Methanol-Tolerant Cathode Catalyst Composite For Direct Methanol Fuel Cells

Patent · Tue Mar 21 00:00:00 EST 2006

OSTI ID:879881

Zhu, Yimin ^[1]; Zelenay, Piotr ^[1]

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1. Los Alamos, NM

A direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC) having a methanol fuel supply, oxidant supply, and its membrane electrode assembly (MEA) formed of an anode electrode and a cathode electrode with a membrane therebetween, a methanol oxidation catalyst adjacent the anode electrode and the membrane, an oxidant reduction catalyst adjacent the cathode electrode and the membrane, comprises an oxidant reduction catalyst layer of a platinum-chromium alloy so that oxidation at the cathode of methanol that crosses from the anode through the membrane to the cathode is reduced with a concomitant increase of net electrical potential at the cathode electrode.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• Assignee: The Regents of the University of California (Los Alamos, NM)
• Patent Number(s): US 7,014,931
• Application Number: 10/317654
• OSTI ID: 879881
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English