Novel cations for anion exchange membranes remain of great importance. We report novel metal-cations based on supramolecular units capable of stability at 2 M KOH and 80 �C. The key supramolecular unit for these novel materials is based on terpyrdine-metal cation complexes. These novel polymer cations have been fabricated into membranes and characterized for their transport of various anions including hydroxide, bicarbonate, and chloride. Their conductivity for hydroxide is 29 mS/cm at 30 �C. Their hydration numbers have also been characterized.

Novel metal-cation containing based polymer networks for anion transport

248th National Meeting (2014)

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