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Title: Catalytic membranes for fuel cells

Abstract

A fuel cell of the present invention comprises a cathode and an anode, one or both of the anode and the cathode including a catalyst comprising a bundle of longitudinally aligned graphitic carbon nanotubes including a catalytically active transition metal incorporated longitudinally and atomically distributed throughout the graphitic carbon walls of said nanotubes. The nanotubes also include nitrogen atoms and/or ions chemically bonded to the graphitic carbon and to the transition metal. Preferably, the transition metal comprises at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Ni, Mn, and Cr.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2];  [1]
  1. Naperville, IL
  2. Bolingbrook, IL
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Uchicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, IL)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1016698
Patent Number(s):
7927748
Application Number:
US Patent Application 12/787,118
Assignee:
Uchicago Argonne, LLC (Chicago, IL)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31-109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE

Citation Formats

Liu, Di-Jia, Yang, Junbing, and Wang, Xiaoping. Catalytic membranes for fuel cells. United States: N. p., 2011. Web.
Liu, Di-Jia, Yang, Junbing, & Wang, Xiaoping. Catalytic membranes for fuel cells. United States.
Liu, Di-Jia, Yang, Junbing, and Wang, Xiaoping. Tue . "Catalytic membranes for fuel cells". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1016698.
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abstractNote = {A fuel cell of the present invention comprises a cathode and an anode, one or both of the anode and the cathode including a catalyst comprising a bundle of longitudinally aligned graphitic carbon nanotubes including a catalytically active transition metal incorporated longitudinally and atomically distributed throughout the graphitic carbon walls of said nanotubes. The nanotubes also include nitrogen atoms and/or ions chemically bonded to the graphitic carbon and to the transition metal. Preferably, the transition metal comprises at least one metal selected from the group consisting of Fe, Co, Ni, Mn, and Cr.},
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Activation and characterization of Fe-based catalysts for the reduction of oxygen in polymer electrolyte fuel cells
journal, May 1998


A New Fuel Cell Cathode Catalyst
journal, March 1964


Thin-film catalyst layers for polymer electrolyte fuel cell electrodes
journal, January 1992


Oxygen reduction on monomeric transition metal phthalocyanines in acid electrolyte
journal, September 1979