SBIR Phase I: Design of New Polymeric Composites for Proton Exchange Membranes

这个小企业创新研究（SBIR）第一阶段项目将设计和合成一个新的聚合物复合材料系列，用于制造质子交换膜（PEM），用于燃料电池应用。新型PEM基于一种新的聚合物复合材料家族，预计将超过最先进的Nafion。型质子交换膜在一般的燃料电池应用，并具有所有需要的性能，允许下一代的氢和甲醇燃料电池的发展。 能源和运输行业正在迅速认识到燃料电池是即将到来的能源生产系统革命的领先技术。 燃料电池应用的市场是巨大的，从个人电子产品和汽车设计到便携式和固定式发电机。上级燃料电池系统需要深入渗透在这些市场和上级燃料电池系统正是该项目将使如果成功。

This Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase I project will design and synthesis of a new family of polymer composites tailored for the fabrication of proton exchange membranes (PEMs) to be used in fuel cell applications. The novel PEMs, based on a new family of polymeric composites, are expected to surpass state-of-the-art Nafion.-type PEMs in general fuel cell applications, and to have all the properties needed to allow the development of the next generation of H2 and methanol fuel cells. The energy and transportation industry is quickly recognizing fuel cells as the leading technology in an upcoming revolution in energy production systems. The market accessible to fuel cell applications is simply gigantic, ranging from personal electronics and car design to portable and stationary power generators. Superior fuel cell systems are needed to penetrate deeply in those markets and superior fuel cell systems is exactly what the project will enable if successful.