Method for recovering catalytic elements from fuel cell membrane electrode assemblies
Abstract
A method for recovering catalytic elements from a fuel cell membrane electrode assembly is provided. The method includes converting the membrane electrode assembly into a particulate material, wetting the particulate material, forming a slurry comprising the wetted particulate material and an acid leachate adapted to dissolve at least one of the catalytic elements into a soluble catalytic element salt, separating the slurry into a depleted particulate material and a supernatant containing the catalytic element salt, and washing the depleted particulate material to remove any catalytic element salt retained within pores in the depleted particulate material.
- Inventors:
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- Edison, NJ
- Berkeley Heights, NJ
- Ludwigshafen, DE
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Engelhard Corporation
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1055438
- Patent Number(s):
- 8206682
- Assignee:
- Shore, Lawrence (Edison, NJ); Matlin, Ramail (Berkeley Heights, NJ); Heinz, Robert (Ludwigshafen, DE)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C22 - METALLURGY C22B - PRODUCTION AND REFINING OF METALS
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:
- FC36-03GO13104
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY
Citation Formats
Shore, Lawrence, Matlin, Ramail, and Heinz, Robert. Method for recovering catalytic elements from fuel cell membrane electrode assemblies. United States: N. p., 2012.
Web.
Shore, Lawrence, Matlin, Ramail, & Heinz, Robert. Method for recovering catalytic elements from fuel cell membrane electrode assemblies. United States.
Shore, Lawrence, Matlin, Ramail, and Heinz, Robert. Tue .
"Method for recovering catalytic elements from fuel cell membrane electrode assemblies". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1055438.
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title = {Method for recovering catalytic elements from fuel cell membrane electrode assemblies},
author = {Shore, Lawrence and Matlin, Ramail and Heinz, Robert},
abstractNote = {A method for recovering catalytic elements from a fuel cell membrane electrode assembly is provided. The method includes converting the membrane electrode assembly into a particulate material, wetting the particulate material, forming a slurry comprising the wetted particulate material and an acid leachate adapted to dissolve at least one of the catalytic elements into a soluble catalytic element salt, separating the slurry into a depleted particulate material and a supernatant containing the catalytic element salt, and washing the depleted particulate material to remove any catalytic element salt retained within pores in the depleted particulate material.},
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year = {2012},
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