Fuel cell electrode and method of preparation
Abstract
A fuel cell having good resistance to compressive creep includes electrodes having a superstructure of porous electrically conductive foam with surface sections adjacent to opposing surfaces of an electrolyte matrix impregnated with electrode catalyst materials. The catalyst materials are affixed in sections contiguous to an inner major surface by sinter bonding, electrochemical bonding or restrictive interstitial spacing. The outer sections of the porous plaque thickness are reserved for gas distribution to the electrode catalyst. Oxidant and fuel gases can be separately manifolded into alternate sides of a fuel cell stack by sealing opposing edges of the porous plaques containing the anode material in one set of opposing side surfaces and sealing opposing edges of the porous plaque containing cathode material in alternate side surfaces of the stack.
- Inventors:
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- New Lenox, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 875183
- Patent Number(s):
- H000016
- Application Number:
- 06/585698
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- DOE Contract Number:
- W-31109-ENG-38
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1984 Mar 02
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- fuel; cell; electrode; method; preparation; resistance; compressive; creep; electrodes; superstructure; porous; electrically; conductive; foam; surface; sections; adjacent; opposing; surfaces; electrolyte; matrix; impregnated; catalyst; materials; affixed; contiguous; inner; major; sinter; bonding; electrochemical; restrictive; interstitial; spacing; outer; plaque; thickness; reserved; gas; distribution; oxidant; gases; separately; manifolded; alternate; stack; sealing; edges; plaques; containing; anode; material; set; cathode; chemical bond; opposing edges; fuel cell; fuel gases; catalyst material; anode material; fuel gas; cell stack; electrically conductive; cathode material; porous electrically; chemical bonding; gas distribution; electrolyte matrix; cell electrode; opposing surfaces; major surface; compressive creep; catalyst materials; sinter bond; opposing surface; surface section; statutory invention registration; /429/427/
Citation Formats
Kaun, Thomas D. Fuel cell electrode and method of preparation. United States: N. p., 1986.
Web.
Kaun, Thomas D. Fuel cell electrode and method of preparation. United States.
Kaun, Thomas D. Wed .
"Fuel cell electrode and method of preparation". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/875183.
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author = {Kaun, Thomas D.},
abstractNote = {A fuel cell having good resistance to compressive creep includes electrodes having a superstructure of porous electrically conductive foam with surface sections adjacent to opposing surfaces of an electrolyte matrix impregnated with electrode catalyst materials. The catalyst materials are affixed in sections contiguous to an inner major surface by sinter bonding, electrochemical bonding or restrictive interstitial spacing. The outer sections of the porous plaque thickness are reserved for gas distribution to the electrode catalyst. Oxidant and fuel gases can be separately manifolded into alternate sides of a fuel cell stack by sealing opposing edges of the porous plaques containing the anode material in one set of opposing side surfaces and sealing opposing edges of the porous plaque containing cathode material in alternate side surfaces of the stack.},
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