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Title: Composite bipolar plate for electrochemical cells

Abstract

A bipolar separator plate for fuel cells consists of a molded mixture of a vinyl ester resin and graphite powder. The plate serves as a current collector and may contain fluid flow fields for the distribution of reactant gases. The material is inexpensive, electrically conductive, lightweight, strong, corrosion resistant, easily mass produced, and relatively impermeable to hydrogen gas. The addition of certain fiber reinforcements and other additives can improve the properties of the composite material without significantly increasing its overall cost.

Inventors:
 [1];  [1]
  1. Los Alamos, NM
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
873792
Patent Number(s):
US 6248467
Assignee:
Regents of University of California (Los Alamos, NM)
DOE Contract Number:  
W-7405-ENG-36
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
composite; bipolar; plate; electrochemical; cells; separator; fuel; consists; molded; mixture; vinyl; ester; resin; graphite; powder; serves; current; collector; contain; fluid; flow; fields; distribution; reactant; gases; material; inexpensive; electrically; conductive; lightweight; strong; corrosion; resistant; easily; mass; produced; relatively; impermeable; hydrogen; gas; addition; fiber; reinforcements; additives; improve; properties; significantly; increasing; overall; cost; fuel cell; reactant gases; corrosion resistant; flow field; hydrogen gas; current collector; electrochemical cells; fuel cells; electrochemical cell; electrically conductive; fluid flow; composite material; reactant gas; bipolar plate; separator plate; molded mixture; vinyl ester; flow fields; bipolar separator; composite mat; mass produced; graphite powder; plate serves; /429/

Citation Formats

Wilson, Mahlon S, and Busick, Deanna N. Composite bipolar plate for electrochemical cells. United States: N. p., 2001. Web.
Wilson, Mahlon S, & Busick, Deanna N. Composite bipolar plate for electrochemical cells. United States.
Wilson, Mahlon S, and Busick, Deanna N. 2001. "Composite bipolar plate for electrochemical cells". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/873792.
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abstractNote = {A bipolar separator plate for fuel cells consists of a molded mixture of a vinyl ester resin and graphite powder. The plate serves as a current collector and may contain fluid flow fields for the distribution of reactant gases. The material is inexpensive, electrically conductive, lightweight, strong, corrosion resistant, easily mass produced, and relatively impermeable to hydrogen gas. The addition of certain fiber reinforcements and other additives can improve the properties of the composite material without significantly increasing its overall cost.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2001},
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