Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090155635 | METHOD OF ACTIVATING MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY (PEM) OF POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANE FUEL CELL (PEMFC) USING CYCLIC VOLTAMMETRY (CV) - The present invention relates to a method of activating membrane electrode assemblies of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells of a fuel cell stack for a vehicle comprising: supplying a humidified gas to a fuel cell so as to hydrate an electrolyte membrane and an electrolyte of electrodes of the fuel cell; and performing a cyclic voltammetry process so as to activate the layers of the electrodes. | 06-18-2009 |
20090208848 | Polymer blend electrolyte membrane for use at high temperature and manufacturing method thereof - The present invention relates to a polymer blend electrolyte membrane comprising an inorganic polymer having polydimethylsiloxane as a main chain, which has a pore structure at both ends formed by condensation reaction between 3-aminopropyltriethoxysilane and tetraethylorthosilicate, wherein phosphoric acid is chemically linked to an amino group of the pore structure; and a proton-conducting polymer having a cation exchange group at the side chain thereof, as well as a manufacturing method thereof. Generally, proton-conducting electrolyte membranes have significantly reduced ion conductivity at high temperatures. However, proton-conducting electrolyte membranes have advantages in terms of efficiency and cost, and thus it is needed to develop an electrolyte membrane, which has excellent ion conductivity even at high temperature. Accordingly, the present invention aims to provide a polymer blend electrolyte membrane for use at high temperature and a manufacturing method thereof. | 08-20-2009 |
20090233144 | Polymer Electrolyte membrane with coating layer of anion binding agent and fuel cell using same - The present invention relates to a multi-layered polymer electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell, which is prepared by introducing an anion binding substance as a coating layer to a non-aqueous polymer electrolyte membrane for preventing the elution of acid, and a fuel cell comprising the membrane. In particular, the present invention discloses a multi-layered polymer electrolyte membrane prepared by coating an anion binding substance on a non-aqueous polymer electrolyte membrane, and a fuel cell comprising the membrane, thereby preventing the elution of acid and maintaining the performance of a fuel cell to economic and environmental profit. | 09-17-2009 |
20090278073 | POLYMERIC MEA FOR FUEL CELL - A polymeric electrolyte membrane for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell comprises: (a) a sulfonated polysulfoneketone copolymer comprising an aromatic sulfone repeating unit, an aromatic ketone repeating unit and an aromatic compound repeating unit which connects said repeating units with an ether linkage, wherein the aromatic sulfone repeating unit, the aromatic ketone repeating unit or both have a sulfonic acid or sulfonate substituent; and (b) one or more polymers each comprising a monomer selected from the group consisting of vinylidene fluoride, hexafluoropropylene, trifluoroethylene and tetrafluoroethylene. | 11-12-2009 |
20090280379 | Electrode binder solution composition for polymer electrolyte fuel cell - The present invention relates to an electrode binder solution composition for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell comprising a mixture of a solvent and a nonsolvent. The electrode binder solution composition can significantly improve electrode activity by maximizing formation of a three-phase interface of catalyst, binder and fuel at the electrode catalytic layer of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell. The present invention relates to a preparation method of an electrode binder solution for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, the electrode binder solution for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell comprising a sulfonated proton exchange hydrocarbon-based polymer and a mixture of a solvent and a nonsolvent. The present invention also relates to a preparation method of an electrode catalyst slurry comprising the steps of: mixing an electrode binder solution composition for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell with a platinum catalyst and drying the mixture; and heat-treating the dried mixture to maximize interface between the electrode binder and the catalyst. | 11-12-2009 |
20100261091 | POLYSULFONE POLYMERS AND RELATED POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES AND FUEL CELLS - Polysulfone based polymer comprising a repeat unit represented by the following Chemical Formula 1 is provided: | 10-14-2010 |
20100279200 | Polymer electrolyte membrane and fuel cell comprising same - The present invention relates to an electrolyte membrane comprising an aluminum-based compound for a high-temperature fuel cell, and a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell comprising the electrolyte membrane. In particular, the present invention relates to an electrolyte membrane for a high-temperature fuel cell where an aluminum-based compound is added as an anionic-binding substance in the conventional electrolyte for a fuel cell, thereby improving electrochemical stability of a fuel cell and increasing cation yield of proton by preventing the elution of anions caused by water generation on electrodes, and a high-performance polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell comprising the electrolyte membrane. | 11-04-2010 |
20110053051 | ELECTRODE CATALYST COMPOSITION FOR FUEL CELL AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention provides an electrode binder for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell which includes a hydrocarbon-based polymer and a water-soluble polymer acting as a porogen, a porous hydrocarbon-based electrode catalyst layer including the electrode binder, and a method of manufacturing the same. Because of the use of the porogen, the pore size and porosity of the hydrocarbon-based binder catalyst layer are optimized, and bondability of a hydrocarbon-based membrane electrode assembly is enhanced. The present invention also features a fuel cell manufactured using the porogen. | 03-03-2011 |
20110136040 | SULFONATED POLY(ARYLENE ETHER) COPOLYMERS AND RELATED POLYMER ELECTROLYTE MEMBRANES AND FUEL CELLS - The present invention relates to a sulfonated poly(arylene ether) copolymer, a manufacturing method thereof and a polymer electrolyte membrane for fuel cell using the same. | 06-09-2011 |