摘要:
A method of fabricating a membrane electrode assembly, comprising: obtaining a mixture by mixing and kneading electrically conductive particles, a polymer resin, a surfactant, and a dispersion solvent (S1); obtaining a sheet-like mixture by rolling out and shaping the mixture (S2); obtaining a carbon sheet by heat-treating the sheet-like mixture at a first heat treatment temperature such that the surfactant and the dispersion solvent are removed from the sheet-like mixture (S3); obtaining a dispersion liquid by mixing electrically conductive particles, a polymer resin, a surfactant, and a dispersion solvent (S4); forming, on the carbon sheet, a dispersion liquid layer thinner than the carbon sheet by forming and drying a coating of the dispersion liquid on the carbon sheet (S5); obtaining a gas diffusion layer in which a carbon layer is formed on the carbon sheet, by heat-treating the carbon sheet on which the dispersion liquid layer is formed at a second heat treatment temperature lower than the first heat treatment temperature such that the surfactant and the dispersion solvent are removed from the dispersion liquid layer (S6); and stacking a catalyst layer and an electrolyte membrane in said order on the carbon layer (S7).
摘要:
A membrane-membrane reinforcing member assembly includes: a polymer electrolyte membrane (1) having a substantially square shape; a pair of membrane-like first membrane reinforcing members (10a) disposed on one main surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) so as to extend along a pair of opposed sides, respectively, of four sides of said one main surface; and a pair of membrane-like second membrane reinforcing members (10b) disposed on another main surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) so as to extend along a pair of opposed sides, respectively, of four sides of said another main surface, wherein: portions of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) at which portions the first membrane reinforcing members (10a, 10a) and the second membrane reinforcing members (10b, 10b) are disposed are concave; and the first membrane reinforcing members (10a, 10a) and the second membrane reinforcing members (10b, 10b) are disposed such that main surfaces thereof are exposed, and the first membrane reinforcing members (10a, 10a) and the second membrane reinforcing members (10b, 10b) surround a peripheral portion of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) as a whole.
摘要:
A polymer electrolyte fuel cell of the present invention comprises an electrolyte layer-electrode assembly (8), an anode separator (11) which is provided with a fuel gas channel (13), and a cathode separator (10) which is provided with an oxidizing gas channel (12), wherein low-level humidified reactant gases are supplied to a fuel gas channel (13) and to an oxidizing gas channel (12), respectively; and wherein a level of hydrophilicity of a section (hereinafter referred to as a cathode gas diffusion layer upstream section) of a cathode gas diffusion layer (3) which is opposite to an upstream region of the oxidizing gas channel (12) including a mostupstream region thereof is set lower than a level of hydrophilicity of a section (hereinafter referred to as anode gas diffusion layer upstream opposite section) of the anode gas diffusion layer (6) which is opposite to the cathode gas diffusion layer upstream section (3a) by making the level of hydrophilicity of an entire region of the anode gas diffusion layer upstream opposite section higher than the level of hydrophilicity of the cathode gas diffusion layer upstream section.
摘要:
A membrane-membrane reinforcing member assembly includes: a polymer electrolyte membrane (1) having a substantially square shape; a pair of membrane-like first membrane reinforcing members (10a) disposed on one main surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) so as to extend along a pair of opposed sides, respectively, of four sides of said one main surface; and a pair of membrane-like second membrane reinforcing members (10b) disposed on another main surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) so as to extend along a pair of opposed sides, respectively, of four sides of said another main surface, wherein: portions of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) at which portions the first membrane reinforcing members (10a, 10a) and the second membrane reinforcing members (10b, 10b) are disposed are concave; and the first membrane reinforcing members (10a, 10a) and the second membrane reinforcing members (10b, 10b) are disposed such that main surfaces thereof are exposed, and the first membrane reinforcing members (10a, 10a) and the second membrane reinforcing members (10b, 10b) surround a peripheral portion of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) as a whole.
摘要:
A fuel cell of the present invention includes cell blocks (101, 102) each formed by stacking cells (51, 52) and a cooling medium connecting channel (103) connecting a cell block internal cooling medium channel (153A) of the cell block (101) and a cell block internal cooling medium channel (153B) of the cell block (102) in series. A catalyst layer includes a catalyst support and polymer electrolyte adhered to the catalyst support, the catalyst support containing an electrode catalyst and carbon powder supporting the electrode catalyst. The catalyst layer in the cell 52 of the cell block (102) located downstream of the cooling medium connecting channel (103) is higher or larger in at least one selected from the group consisting of a density of an ion exchange group per unit volume of the catalyst layer, an electrode catalyst supporting amount of the catalyst support of the catalyst layer, and a catalyst supporting rate of the catalyst layer, than the catalyst layer of the cell 51 of the cell block 101 located upstream of the cooling medium connecting channel 103.
摘要:
A method of fabricating a membrane electrode assembly, comprising: obtaining a mixture by mixing and kneading electrically conductive particles, a polymer resin, a surfactant, and a dispersion solvent (S1); obtaining a sheet-like mixture by rolling out and shaping the mixture (S2); obtaining a carbon sheet by heat-treating the sheet-like mixture at a first heat treatment temperature such that the surfactant and the dispersion solvent are removed from the sheet-like mixture (S3); obtaining a dispersion liquid by mixing electrically conductive particles, a polymer resin, a surfactant, and a dispersion solvent (S4); forming, on the carbon sheet, a dispersion liquid layer thinner than the carbon sheet by forming and drying a coating of the dispersion liquid on the carbon sheet (S5); obtaining a gas diffusion layer in which a carbon layer is formed on the carbon sheet, by heat-treating the carbon sheet on which the dispersion liquid layer is formed at a second heat treatment temperature lower than the first heat treatment temperature such that the surfactant and the dispersion solvent are removed from the dispersion liquid layer (S6); and stacking a catalyst layer and an electrolyte membrane in said order on the carbon layer (S7).
摘要:
A fuel cell of the present invention includes a membrane-electrode assembly (10), an anode separator (20), and a cathode separator (30). The membrane-electrode assembly (10) includes: a polymer electrolyte membrane (1); a first anode catalyst layer (2A) and an anode gas diffusion layer (4) sequentially stacked on one of main surfaces of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1); a second anode catalyst layer (2B) disposed between the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) and the first anode catalyst layer (2A); and a cathode catalyst layer (3) and a cathode gas diffusion layer (5) sequentially stacked on the other main surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1). The second anode catalyst layer (2B) contains a catalyst which adsorbs a sulfur compound.
摘要:
A fuel cell of the present invention includes cell blocks (101, 102) each formed by stacking cells (51, 52) and a cooling medium connecting channel (103) connecting a cell block internal cooling medium channel (153A) of the cell block (101) and a cell block internal cooling medium channel (153B) of the cell block (102) in series. A catalyst layer includes a catalyst support and polymer electrolyte adhered to the catalyst support, the catalyst support containing an electrode catalyst and carbon powder supporting the electrode catalyst. The catalyst layer in the cell 52 of the cell block (102) located downstream of the cooling medium connecting channel (103) is higher or larger in at least one selected from the group consisting of a density of an ion exchange group per unit volume of the catalyst layer, an electrode catalyst supporting amount of the catalyst support of the catalyst layer, and a catalyst supporting rate of the catalyst layer, than the catalyst layer of the cell 51 of the cell block 101 located upstream of the cooling medium connecting channel 103.
摘要:
A fuel cell of the present invention includes a membrane-electrode assembly (10), an anode separator (20), and a cathode separator (30). The membrane-electrode assembly (10) includes: a polymer electrolyte membrane (1); a first anode catalyst layer (2A) and an anode gas diffusion layer (4) sequentially stacked on one of main surfaces of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1); a second anode catalyst layer (2B) disposed between the polymer electrolyte membrane (1) and the first anode catalyst layer (2A); and a cathode catalyst layer (3) and a cathode gas diffusion layer (5) sequentially stacked on the other main surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane (1). The second anode catalyst layer (2B) contains a catalyst which adsorbs a sulfur compound.