Rejuvenation of automotive fuel cells
Patent
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OSTI ID:1303253
A process for rejuvenating fuel cells has been demonstrated to improve the performance of polymer exchange membrane fuel cells with platinum/ionomer electrodes. The process involves dehydrating a fuel cell and exposing at least the cathode of the fuel cell to dry gas (nitrogen, for example) at a temperature higher than the operating temperature of the fuel cell. The process may be used to prolong the operating lifetime of an automotive fuel cell.
- Research Organization:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC52-06NA25396
- Assignee:
- LOS ALAMOS NATIONAL SECURITY, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)
- Patent Number(s):
- 9,425,461
- Application Number:
- 14/255,847
- OSTI ID:
- 1303253
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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