Ribbed electrode substrates
Abstract
A ribbed substrate for an electrochemical cell electrode is made from a mixture of carbon fibers and carbonizable resin and has a mean pore size in the ribs which is 60-75% of the mean pore size of the web portions of the substrate which interconnect the ribs. Preferably the mean pore size of the web portion is 25-45 microns; and, if the substrate includes edge seals parallel to the ribs, the edge seals preferably have a mean pore size no greater than about ten microns. Most preferably the substrate has the same ratio of carbon fibers to polymeric carbon in all areas, including the ribs, webs, and edge seals. A substrate according to the present invention will have better overall performance than prior art substrates and minimizes the substrate thickness required for the substrate to perform all its functions well.
- Inventors:
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- United Technologies Corporation, Hartford, CT (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864500
- Patent Number(s):
- 4374906
- Application Number:
- 06/306835
- Assignee:
- United Technologies Corporation (Hartford, CT)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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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:
- AC03-77ET11302
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Resource Relation:
- Patent File Date: 1981 Sep 29
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- ribbed; electrode; substrates; substrate; electrochemical; cell; mixture; carbon; fibers; carbonizable; resin; mean; pore; size; ribs; 60-75; web; portions; interconnect; preferably; portion; 25-45; microns; edge; seals; parallel; ratio; polymeric; including; webs; according; overall; performance; prior; minimizes; thickness; required; perform; functions; electrode substrate; edge seal; substrate thickness; carbon fibers; carbon fiber; electrochemical cell; pore size; mean pore; cell electrode; edge seals; ribbed electrode; electrode substrates; /429/
Citation Formats
Breault, Richard D., and Goller, Glen J. Ribbed electrode substrates. United States: N. p., 1983.
Web.
Breault, Richard D., & Goller, Glen J. Ribbed electrode substrates. United States.
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"Ribbed electrode substrates". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864500.
@article{osti_864500,
title = {Ribbed electrode substrates},
author = {Breault, Richard D. and Goller, Glen J.},
abstractNote = {A ribbed substrate for an electrochemical cell electrode is made from a mixture of carbon fibers and carbonizable resin and has a mean pore size in the ribs which is 60-75% of the mean pore size of the web portions of the substrate which interconnect the ribs. Preferably the mean pore size of the web portion is 25-45 microns; and, if the substrate includes edge seals parallel to the ribs, the edge seals preferably have a mean pore size no greater than about ten microns. Most preferably the substrate has the same ratio of carbon fibers to polymeric carbon in all areas, including the ribs, webs, and edge seals. A substrate according to the present invention will have better overall performance than prior art substrates and minimizes the substrate thickness required for the substrate to perform all its functions well.},
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year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983},
month = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1983}
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