摘要:
The method for the production of multilayers comprises: applying a coating solution (I) which comprises a dissolved or dispersed proton-conductive polymer and a solvent (Is) containing water in amounts from 25 to 60 wt % and an organic solvent in amounts from 75 down to 40 wt %, on an electrode, applying a coating solution (II) which comprises a dissolved or dispersed proton-conductive polymer and a solvent (IIs) containing water in amounts from 0 to less than 25 wt % and an organic solvent in amounts above 75 wt %, on the wet first coating without any drying of the first coating; and drying the coatings to form an electrolyte membrane. The methods can provide multilayers capable of satisfactory power generation properties as an electrode structure by forming an electrolyte membrane on an electrode without causing any penetration of electrolyte into the electrode.
摘要:
The present invention is intended to provide a process for producing an electrolyte membrane-bonded electrode having excellent power generation property when constitutes an electrode assembly, and a varnish composition for an electrolyte, by the use of which an electrolyte membrane-electrode bonded structure capable of retaining excellent power generation property is obtained. A process for producing a first electrolyte membrane-bonded electrode comprises applying, onto an electrode, a water-containing dispersion containing a perfluorosulfonic acid polymer, an organic solvent A and water and having a perfluorosulfonic acid polymer content of 0.5 to 20% by weight and then applying, onto the resulting film, a solution of sulfonated polyarylene in an organic solvent B, to form an electrolyte membrane. A process for producing a second electrolyte membrane-bonded electrode comprises applying, onto an electrode, a solution or dispersion containing a proton-conductive polymer, an organic solvent B and water and having a water content of 25 to 50% by weight and then applying, onto the resulting film, a solution or dispersion containing a proton-conductive polymer, an organic solvent B and water and having a water content of less than 25% by weight, to form an electrolyte membrane. A process for producing a third electrolyte membrane-bonded electrode comprises applying, onto an electrode, a varnish composition 6 obtained by dissolving a sulfonated polymer in a solvent containing an organic solvent C, an organic solvent D and water to form an electrolyte membrane, said organic solvent C being a good solvent for the sulfonated polymer and having a higher boiling point than that of other solvent components, said organic solvent D having a boiling point of not lower than 50° C. and being not a good solvent for the sulfonated polymer when used alone but causing a solubility region of the sulfonated polymer to appear when mixed with the organic solvent C and/or the water. The varnish composition 6 of the invention is a varnish composition obtained by dissolving the sulfonated polymer in a solvent containing an organic solvent C, an organic solvent D and water.
摘要:
A process of producing an electrode paste having excellent storage stability and capable of forming a catalyst layer that has a sufficient pore volume for high generating performance, and an electrode paste composition having such properties are disclosed. The process comprises mixing and agitating carbon black supporting a catalyst metal, a polymer electrolyte, an organic solvent and at least either carbon fiber or water thereby to finely disperse the carbon black to a predetermined mean particle diameter of particles dispersed in the mixed solution, and admixing a dispersant to the mixed solution and agitating the resultant mixture to obtain an electrode paste in which particles having a predetermined mean particle diameter are uniformly dispersed.
摘要:
In a polymer electrolyte fuel cell in which a cathode diffusion layer, a cathode electrode catalyst layer, a polymer electrolyte membrane, an anode electrode catalyst layer, and an anode diffusion layer are laminated in this order, electron conductivity of the cathode electrode catalyst layer at a portion on the side of the cathode diffusion layer is higher than at a portion on the side of the polymer electrolyte membrane and electron conductivity of the cathode electrode catalyst layer at the portion on the side of the polymer electrolyte membrane is lower than at the portion on the side of the cathode diffusion layer, and furthermore, electron conductivity of the anode electrode catalyst layer at a portion on the side of the anode diffusion layer is higher than at a portion on the side of the polymer electrolyte membrane and electron conductivity of the anode electrode catalyst layer at the portion on the side of the polymer electrolyte membrane is lower than at the portion on the side of the anode diffusion layer.
摘要:
In a polymer electrolyte fuel cell in which a cathode diffusion layer, a cathode electrode catalyst layer, a polymer electrolyte membrane, an anode electrode catalyst layer, and an anode diffusion layer are laminated in this order, electron conductivity of the cathode electrode catalyst layer at a portion on the side of the cathode diffusion layer is higher than at a portion on the side of the polymer electrolyte membrane and electron conductivity of the cathode electrode catalyst layer at the portion on the side of the polymer electrolyte membrane is lower than at the portion on the side of the cathode diffusion layer, and furthermore, electron conductivity of the anode electrode catalyst layer at a portion on the side of the anode diffusion layer is higher than at a portion on the side of the polymer electrolyte membrane and electron conductivity of the anode electrode catalyst layer at the portion on the side of the polymer electrolyte membrane is lower than at the portion on the side of the anode diffusion layer.
摘要:
A proton conductive membrane exhibiting superior proton conductivity even at high temperatures of 100° C. or above, and a proton conductive composition capable of forming the membrane are provided. The invention also provides a proton conductive membrane showing excellent proton conductivity even if it does not have an increased amount of the sulfonic groups introduced therein, and a proton conductive composition capable of forming the membrane. The proton conductive composition includes (a) at least one compound selected from a metal oxide hydrate, a phyllosilicate and a hygroscopic inorganic porous compound, and (b) a polyarylene having a sulfonic group.
摘要:
Disclosed is a membrane-electrode structure for a solid polymer fuel cell comprising a pair of electrode catalyst layers and a polyeletrolyte membrane sandwiched between the electrode catalyst layers, wherein the electrode catalyst layers contain polyarylene having a sulfonic acid group, said polyarylene comprising a recurring unit represented by the following formula (A) and a recurring unit represented by the following formula (B); wherein Y is a direct bonding or a group selected from a divalent electron withdrawing group and a divalent electron donating group, Ar is a mononuclear or polynuclear aromatic group, m is an integer of 0 to 10, k is an integer of 0 to 5, l is an integer of 0 to 4, and k+1≧1; wherein R1 to R8 are each a hydrogen atom, a fluorine atom, an alkyl group, a fluorine-substituted alkyl group, an aryl group or an allyl group, W is a divalent electron withdrawing group or a direct bonding, T is a direct bonding, a divalent electron withdrawing group, a divalent electron donating group or the like, and n is an integer of 2 or more. The membrane-electrode structure for a solid polymer fuel cell of the present invention exhibits excellent electricity generation performance.
摘要:
A membrane electrode assembly that includes a cathode electrode catalyst layer and an anode electrode catalyst layer respectively disposed on one side and the other side of a solid polymer electrolyte membrane, gas diffusion layers disposed respectively on the sides of the electrode catalyst layers; and intermediate layers having pores and disposed respectively between the electrode catalyst layer and the gas diffusion layer and between the electrode catalyst layer and the gas diffusion layer. The volume per unit area and per unit mass of the pores having pore size of 0.1 to 10 μm in the intermediate layer in the cathode side is larger than that in the intermediate layer in the anode side. The pore volume of the intermediate layer in the cathode side is 1.7 to 4.3 μl/cm2/mg and that of the intermediate layer in the anode side is 0.5 to 1.4 μl/cm2/mg.
摘要翻译:一种膜电极组件,其包括分别设置在固体聚合物电解质膜的一侧和另一侧上的阴极电极催化剂层和阳极电极催化剂层,分别设置在电极催化剂层的侧面上的气体扩散层; 和具有孔的中间层,分别设置在电极催化剂层和气体扩散层之间以及电极催化剂层和气体扩散层之间。 阴极侧的中间层的孔径为0.1〜10μm的单位面积体积和单位质量的单位质量比阳极侧的中间层的体积大。 阴极侧的中间层的孔体积为1.7〜4.3μl/ cm 2 / mg,阳极侧的中间层的孔体积为0.5〜1.4μl/ cm 2 / mg。
摘要:
A membrane electrode assembly including: a solid polymer electrolyte membrane having proton conductivity; a cathode electrode catalyst layer disposed on one side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane; an anode electrode catalyst layer disposed on the other side of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane; and two gas diffusion layers disposed on a side of the cathode electrode catalyst layer and a side of the anode electrode catalyst layer, respectively; wherein the gas diffusion layer in the anode side is smaller in contact angle to water than the gas diffusion layer in the cathode side. The membrane electrode assembly also includes at least two coating layers different in properties from each other between the gas diffusion layer and the cathode electrode catalyst layer, and at least two coating layers different in properties from each other between the gas diffusion layer and the anode electrode catalyst layer.
摘要:
The invention provides a proton conductive membrane which, even when reduced in thickness, does not allow penetration of an electrode to prevent a short circuit between electrodes and which permits sufficient generating performance. A proton conductive composition capable of forming the membrane is also provided. The proton conductive composition includes a nonconductive filler and a polyarylene having a sulfonic group. The proton conductive membrane, comprising the composition, contains the nonconductive filler in an amount of 3 to 50% by volume, and the nonconductive filler particles have diameters ranging from 3 to 90% the thickness of the membrane.