GAS DIFFUSING ELECTRODE FOR MEMBRANE FUEL CELL AND ITS MANUFACTURE

    公开(公告)号:JPH103929A

    公开(公告)日:1998-01-06

    申请号:JP6713297

    申请日:1997-03-21

    Applicant: DEGUSSA

    Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide essentially improved output data for the air operation via the optimum contact of three phases of catalyst/electrolyte/gas by setting the total porosity of an electrode to the specific % range. SOLUTION: For the manufacture of an electrode-membrane unit, a coating dispersion liquid constituted of a Pt/C-catalyst (Pt: 30%) of 3.1wt.%, a 5%- ionomer solution of 30.9wt.% containing isopropanol of 90wt.% and water of 10wt.% glyceline of 37.2wt.%, water of 24.8wt.%, tetrabutyl ammonium hydroxide of 2.5wt.%, and Li2 CO3 of 1.5wt.% is heated to 150 deg.C, and it is sprayed on a Nafion membrane loaded with sodium ions. Li2 CO3 is converted into recoil protons and decomposed in sulfuric acid of 1N. The total porosity of this electrode is set to 65% in the range of 40-75%.

    FILM-ELECTRODE UNIT FOR POLYMER-ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL, ITS MANUFACTURE AND INK FOR MANUFACTURE OF FILM-ELECTRODE UNIT

    公开(公告)号:JPH11329452A

    公开(公告)日:1999-11-30

    申请号:JP7786199

    申请日:1999-03-23

    Applicant: DEGUSSA

    Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To facilitate gas transport in a reactive layer and improve the access of a reaction gas to a catalyst by providing a reactive layer having a heterogeneous micro structure consisting of a catalyst impregnated with an ionomer and buried in the ionomer and the residual catalyst containing no ionomer, and specifying the ratio between these catalysts. SOLUTION: A reactive layer has a heterogeneous microstructure having a ratio by weight of a catalyst impregnated with an ionomer and buried in the ionomer to a catalyst containing no ionomer of 1:1 to 20:1, desirably, 3:1 to 10:1. According to this, extremely satisfactory getting-in and -out of a reaction gas and, further, delivery of a proton flow through the particle impregnated with the ionomer with a small loss can be attained, and the characteristic of the reactive layer can be optimized by properly selecting the ratio. The reactive layer comprises pores having diameters of 0.03-1 μm and has a pore capacity of 0.7-1.3 ml/g, and the thickness of the reactive layer is set to 5-100 μm.

    POLYMER-ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL STACK AND ELECTRIC VEHICLE WITH THIS FUEL CELL STACK

    公开(公告)号:JP2002110198A

    公开(公告)日:2002-04-12

    申请号:JP2001258420

    申请日:2001-08-28

    Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a fuel cell stack having simple composition compared with a prior art which is equivalent or improved in electrical output. SOLUTION: A PEM fuel cell stack comprises one or more fuel cell(s) 1, which is (or are) arranged above and blow, having membrane-electrode units (2) between two electrically conductive bipolar electrode plates (3 and 4) having passages (10) whose one sides are opened to supply a reactive gas on their surfaces. In this case, each membrane-electrode unit has a polymer electrolyte- membrane (5) which comes into contact with reaction layers (6 and 7) on its surface, the reactive layers have their surface areas which are smaller than that of the polymer electrolyte-membrane. Gas-distributing layers (8 and 9) comprising carbon fiber-made cloth, which can be compressed and have rough pores, are provided between each reaction layer and the bipolar electrode plate adjacent to the reaction layers. Packing (11 and 12) is inserted in an area except the surface covered with the gas-distributing layers (8 and 9), and the gas- distributing layers have a thickness of D1 and the packing has a thickness of D2.

    PASTE FOR PREPARING BAKING LAYER
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    发明专利

    公开(公告)号:JPH10199332A

    公开(公告)日:1998-07-31

    申请号:JP31010897

    申请日:1997-11-12

    Applicant: DEGUSSA

    Abstract: PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce precipitation of solids and improve the conductivity of baking layer by mixing specified quantity rate of polyethylene-imine as organic polymer compound into a paste composed of the specified rate of water-soluble organic solvent and the bonding agent containing minute metal powder and/or non-metal powder and water-soluble organic polymer compound. SOLUTION: 0.3-3wt.% amount of polyethylene-imine is to be contained to the whole weight of the paste. As the water-soluble organic solvent, 8-17wt.% of polyalcohol is to be contained and water is possible to be used as substitute for up to 40% of this alcohol and glycol or glyceryn is preferable for polyalcohol. By using polyethylene-imine, necessary amount of polymer and solvent are enabled to reduce without spoiling necessary characteristic for screen printing method. An amount of discharging organic waste is possible to be reduced in a baking layer production process of the microelectronics.

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    发明专利
    未知

    公开(公告)号:ES2159978T3

    公开(公告)日:2001-10-16

    申请号:ES99108791

    申请日:1999-05-03

    Abstract: Electrode layer pattern is applied onto a polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) web by continuously printing with an ink containing an electro-catalyst and immediately drying. An electrode layer pattern is applied onto a polymer electrolyte membrane web by printing front and back faces of the membrane continuously in the desired pattern with the electrode layers using an ink containing an electro-catalyst and immediately drying at elevated temperature. Printing is carried out while maintaining accurate positions of the patterns of electrode layers of front and back faces relative to one another. Independent claims are also included for the following: (i) application of patterned electrode layers onto a polymer electrolyte membrane web by printing one side of the membrane continuously in the desired pattern with the electrode layers using an ink containing an electro-catalyst and immediately drying at elevated temperature; (ii) production of a membrane-electrode unit by placing, adhesive bonding or laminating gas distribution structures onto a printed polymer electrolyte membrane produced by one of the above processes; and (iii) a PEM fuel cell membrane-electrode unit produced as described above.

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