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WO2007090072A3
WO2007090072A3 PCT/US2007/061184 US2007061184W WO2007090072A3 WO 2007090072 A3 WO2007090072 A3 WO 2007090072A3 US 2007061184 W US2007061184 W US 2007061184W WO 2007090072 A3 WO2007090072 A3 WO 2007090072A3
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Glenn Eisman
Brian Benicewicz
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Abstract

Apparatus and methods are provided for electrochemical hydrogen manipulation. In one example, an electrochemical cell is provided utilizing an acid doped polybenzimidazole membrane having a proton conductivity of at least 0.1 S/cm and comprising phosphoric acid in a ratio of at least 20 moles phosphoric acid to polybenzimidazole repeating unit. The polybenzimidazole membrane can be produced by a sol-gel process. Additional concepts are also described.
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