Abstract:
PURPOSE: An electrode catalyst for a fuel cell membrane-electrode assembly is provided to have high hydrogen oxidation activity by the rise of catalyst components and a synergy between palladium and tungsten carbide without using a platinum catalyst of high cost. CONSTITUTION: An electrode catalyst for a fuel cell membrane-electrode assembly comprises tungsten carbide and catalyst component. The catalyst component comprises Pd and another metal catalyst component. The another metal component is one or more mixtures selected from a group consisting of Ni, Ir, Co, Mn, Au, Fe, and Ag. The tungsten carbide has the specific surface area of 10-30 m/g. The content of the tungsten carbide is 60-95 weight% on the basis of total weight of the catalyst. The content of the catalyst component is 5-40 weight%.
Abstract:
전기화학적 활성이 백금과 비교할 수 있을 정도이면서 훨씬 저렴한 연료전지용 전극촉매, 및 이 전극촉매를 포함하는 막 전극 접합체와 연료전지가 제시된다. 상기 연료전지용 전극촉매는 텅스텐 카바이드/탄소 메소포러스 복합 담체 상에 팔라듐 및 선택적으로 니켈 또는 금이 담지된 구조를 갖는다.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: A manufacturing method of a metal suboxide is provided to synthesize the metal suboxide which has large specific surface area by forming a polymer on the surface of a metal suboxide precursor with reacting an aromatic compound which is substituted to a hydroxy radical and a connection precursor. CONSTITUTION: A metal suboxide has more than 1.5m^2/g of a specific surface area. The metal suboxide includes less than 1 weight% of carbon base on the total weight of the metal suboxide. The metal comprises a transition metal, a post-transition metal, and one selected from a combination thereof. The metal suboxide comprises pore. The manufacturing method of the metal suboxide comprises the following steps. A mixture which includes a metal suboxide precursor (1), aromatic compound which is substituted to a hydroxy radical (3), and a connection precursor is manufactured. The polymer (13') is formed on the surface of the metal suboxide precursor by reacting the aromatic compound which is substituted to a hydroxy radical and the connection precursor. The polymer is heat treated. A carbon is removed from the polymer. In the step of manufacturing the mixture which includes a metal suboxide precursor, aromatic compound which is substituted to a hydroxy radical, and a connection precursor; the connection precursor comprises one selected from C1 to C30 aldehyde, C3 to C30 ketone, and combination thereof.
Abstract:
PURPOSE: An electrode catalyst for fuel cell is provided to commercialize a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell by effectively replacing an expensive platinum electrode catalyst. CONSTITUTION: An electrode catalyst for fuel cell comprises a tungsten carbide/carbon complex carrier and a catalyst component dipped on the carrier. The catalyst component comprises palladium and at least one kind of other metal catalyst component is selected from the group consisting of nickel, gold, and iron and silver. The tungsten carbide/carbon complex carrier includes carbide crystal particles with an island phase and has a sea phase where carbon surrounds the crystal particles.