Coating processes – Electrical product produced – Fuel cell part
Patent
1995-11-06
1997-12-30
Skapars, Anthony
Coating processes
Electrical product produced
Fuel cell part
429 30, 429 42, H01M 810
Patent
active
057027552
ABSTRACT:
A composition comprising (a) catalytically-active particles, (b) an organic compound having a pKa of at least about 18 and a basicity parameter, .beta., of less than 0.66, and (c) a polymeric binder. Also described is a process for preparing a membrane/electrode assembly, which comprises the sequential steps of (i) applying a layer of the composition of the invention to a solid polymer electrolyte, a carbon fiber paper, or a release substrate; (ii) heating the composition under conditions sufficient to volatilize at least 95 percent of component (b); and (iii) positioning the composition in contact with the solid polymer electrolyte, if the composition was not applied directly to the solid polymer electrolyte, forming the membrane/electrode assembly thereby. It has been discovered that the composition and process of the invention, when used to prepare a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) having a solid polymer electrolyte, provides an MEA which provides a relatively high voltage at a given current density and gas flow rate in a fuel cell.
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Skapars Anthony
The Dow Chemical Company
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