Method of preparing thin porous sheets of ceramic material

Swarr, Thomas E; Nickols, Richard C; Krasij, Myron

Title: Method of preparing thin porous sheets of ceramic material

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A method of forming thin porous sheets of ceramic material for use as electrodes or other components in a molten carbonate fuel cell is disclosed. The method involves spray drying a slurry of fine ceramic particles in liquid carrier to produce generally spherical agglomerates of high porosity and a rough surface texture. The ceramic particles may include the electrode catalyst and the agglomerates can be calcined to improve mechanical strength. After slurrying with suitable volatile material and binder tape casting is used to form sheets that are sufficiently strong for further processing and handling in the assembly of a high temperature fuel cell.

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Swarr, Thomas E ^[1]; Nickols, Richard C ^[2]; Krasij, Myron ^[3]

South Windsor, CT
East Hartford, CT
Avon, CT

Publication Date:: 1987-03-24

Research Org.:: INTERNATIONAL FUEL CELLS CORP

OSTI Identifier:: 866190

Patent Number(s):: US 4652411

Application Number:: 06/612,952

Assignee:: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)

DOE Contract Number:: AC01-79ET15440

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: method; preparing; porous; sheets; ceramic; material; forming; electrodes; components; molten; carbonate; fuel; cell; disclosed; involves; spray; drying; slurry; fine; particles; liquid; carrier; produce; spherical; agglomerates; porosity; surface; texture; electrode; catalyst; calcined; improve; mechanical; strength; slurrying; suitable; volatile; binder; tape; casting; form; sufficiently; strong; processing; handling; assembly; temperature; fuel cell; temperature fuel; ceramic material; ceramic particles; method involves; carbonate fuel; molten carbonate; mechanical strength; ceramic particle; liquid carrier; tape casting; spray drying; porous sheet; fine ceramic; volatile material; sufficiently strong; improve mechanical; method involve; ceramic mater; tape cast; porous sheets; /264/

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