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Title: Non-noble metal based electro-catalyst compositions for proton exchange membrane based water electrolysis and methods of making

Abstract

The invention provides electro-catalyst compositions for an anode electrode of a proton exchange membrane-based water electrolysis system. The compositions include a noble metal component selected from the group consisting of iridium oxide, ruthenium oxide, rhenium oxide and mixtures thereof, and a non-noble metal component selected from the group consisting of tantalum oxide, tin oxide, niobium oxide, titanium oxide, tungsten oxide, molybdenum oxide, yttrium oxide, scandium oxide, cooper oxide, zirconium oxide, nickel oxide and mixtures thereof. Further, the non-noble metal component can include a dopant. The dopant can be at least one element selected from Groups III, V, VI and VII of the Periodic Table. The compositions can be prepared using a surfactant approach or a sol gel approach. Further, the compositions are prepared using noble metal and non-noble metal precursors. Furthermore, a thin film containing the compositions can be deposited onto a substrate to form the anode electrode.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
University of Pittsburgh-Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education, Pittsburgh, PA (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1343307
Patent Number(s):
9561497
Application Number:
13/961,327
Assignee:
University of Pittsburgh--Of the Commonwealth System of Higher Education
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B01 - PHYSICAL OR CHEMICAL PROCESSES OR APPARATUS IN GENERAL B01J - CHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROCESSES, e.g. CATALYSIS OR COLLOID CHEMISTRY
B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B82 - NANOTECHNOLOGY B82Y - SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES
DOE Contract Number:  
SC0001531
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 2013 Aug 07
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE

Citation Formats

Kumta, Prashant N., Kadakia, Karan Sandeep, Datta, Moni Kanchan, and Velikokhatnyi, Oleg. Non-noble metal based electro-catalyst compositions for proton exchange membrane based water electrolysis and methods of making. United States: N. p., 2017. Web.
Kumta, Prashant N., Kadakia, Karan Sandeep, Datta, Moni Kanchan, & Velikokhatnyi, Oleg. Non-noble metal based electro-catalyst compositions for proton exchange membrane based water electrolysis and methods of making. United States.
Kumta, Prashant N., Kadakia, Karan Sandeep, Datta, Moni Kanchan, and Velikokhatnyi, Oleg. Tue . "Non-noble metal based electro-catalyst compositions for proton exchange membrane based water electrolysis and methods of making". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1343307.
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abstractNote = {The invention provides electro-catalyst compositions for an anode electrode of a proton exchange membrane-based water electrolysis system. The compositions include a noble metal component selected from the group consisting of iridium oxide, ruthenium oxide, rhenium oxide and mixtures thereof, and a non-noble metal component selected from the group consisting of tantalum oxide, tin oxide, niobium oxide, titanium oxide, tungsten oxide, molybdenum oxide, yttrium oxide, scandium oxide, cooper oxide, zirconium oxide, nickel oxide and mixtures thereof. Further, the non-noble metal component can include a dopant. The dopant can be at least one element selected from Groups III, V, VI and VII of the Periodic Table. The compositions can be prepared using a surfactant approach or a sol gel approach. Further, the compositions are prepared using noble metal and non-noble metal precursors. Furthermore, a thin film containing the compositions can be deposited onto a substrate to form the anode electrode.},
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