Polymer electrolyte fuel cell and production method of the same

Details Polymer electrolyte fuel cell and production method of the same Polymer electrolyte fuel cell and production method of the same

2003-02-26

2008-01-08

Dove, Tracy (Department: 1745)

Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and

Having earth feature

C429S047000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07316860

ABSTRACT:
A polymer electrolyte fuel cell comprising: a hydrogen ion-conductive polymer electrolyte membrane; an anode and a cathode with the electrolyte membrane interposed therebetween; an anode-side conductive separator having a gas flow channel for supply of a fuel gas to the anode; and a cathode-side conductive separator having a gas flow channel for supply of an oxidant gas to the cathode, wherein each of the anode and the cathode comprises at least a catalyst layer in contact with the electrolyte membrane and a gas diffusion layer in contact with the catalyst layer and the separator, and at least one of the anode and the cathode contains a compound represented by the formula (I):in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="lead"?R1—O—{(C2H4O)n—(C3H6O)m}—R2  (I)in-line-formulae description="In-line Formulae" end="tail"?where R1and R2are independent of each other and each represents a hydrogen atom or an alkyl group having not less than 5 and not more than 15 carbon atoms, n and m are integers which satisfy 0≦n≦5, 0≦m≦5 and 1≦n+m≦5, and when neither n nor m is 0, at least one of the ethylene oxide group and at least one of the propylene oxide group are arranged in a random fashion.

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