METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY

    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.

    Manufacturing method of membrane electrode assembly, membrane electrode assembly manufactured thereby, and fuel cell comprising membrane electrode assembly

    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.

    Exothermically responsive cathodes and methods of production thereof

    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

    IPC分类号: H01M4/88 C22C5/04 C22F1/14

    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.

    Branched anodes for microbial fuel cells

    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.

    HYBRID CATALYST SUITABLE FOR USE IN PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL

    公开(公告)号:US20220416260A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-12-29

    申请号:US17849275

    申请日:2022-06-24

    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.

    Systems and methods for processing hydrogen

    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.

    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.