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PURPOSE: An electrode catalyst for fuel cells, a manufacturing method thereof, catalyst and membrane electrode assembly including the same, and a fuel battery are provided to provide excellent catalyst activities and stabilities at the same time. CONSTITUTION: An electrode catalyst for fuel cells comprises catalyst particles. The catalyst particle comprises a plurality of palladium atoms, a plurality of transition metal atoms and a plurality of precious metal atoms having the standard reduction potential higher than the standard reduction potential of the transition metals. Each transition metal atom is surrounded by one or more palladium atom, other transition metal atom which is located near, and the precious metal atom. The transition metal is one or more metals selected from titanium(Ti), vanadium(V), chrome(Cr), manganese(Mn), iron(Fe), cobalt(Co), nickel(Ni), copper (Cu) and zinc(Zn).
Abstract:
PURPOSE: A composite is provided to manufacture an electrode catalyst having excellent electronic conductance, large surface area, and mesopores. CONSTITUTION: A composite comprises a metal, nitrogen, and carbon which have oxygen reductive activity, and has polyhedrally shaped particles. The manufacturing method of the composite comprises: a first step of obtaining a composition by mixing a metal salt, and a nitrogen-containing organic compound; and a second step of obtaining porous material, which contains oxygen reduction reactive metal-nitrogen-containing organic compounds, by mixing the composition; and a third step of heat treating a porous material containing the oxygen reduction reactive metal-nitrogen-containing organic compounds.
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PURPOSE: An electrode catalyst for a fuel cell is provided to improve stability by including palladium and iridium instead of platinum and efficiency by activating an oxygen-reduction reaction. CONSTITUTION: A method for preparing an electrode catalyst for a fuel cell comprises a step of mixing a palladium(Pt) precursor, iridium(Ir) precursor and metal(M) precursor with a solvent to obtain a composition for forming the electrode catalyst; adjusting the pH of the mixture; performing a reduction reaction of the mixture; washing and drying the reduced product; and heat treating the resultant.
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PURPOSE: An electrode catalyst for a fuel cell, and the fuel cell including an electrode containing thereof are provided to obtain the excellent activity at the temperature lower than 200 deg C by using a second metal catalyst induced from a cerium oxide. CONSTITUTION: An electrode catalyst for a fuel cell comprises a carbon catalyst carrier, and a non-platinum catalyst and a Ce metal catalyst dipped inside the catalyst carrier. The non-platinum catalyst contains the following: one component selected from the group consisting of Pd, Ir, Au, Cu, Co, Ni, Fe, Ru, WC, W, Mo, Se and their compound; another component selected from the group consisting of Pd, Ir, Au, Cu, Ni, Fe, Ru, WC, W, Mo, and Se; and Co. The carbon catalyst carrier is selected from the group consisting of ketjen black, carbon black, graphite carbon, carbon nano tubes and carbon fibers.
Abstract:
An activation method of a ruthenium catalyst is provided to improve the catalyst activation about the PROX reaction and to prepare a ruthenium catalyst having high removal capability of carbon monoxide even at a low driving temperature less than 150°C. An activation method of a ruthenium catalyst used for the reaction removing carbon monoxide from gas mixture including hydrogen and carbon monoxide, comprises a step for heat-treating the ruthenium catalyst by using gas mixture containing oxygen-containing oxidation gas and reduction gas. The reduction gas is the hydrogen. The oxygen-containing oxidation gas comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of oxygen(O2), water(H2O), carbon dioxide(CO2) and carbon monoxide(CO).
Abstract:
A fuel reformer burner of a fuel cell system is provided to perform the combustion of hydrogen gas and fuel gas and to prevent the backfire in combustion of the anode off gas. A fuel reformer burner(230) comprises a first pipe(231) supplied with fuel for a fuel reformer; and a second pipe(232) supplied with anode off gas from a fuel cell stack. The second pipe is not connected with the first pipe. The inlet tube supplying oxidizer is connected to the first pipe. A plurality of discharging holes is formed at the side discharged with the anode off gas. The discharging side has 45~90 degree slope inwardly about the longitudinal direction of the second pipe. The discharging hole is perpendicularly formed to the discharging side.