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公开(公告)号:US20230027116A1
公开(公告)日:2023-01-26
申请号:US17785183
申请日:2020-12-21
IPC分类号: H01M8/1004 , H01M4/88 , H01M4/90
摘要: A method of manufacturing a membrane-electrode assembly including an electrolyte membrane and a catalyst layer-formed gas diffusion layer bonded to the electrolyte membrane, the method including: a liquid application step of applying, in the atmosphere, a liquid to only a surface of the catalyst layer before bonding; and a thermocompression bonding step of bonding, to the electrolyte membrane, the catalyst layer-formed gas diffusion layer to which the liquid is applied, by thermocompression bonding. Provided is a method of manufacturing a membrane-electrode assembly including a polymer electrolyte membrane and a catalyst layer-formed gas diffusion layer bonded to the polymer electrolyte membrane, in which the manufacturing method can achieve both the relaxation of thermocompression bonding conditions and the improvement of adhesion between the catalyst layer-formed gas diffusion layer and the electrolyte membrane with high productivity.
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公开(公告)号:US11563218B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-24
申请号:US17048238
申请日:2019-06-17
发明人: Jung Ho Kim
IPC分类号: H01M4/88 , H01M8/1004 , H01M8/10
摘要: Disclosed are a manufacturing method of a membrane electrode assembly capable of increasing the interfacial adhesion between a polymer electrolyte membrane and a catalyst layer, improving substance delivery and performance, and enhancing hydrogen permeation resistance or oxygen permeability; a membrane electrode assembly manufactured thereby; and a fuel cell comprising the membrane electrode assembly. The manufacturing method of the present invention comprises the steps of: adding a catalyst and a first ionomer to a solvent and dispersing the same, thereby producing a dispersed mixture; adding a second ionomer to the dispersed mixture, thereby producing a coating composition; and applying the coating composition directly onto at least one side of the polymer electrolyte membrane.
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公开(公告)号:US11563217B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-24
申请号:US16787491
申请日:2020-02-11
发明人: Dennis Cravens
摘要: A method of producing electrodes includes selecting a palladium alloy, annealing the palladium alloy at a first temperature above 350° C., cold working the palladium alloy into a desired electrode shape, and annealing the palladium alloy at a second temperatures and for a time sufficient to produce a grain size between about 5 microns and about 100 microns. The method further includes etching the palladium alloy, rinsing the palladium alloy with at least one of water and heavy water, and storing the palladium alloy in an inert environment.
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公开(公告)号:US11557784B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-17
申请号:US16674629
申请日:2019-11-05
申请人: Utility Global, Inc.
发明人: David R. Hall , Matthew Dawson , Jin Dawson
IPC分类号: H01M4/88 , B33Y10/00 , H01M8/1246 , B29C64/165 , B29C64/273 , B29C64/295 , B33Y80/00 , H01M8/2404 , B29C64/182 , B33Y70/00 , B22F10/00 , H01M4/90 , H01M8/12 , B29L31/34 , B33Y70/10 , B29K505/00 , B29K509/02
摘要: Herein disclosed is a method of treating a component of a fuel cell, which includes the step of exposing the component of the fuel cell to a source of electromagnetic radiation (EMR). The component comprises a first material. The EMR has a wavelength ranging from 10 to 1500 nm and the EMR has a minimum energy density of 0.1 Joule/cm2. Preferably, the treatment process has one or more of the following effects: heating, drying, curing, sintering, annealing, sealing, alloying, evaporating, restructuring, foaming. In an embodiment, the substrate is a component in a fuel cell. Such component comprises an anode, a cathode, an electrolyte, a catalyst, a barrier layer, a interconnect, a reformer, or reformer catalyst. In an embodiment, the substrate is a layer in a fuel cell or a portion of a layer in a fuel cell or a combination of layers in a fuel cell or a combination of partial layers in a fuel cell.
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公开(公告)号:US11557767B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-17
申请号:US16592318
申请日:2019-10-03
摘要: A fuel cell electrocatalyst and a fuel cell catalyst support structure are described herein. The fuel cell electrocatalyst includes the support structure. The support structure includes at least one titanium suboxide, a first dopant and a second dopant. The first dopant is a metal and the second dopant is a Group IV element. The fuel cell electrocatalyst also includes a metal catalyst deposited on the support structure.
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公开(公告)号:US11552322B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-10
申请号:US16521245
申请日:2019-07-24
申请人: Aquacycl, Inc.
摘要: Disclosed are anode electrode structures for microbial fuel cell (MFC) devices, systems and methods for treating wastewater and generating electrical energy through a bioelectrochemical waste-to-energy conversion process. In some aspects, an anode electrode includes a conductive core and a plurality of sheets of conductive textile material wound around the conductive core. In some aspects, the anode electrode is produced by cutting sheets of a conductive textile material to form a stem and a plurality of branches connected to the stem. The conductive textile material is pretreated to enhance the surface area, hydrophilicity, microbial attachment, and/or electrochemical activity of the conductive textile material. The sheets are stacked together and wound around a conductive core to produce the anode electrode. In implementations, the anode electrode can be used to transfer electrons removed from wastewater surrounding the branched electrode via an oxidation reaction on the electrode surface within the an MFC device.
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公开(公告)号:US11545690B2
公开(公告)日:2023-01-03
申请号:US16767747
申请日:2018-11-16
发明人: Takahiro Higashino , Yohei Noda , Chihiro Hiraiwa , Naho Mizuhara , Mitsuyasu Ogawa , Hiromasa Tawarayama , Masatoshi Majima , Tetsuya Uda , Donglin Han , Takayuki Onishi
摘要: A proton conductor contains a metal oxide that has a perovskite structure and that is represented by formula (1): AxB1-yMyO3-δ, where an element A is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ba, Ca, and Sr, an element B is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Ce and Zr, an element M is at least one element selected from the group consisting of Y, Yb, Er, Ho, Tm, Gd, In, and Sc, δ indicates an oxygen deficiency amount, and 0.95≤x≤1 and 0
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公开(公告)号:US20220416260A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-29
申请号:US17849275
申请日:2022-06-24
发明人: Gang Wu , Yachao Zeng , Zhi Qiao , Hui Xu , Shuo Ding
IPC分类号: H01M4/92 , H01M4/88 , H01M8/1004
摘要: Hybrid catalyst suitable for use in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell and method of preparing same. In one embodiment, the hybrid catalyst is iron-free and includes an Mn—N—C support and platinum-containing nanoparticles that are dispersed on the Mn—N—C support. The Mn—N—C support preferably comprises atomically dispersed and nitrogen coordinated MnN4 moieties and has a particle size of about 30 to 200 nm. The platinum-containing nanoparticles preferably have a particle size ranging from about 2 to 8 nm and are made of platinum or a platinum-cobalt intermetallic alloy, such as a cubic L12 Pt3Co alloy or a tetragonal L10 PtCo alloy. The hybrid catalyst may be made by combining a quantity of a hexachloroplatinic acid solution with a quantity of an Mn—N—C support, sonicating the mixture in an ice bath, freeze-drying the sonicated product, calcinating the freeze-dried product under a forming gas, and heating the calcinated product.
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公开(公告)号:US20220416257A1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-29
申请号:US17547609
申请日:2021-12-10
发明人: Dong Yoon Shin
摘要: A nanowire catalyst for a fuel cell has a porous structure in which first and second pores having predetermined pore sizes are uniformly dispersed inside and on the surface thereof at a predetermined volume ratio. This enables the efficient exposure of active sites and efficient mass transfer, thereby improving fuel cell performance.
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公开(公告)号:US11539063B1
公开(公告)日:2022-12-27
申请号:US17589287
申请日:2022-01-31
申请人: AMOGY Inc.
发明人: Jongwon Choi , Young Suk Jo
IPC分类号: H01M8/1004 , H01M4/88
摘要: The present disclosure provides a fuel cell, comprising: an anode; a cathode; and a membrane electrode assembly disposed between the anode and the cathode. The anode may comprise a gas diffusion layer with one or more channels for directing a source material through the gas diffusion layer of the anode to facilitate processing of the source material to generate an electrical current. The one or more channels may comprise one or more features configured to enhance a diffusion of the source material through the gas diffusion layer of the anode. The source material may comprise hydrogen and nitrogen.
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