WO2008054510A3 - Fuel cell with carbon nanotubes - Google Patents

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WO2008054510A3
WO2008054510A3 PCT/US2007/009501 US2007009501W WO2008054510A3 WO 2008054510 A3 WO2008054510 A3 WO 2008054510A3 US 2007009501 W US2007009501 W US 2007009501W WO 2008054510 A3 WO2008054510 A3 WO 2008054510A3
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carbon nanotubes
fuel cell
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polymer electrolyte
electrolyte membrane
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Siyu Ye
Bien H Chiem
Goran Vlajnic
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Ballard Power Systems
Ballard Material Products Inc
Siyu Ye
Bien H Chiem
Goran Vlajnic
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    • B01J37/00—Processes, in general, for preparing catalysts; Processes, in general, for activation of catalysts
    • B01J37/02—Impregnation, coating or precipitation
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    • B82—NANOTECHNOLOGY
    • B82Y—SPECIFIC USES OR APPLICATIONS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MEASUREMENT OR ANALYSIS OF NANOSTRUCTURES; MANUFACTURE OR TREATMENT OF NANOSTRUCTURES
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    • H01M4/00—Electrodes
    • H01M4/86—Inert electrodes with catalytic activity, e.g. for fuel cells
    • H01M4/8647—Inert electrodes with catalytic activity, e.g. for fuel cells consisting of more than one material, e.g. consisting of composites
    • H01M4/8657—Inert electrodes with catalytic activity, e.g. for fuel cells consisting of more than one material, e.g. consisting of composites layered
    • H—ELECTRICITY
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    • H01M4/90—Selection of catalytic material
    • H01M4/9075—Catalytic material supported on carriers, e.g. powder carriers
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    • H01M4/90—Selection of catalytic material
    • H01M4/92—Metals of platinum group
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    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/10—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes
    • H01M2008/1095—Fuel cells with polymeric electrolytes
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    • H01M4/00—Electrodes
    • H01M4/86—Inert electrodes with catalytic activity, e.g. for fuel cells
    • H01M4/8636—Inert electrodes with catalytic activity, e.g. for fuel cells with a gradient in another property than porosity
    • H01M4/8642—Gradient in composition
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • 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
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
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Abstract

A fuel cell comprising an anode electrode, a cathode electrode, and a polymer electrolyte membrane disposed therebetween, wherein the fuel cell comprises a first layer of carbon nanotubes on at least one surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane, wherein substantially all of the carbon nanotubes are oriented in a planar direction with respect to the at least one surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane, and at least a portion of the carbon nanotubes comprise a catalyst material. The fuel cell may further comprise a second layer of carbon nanotubes on the first layer, wherein at least a portion of the carbon nanotubes in the second layer are oriented in an orthogonal direction with respect to the at least one surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane.
PCT/US2007/009501 2006-04-19 2007-04-18 Fuel cell with carbon nanotubes WO2008054510A2 (en)

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WO2001030694A1 (en) * 1999-10-27 2001-05-03 William Marsh Rice University Macroscopic ordered assembly of carbon nanotubes
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