mol and 151%, respectively.

~mpl~ 16 The same procedure was employed as in Example 14, except that the SO3/O=P(OEt)3 complex was made by adding 10.1 mL of O=P(OEt)3 and 9.9 mL of SO3 into 49.8 mL of chloroform (the molar ratio of S03/monomer unit was 5.6:1) at 0C. The equivalent weight and water content of the sulfonated copolymer were 437 g/mol and 156%, respectively.

E~am~l- 17 The same procedure was employed as in Example 2 17 1~98 - 14 -14, except that the S03/O=P (OEt) 3 complex was made by adding 7.9 mL of O=P(OEt) 3 and 7.5 mL of S03 into 38.7 mL of chloroform (the molar ratio of So3/monomer unit was 4.2:1) at 0C. The yield was 12.3 g and the equivalent weight and water content of the sulfonated copolymer were 463 g/mol and 81%, respectively.

~x~mDl-- 18 The same procedure was employed as in Example 14, except that the S03/O=P(OEt)3 complex was made by adding 6.0 mL of O=P(OEt) 3 and 5.7 mL of S03 into 29.0 mL of chloroform (the molar ratio of SO3/monomer unit was 3.2:1) at 0C. The yield was 9.7 g and the equivalent weight and water content of the sulfonated copolymer were 594 g/mol and 42~, respectively.

~xaD~ 19 The same procedure was employed as in Example 14, except that the SO3/O=P(OEt) 3 complex was made by adding 5.0 mL of O=P(OEt)3 and 4.7 mL of SO3 into 24.2 mL of chloroform (the molar ratio of SO3/monomer unit was 2.6:1) at 0C. The yield was 9.1 g and the equivalent weight and water content of the sulfonated copolymer were 825 g/mol and 21%, respectively.

'` Ex~mple 20 The same procedure was employed as in Example 14, except that the SO3/O=P(OEt)3 complex was made by adding 4.0 mL of O=P(OEt)3 and 3.8 mL of SO3 into 19.4 mL of chloroform (the molar ratio of SO3/monomer unit was 2.1:1) at 0C. The yield was wo 95/08581 2 17 1~ 9 8 pcTlcA94lon497 .

8.5 g and the equivalent weight and water content of the sulfonated copolymer were 915 g/mol and 13%, respectively.

E:x~Fl- 21 The same procedure was used as in Example 14, except that the S03/O=P(OEt)3 complex was made by adding 2.0 mL of O=P(OEt)3 and 1.9 mL of SO3 into 9.7 mL of chloroform (the molar ratio of S03/monomer unit was 1.1:1) at 0C. The yield was 9.1 g and the equivalent weight and water content of the sulfonated copolymer were 31,000 g!mol and 2%, respectively.

E:xamD1~ 22 Three sheets of the sulfonated TFS-m-CF3-TFS
copolymer membranes were each bonded on opposite m~jor surfaces to two carbon paper electrodes at room temperature under 10,000 pounds of pressure.
These membrane electrode assemblie~ ("MEAs") were tested in the Ballard Mark IV single cell fuel cell (see U.S. Patent Nos. 4,988,583; 5,108,849;
5,170,124; 5,176,966 and 5,200,278; all incorporated herein by reference in their entirety). The results for the three sulfonated copolymer membranes tested (designated BAM3GOl, BAM3G02 and BAM3G03) are shown in Table 1 below.

wosslo8s8l pcTlcAs~loo~97 217~98 - 16 -Table 1 Performance of TFS-m-CF3-TFS Copolymer Membranes in Ballard Mark IV Fuel Cell AmPs/ft2 Cell Voltaqe ~V) 100 0.827 0.821 0.818 200 0.783 0.775 0.766 300 0.739 0.736 0.719 400 0.711 0.697 0.669 500 0.670 0.647 0.613 600 0.638 0.612 0.533 700 0.603 0.575 0.461 800 0.573 0.540 0.255 goo 0.533 0.498 0.165 1000 0.494 0.438 --1100 0.452 0.374 --1200 0.393 0.355 --1300 0.263 -- --The three sulfonated copolymer membranes tested had the following characteristics:
BAM3G01: Equivalent weight 427; water content 145%; the lifetime of the MEA: 329 hrs at 500 amps/ft2 BAM3G02: Equivalent weight 447; water content 104%; the lifetime of the MEA: 4061 hrs at 500 amps/ft2 (gasketed MEA) BAM3G03: Equivalent weight 470; water content 91%; the lifetime of the MEA: 318 hrs at 500 amps/ft2 The following operation conditions applied to the fuel cell in which the three sulfonated copolymer membranes were tested:

~ WO95/08581 217 1~ ~ 8 PCT/CA94100497.
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Temperature = 70C, reactant inlet pressure 24 psi for both air and H2, reactant - stoichiometries of 2.0 air and 1.5 H2.
FIG. 1 is a polarization plot of voltage as a function of current density in an electrochemical fuel cell employing, respectively, a DuPont Nafion 117 cation exchange membrane, a Dow experimental cation exchange membrane (available under the trade designation XUS 13204.10), and the sulfonated a,B,~-trifluorostyrene copolymeric membrane designated BAM3G01 in Example 22 above. As shown in FIG. 1, the sulfonated ,~,B-trifluorostyrene copolymeric membrane achieved higher cell voltages than the Dow membrane at current densities greater than 800 A/ft2. The Dow membrane, in turn, achieved higher cell voltages than the Nafion 117 membrane at all current densities. Furthermore, a sulfonated copolymer of the present invention has exceeded 4000 hours longevity testing in an electrochemical fuel cell test stand.
Copolymers formed from ~,B,~-trifluorostyrene (TFS) and m-CF3-~ -trifluorostyrene (m-CF3-TFS) have been produced in yields greater than 80%.
The sulfonated copolymers of the present invention have the following additional advantages:
1. Flexibility to introduce a wide variety of different ion-exchange functionalities due to the presence of the arene groups.
2. The ability to produce a large series of membranes with different e~uivalent weights starting from the same base copolymer; another flexibility provided by the arene substituents.
3. Processibility, in that t~ese copolymers WO95/08581 pcT/cAs4mo~s7 2~ 9~ - 18 -are soluble in a variety of common solvents, for example, N,N-dimethylformamide, dimethyl sulfoxide and N-methylpyrrolidone.
s 4. The ability to introduce crosslinking, using conventional t~c~n;ques, such as those employed in preparing divinylbenzene polystyrene, to enhance . physical and ~ech~nical properties.
Crosslinked polymers of the type included in the present invention have the following chemical formula:
C~CF2--CF-CF2--CF-CF2--CF-CF2--C~CF

R

~ CF-CF2--CF-CF2--~F-CF2--CF-CF2--C~CF2 ~

where n is greater than zero and R is fluorine or CF3.
In addition to the utility of the sulfonated copolymeric membranes described herein as ion-exchange membranes for electrochemical fuel cells, the following further utilities are also contemplated:
l. Proton ~Y~h~nge membrane based water electrolysis, which involves a reverse chemical reaction to that employed in hydrogen/oxygen electrochemical fuel 2S cells.
2. Chloralkali electrolysis, typically involving the electrolysis of a brine ~ WO9S/08581 ~17 1~ ~ 8 PCT/CAs~/00497 solution to produce chlorine and sodium hydroxide, with hydrogen as a by-product.
3. Electrode separators in conventional batteries due to the chemical inertness and high electrical conductivity of the sulfonated copolymer membranes.
4. Ion-selective electrodes, particularly those used for the potentiometric determination of a specific ion such as Cat+, Na+, K+ and like ions. These copolymers could also be employed as the sensor material for humidity sensors, as the electrical conductivity of an ion exchange membrane varies with humidity.
lS 5. Ion-exchange material for separations by ion-exchange chromatography. Typical such applications are deionization and desalination of water (for example, the purification of heavy metal contaminated water), ion separations (for example, rare-earth metal ions, trans-uranium elements), and the removal of interfering ionic species.
6. Ion-exchange membranes employed in analytical preconcentration techniques (Donnan Dialysis). This technique is typically employed in analytical chemical processes to concentrate dilute ionic species to be analyzed.
7. Ion-exchange membranes in electrodialysis, in which membranes are employed to separate components of an ionic solution under the driving force of an electrical current. Electrolysis wo9~/08s81 pcTlcA94lon~s7 21712~8 - 20 -applications include the industrial-scale desalination of brackish water, preparation of boiler feed make-up and chemical process water, de-ashing of sugar solutions, deacidification of citrus juices, separation of amino acids, and the like.
8. Membranes in dialysis applications, in which solutes diffuse from one side of the membrane (the feed side) to the other side according to their concentration gradient. Separation between solutes is obtained as a result of differences in diffusion rates across the membrane arising from differences in molecular size. Such applications include hemodialysis (artificial kidneys) and the removal of alcohol from beer.
9. Membranes in gas separation (gas permeation) and pervaporation (liquid permeation) techniques.
lO. Bipolar membranes employed in water splitting and subsequently in the recovery of acids and bases from waste water solutions.
While particular elements, embodiments and applications of the present invention have been shown and described, it will be understood, of course, that the invention is not limited thereto since modifications may be made by those skilled in the art, particularly in light of the foregoing teachings. It is therefore contemplated by the app~n~eA claims to cover such modifications as incorporate those features which come within the ~ 2 1 7 1 2 9 8 PCTICA94/00497 spirit and scope of the invention.

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THE EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION IN WHICH AN
EXCLUSIVE PROPERTY OR PRIVILEGE IS CLAIMED ARE
DEFINED AS FOLLOWS:
1. A polymeric composition comprising:

where m is an integer greater than zero and at least one of n, p and q is an integer greater than zero; A1, A2 and A3 are selected from the group consisting of alkyls, halogens, CyF2y+1 where y is an integer greater than zero, O-R (where R is selected from the group consisting of alkyls, perfluoroalkyls and aryls), CF=CF2, CN, NO2 and OH;
and X is selected from the group consisting of SO3H, PO3H2, CH2PO3H2, COOH, OSO3H, OPO3H2, OArSO3H
where Ar is an aromatic, NR3+ (where R is selected from the group consisting of alkyls, perfluoroalkyls and aryls) and CH2NR3+ (where R is selected from the group consisting of alkyls, perfluoroalkyls and aryls).
2. The polymeric composition of claim 1 wherein at least some adjacent polymers are crosslinked.
3. A polymeric membrane comprising the polymeric composition of claim 1 wherein m is an integer greater than zero, n is an integer greater than zero, p and q are both zero, A1 is selected from the group consisting of fluorine and CF3, and X is SO3H.
4. An ion-exchange membrane comprising the polymeric membrane of claim 3.
5. An electrochemical fuel cell comprising the ion-exchange membrane of claim 4.
6. The polymeric composition of claim 1 wherein the group from which A1, A2 and A3 are selected further consists of SO3H, PO3H2, CH2PO3H2, COOH, OSO3H, OPO3H2, OArSO3H where Ar is an aromatic, NR3+ (where R is selected from the group consisting of alkyls, perfluoroalkyls and aryls) and CH2NR3+ (where R is selected from the group consisting of alkyls, perfluoroalkyls and aryls), at least one of A1, A2 and A3 is selected from the group consisting of SO3H, PO3H2, CH2PO3H2, COOH, OSO3H, OPO3H2, OArSO3H where Ar is an aromatic, NR3+
(where R is selected from the group consisting of alkyls, perfluoroalkyls and aryls) and CH2NR3+
(where R is selected from the group consisting of alkyls, perfluoroalkyls and aryls), and wherein A1, A2 and A3, when present, are each group members other than X.
7. A polymeric composition consisting essentially of:

where m is an integer greater than zero and at least one of n, p and q is an integer greater than zero; A1, A2 and A3 are selected from the group consisting of alkyls, halogens, CyF2y+l where y is an integer greater than zero, O-R (where R is selected from the group consisting of alkyls, perfluoroalkyls and aryls), CF=CF2, CN, NO2 and OH;
and X is selected from the group consisting of SO3H, PO3H2, CH2PO3H2, COOH, OSO3H, OPO3H2, OArSO3H
where Ar is an aromatic, NR3+ (where R is selected from the group consisting of alkyls, perfluoroalkyls and aryls) and CH2NR3+ (where R is selected from the group consisting of alkyls, perfluoroalkyls and aryls).
8. The polymeric composition of claim 7 wherein at least some adjacent polymers are crosslinked.
9. A polymeric membrane comprising the polymeric composition of claim 7 wherein m is an integer greater than zero, n is an integer greater than zero, p and q are both zero, A1 is selected from the group consisting of fluorine and CF3, and X is SO3H.
10. An ion-exchange membrane comprising the polymeric membrane of claim 9.
11. An electrochemical fuel cell comprising the ion-exchange membrane of claim 10.
12. The polymeric composition of claim 7 wherein the group from which A1, A2 and A3 are selected further consists of SO3H, PO3H2, CH2PO3H2, COOH, OSO3H, OPO3H2, OArSO3H where Ar is an aromatic, NR3+ (where R is selected from the group consisting of alkyls, perfluoroalkyls and aryls) and CH2NR3+ (where R is selected from the group consisting of alkyls, perfluoroalkyls and aryls), at least one of A1, A2 and A3 is selected from the group consisting of SO3H, PO3H2, CH2PO3H2, COOH, OSO3H, OPO3H2, OArSO3H where Ar is an aromatic, NR3+
(where R is selected from the group consisting of alkyls, perfluoroalkyls and aryls) and CH2NR3+
(where R is selected from the group consisting of alkyls, perfluoroalkyls and aryls), and wherein A1, A2 and A3, when present, are each group members other than X.
13. A polymeric composition comprising:

where at least two of n, p and q are integers greater than zero; and A1, A2 and A3 are selected from the group consisting of O-R (where R is selected from the group consisting of CyH2y+1 and CyF2y+1 where y is an integer greater than three, and aryls), CF=CF2, CN, NO2 and OH.
14. A polymeric composition consisting essentially of:

where at least two of n, p and q are integers greater than zero; and A1, A2 and A3 are selected from the group consisting of O-R (where R is selected from the group consisting of CyH2y+1 and CyF2y+1 where y is an integer greater than three, and aryls), CF=CF2, CN, NO2 and OH.
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