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PURPOSE: A manufacturing method of an electrode for a fuel cell is provided to continuously maintain a catalyst layer and a porous structure for operation of a fuel cell, to be able to manufacture a pore structure with various sizes and distributions, and to facilitate control of the catalyst layer and the porous structure. CONSTITUTION: A manufacturing method of a Catalyst layer-combined electrode for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell comprises: a step of providing plate-like porous metal foam(2,2a,2b) or a metal aerogel having a porous structure of nanometer or micron size; a step of manufacturing a catalyst layer-integrated electrode by fixing a catalyst to the metal foam or metal aerogel. The manufacturing method additionally comprises a step of impregnating an ion-conducting material into the catalyst layer-integrated electrode. [Reference numerals] (AA,EE) Gas; (BB,FF) Liquid; (CC) Large pores; (DD) Small pores; (GG,JJ) Electron; (HH, II) Ion
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PURPOSE: A producing method of a cubic platinum-cobalt nano alloy catalyst is provided to secure the excellent activity by preventing the shape change by the clogging of nanoparticles. CONSTITUTION: A producing method of a cubic platinum-cobalt nano alloy catalyst comprises the following steps: dissolving a platinum precursor, a cobalt precursor, a surface stabilizer, and a reducing agent in a solvent; increasing the temperature of the obtained solution in the inert gas atmosphere; maintaining the temperature of the solution for obtaining a cubic platinum-cobalt nano alloy; and attaching the cubic platinum-cobalt nano alloy to a carbon supporter, and removing the surface stabilizer from the obtained catalyst.
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PURPOSE: A producing method of a transition metal nanoparticle catalyst dipped in carbon is provided to simply produce nanoparticles with the small particle size, and to apply the catalyst to electrode materials of a fuel cell. CONSTITUTION: A producing method of a transition metal nanoparticle catalyst dipped in carbon comprises the following steps: dissolving a stabilizer in ethanol, for obtaining a mixed solution; inserting carriers into the mixed solution, and stirring for obtaining a dispersed solution; dissolving a transition metal precursor to the ethanol for obtaining a precursor solution; mixing the precursor solution with the dispersed solution for obtaining a dispersed precursor solution; reducing the dispersed precursor solution for obtaining nanoparticles; and drying the nanoparticles for obtaining powder.
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PURPOSE: A method and an apparatus for manufacturing a catalyst slurry for a fuel cell are provided to increase catalyst availability and to improve the dispersibility of a dispersion of a catalyst particle and the mobility of a catalyst slurry. CONSTITUTION: A method for manufacturing a catalyst slurry for a fuel cell comprises the steps of: putting a solvent, an ionomer, and catalyst particles inside a reactor and dispersing the catalyst particles through an ultrasonic wave and a high speed mixing process; penetrating and adsorbing ionomers in micro pores existing in the catalyst particles by maintaining the inside pressure of a reactor in a vacuum state; removing generated microbubbles; and filtering catalyst particles larger than a standard particle size.
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The present invention relates to a polymer electrolyte membrane chemically bonded with ionic liquid and a fuel cell using the same. More particularly, the present invention produces a polymer electrolyte membrane chemically bonded with an ionic liquid by a chemical reaction of the ionic liquid with a novel poly (styrene-block-2- histamine methyl acrylate) block copolymer, and thus has a high hydrogen ionic conductivity, even in a high-temperature and anhydrous environment; displays excellent electro-chemical and thermal stability; and ionic liquid capable of being applied to a high-temperature and dry-out bio fuel cell is chemically bonded to the present invention using the described-above.
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PURPOSE: A block copolymer is provided to have excellent battery performance even under low humidify condition when uses as a fuel cell electrolyte membrane, to have excellent mechanical, chemical and thermal stability, and to improve adhesion with a catalyst layer. CONSTITUTION: A block copolymer comprises a repeating unit indicated in chemical formula 1. In chemical formula 1, Y is a single bond, -S-, -O- or -S(=O)2-, Z is a cation exchange group or a metal salt group selected from a sulfonic acid group, a phosphoric acid, a carboxylic acid, a sulfoneimide, and C1-10 alkylsulfonic acid, each of Ar1 and Ar2 is a divalent or trivalent C5-24 arylene group or a divalent or trivalent C5-24 heteroarylene, Ar3 is selected from C6-24 arylene group or C2-10 alkylene group which has a two or more fluorine substituent, each of A and B is an integer from 3-400, and z is an integer from 1-4.
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PURPOSE: A manufacturing method of a hydrophobic polymer-carbon support composite for a fuel cell electrode is provided to simplify manufacturing process, thereby mass producing water repellents for fuel battery air electrodes. CONSTITUTION: A manufacturing method of a hydrophobic polymer-carbon support composite for a fuel cell electrode comprises the following steps: manufacturing a dispersed solution by dispersing carbon support in a solvent; manufacturing a mixed solution which hydrophobic polymer is dispersed on surface of carbon support through mixing and ultrasonic dispersion after adding hydrophobic polymer in the dispersed solution; and heat-treating the mixed solution at 100-500 deg. Celsius. The carbon support has diameter of 10-1000 nano meters. 1-100.0 parts by weight of the hydrophobic polymer are used based on 100.0 parts by weight of carbon support.
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본 발명은 탄소에 담지된 니켈 또는 팔라듐 나노입자의 제조방법에 관한 것으로서, 더욱 상세하게 설명하면 1,2-프로판다이올에 안정화제를 녹인 혼합액에 담지체를 넣어 분산액을 제조하고, 여기에 니켈 또는 팔라듐 전구체를 1,2-프로판다이올에 용해시킨 전구체 용액을 혼합 및 교반한 후 환원공정을 거쳐 탄소에 담지된 니켈 또는 팔라듐 나노입자를 제조하는 것을 특징으로 한다. 본 발명의 탄소에 담지된 니켈 또는 팔라듐 나노입자 제조방법은 간단한 공정으로 좁은 입자 크기 분포와 넓은 분산도를 가지는 나노입자의 합성이 가능하여 연료전지의 전극물질 등에 유용하게 적용될 수 있다. 니켈, 팔라듐, 프로판다이올, 안정화제, 나노입자, 연료전지