摘要:
A multiblock copolymer includes a polysulfone repeating unit of formula (1) below; a sulfonated polysulfone repeating unit of formula (2) below; and a polydialkylsiloxane repeating unit of formula (3) below, a method of preparing the multiblock copolymer, a polymer electrolyte membrane prepared from the multiblock copolymer, a method of preparing the polymer electrolyte membrane, and a fuel cell including the polymer electrolyte membrane: where l, m, and n are integers of 1-200; each of R1 through R8 is independently hydrogen, fluorine, or a C1-C10 alkyl group that can be substituted by at least one fluorine atom; and X represents a tetraalkylamine cation that can be substituted by hydrogen ions or other cations by ion exchange. The multiblock copolymer has a high ionic conductivity, high hydrophobicity, and good mechanical properties, can minimize crossover of methanol, and can be manufactured at a low cost. In addition, the structure of the multiblock copolymer can be varied to increase selectivity to a solvent used in a polymer electrolyte membrane.
摘要:
An ion-conductive composite membrane and a method of manufacturing the same, the membrane including phosphate platelets, a silicon compound, and a Keggin-type oxometalate and/or Keggin-type heteropoly acid, wherein the phosphate platelets are three-dimensionally connected to each other via the silicon compound. An electrolyte membrane having an ion-conductive inorganic membrane or an ion-conductive organic/inorganic composite membrane effectively prevents crossover of liquid fuel without the reduction of ion conductivity in a liquid fuel cell, thereby allowing for the production of fuel cells having excellent performance.
摘要:
A multiblock copolymer includes a polysulfone repeating unit, a sulfonated polysulfone repeating unit, a polydialkylsiloxane repeating unit and an ethylenic unsaturated group at a terminal of the multiblock copolymer. Also provided are a method of preparing the multiblock copolymer, a polymer electrolyte membrane prepared from the multiblock copolymer, a method of preparing the polymer electrolyte membrane, and a fuel cell including the polymer electrolyte membrane. The polymer electrolyte membrane that has a high ionic conductivity and good mechanical properties and minimizes crossover of methanol can be manufactured at low cost. In addition, the structure of the multiblock copolymer can be varied to increase selectivity to a solvent used in a polymer electrolyte membrane.
摘要:
A fuel supply device for direct methanol fuel cells. The fuel supply device for direct methanol fuel cells includes a fuel tank to store a liquid fuel, a cavity plate to store the liquid fuel transferred from the fuel tank, a thin film type active pump welded on the bottom of the cavity plate to bring about a movement of the cavity plate, and a nozzle plate disposed on the cavity plate to eject the liquid fuel. Accordingly, it is possible to actively control a liquid fuel in a needed amount and supply it to a fuel cell in accordance with a use mode of an electronic device and effectively remove by-products of the fuel cell, thereby improving the efficiency of the fuel cell.
摘要:
A polymer electrolyte forming composition includes a trialkoxysilane containing an epoxy group, polyethyleneimine, and at least one of heteropolyacid and trifluoromethanesulfoneimide.
摘要:
A membrane electrode assembly for a fuel cell, in which electrical resistance is minimized by including a current collector between a catalyst layer and a fuel diffusion layer inside electrodes to shorten the electron transfer distance, and in which corrosion of the current collector due to direct contact between the current collector and the catalyst in the catalyst layer is prevented by including an electrically conductive current collector-protecting layer between the current collector and the catalyst layer, and a fuel cell including the membrane electrode assembly which can stably exhibit constant performance for a prolonged period of time, and which has excellent efficiency due to low electrical resistance.
摘要:
Provided is an air breathing direct methanol fuel cell pack including membrane electrode assemblies (MEAs) forming a plurality of single cells having an electrolyte membrane, a plurality of anodes on a first plane of the electrolyte membrane and a plurality of cathodes on a second plane of the electrolyte membrane correspondingly to the anodes, the second plane being opposed to the first plane, a fuel supply unit storing fuel fed to the anodes and having fuel supply plates with a plurality of fuel supply holes through which the fuel passes, and wicking sheets provided along a fuel supply path between the fuel supply plates and the MEAs, diffusing the fuel supplied through the fuel supply plates to supply the fuel to the anodes of the MEAs. fuel can be evenly supplied throughout MEAs, thereby attaining uniform power output, irrespective of a use posture of a cell pack. Also, current collectors of the present invention are of a mesh type so that current collection from all electrodes is allowed while allowing fuel supply. Further, since a gas communicating path for passage of byproducts is provided around the fuel supply unit and gas exhaust holes are provided on a wall body contacting the gas communicating path, byproducts can be effectively exhausted.
摘要:
A liquid fuel cartridge and a direct liquid feed fuel cell system having the liquid fuel cartridge. The direct liquid feed fuel cell system includes: a housing having a cartridge inserting groove and a longitudinal opening in the cartridge inserting groove; a fuel cell located in the housing and composed of cathode and anode electrodes and an electrolyte membrane; a liquid fuel cartridge that contains a liquid fuel, inserted into the cartridge inserting groove, to supply the liquid fuel to the anodes; and a fuel transport unit to transport the liquid fuel from the liquid fuel cartridge to the anodes, wherein the liquid fuel is supplied to the fuel transport unit when the liquid fuel cartridge is rotated in a first direction and the supply of the liquid fuel is disconnected when the liquid fuel cartridge is rotated in an opposite direction.
摘要:
A fuel cell includes a cathode, an anode, an electrolyte membrane interposed between the cathode and the anode, and a porous layer containing a moisture retentive material. The anode includes an anode catalyst layer adjacent to the electrolyte membrane and an anode diffusion layer adjacent to the anode catalyst layer, and the porous layer is disposed between the anode catalyst layer and the electrolyte membrane. The performance of the fuel cell can be stably maintained even when a fuel supply is temporarily interrupted due to a malfunction of a pump or clogging of a fuel channel.
摘要:
The present invention relates to a modified inorganic material with excellent cation exchange capacity. In addition, the invention relates to a method of preparing the modified inorganic material, a composite electrolyte membrane comprising the modified inorganic material powder that has excellent methanol-repelling ability, and a fuel cell comprising the composite electrolyte membrane. The modified inorganic material includes an inorganic material, and a cation exchanger bonded to the inorganic material.