Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090047559 | FUEL CELL ELECTRODE CATALYST WITH IMPROVED NOBLE METAL UTILIZATION EFFICIENCY, METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND SOLID POLYMER FUEL CELL COMPRISING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to further increase the rate of Pt particles (Pt utilization rate) for three-phase interfaces in order to reduce the amount of catalytic metal such as Pt used for fuel cells. The present invention provides a fuel cell electrode catalyst comprising a conductive carrier and catalytic metal particles, wherein an average particle size of the carried catalytic metal particles is larger than an average pore size of micropores in the conductive carrier. | 02-19-2009 |
20090047568 | Electrode catalyst for fuel and fuel cell - A flooding phenomenon in a high current density loading region of fuel cells is suppressed so as to improve cell performance. An electrode catalyst for fuel cells comprises conductive carriers having ternary catalyst particles, which contain platinum, a base metal element, and iridium, supported thereon. A fuel cell uses the electrode catalyst for fuel cells. | 02-19-2009 |
20090117448 | Fuel Cell Electrode Catalyst with Reduced Noble Metal Amount and Solid Polymer Fuel Cell Comprising the Same - An object of the present invention is to reduce the amount of catalytic metal such as Pt in a fuel cell. The present invention provides a fuel cell electrode catalyst comprising a conductive carrier and catalytic metal particles, wherein the CO adsorption amount of the electrode catalyst is at least 30 mL/g·Pt. | 05-07-2009 |
20100183942 | ELECTRODE CATALYST FOR FUEL CELL, METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND FUEL CELL USING THE ELECTRODE CATALYST - This invention relates to an electrode catalyst for a fuel cell comprising catalyst metal particles of noble metal-base metal-Ce (cerium) ternary alloy carried on carbon materials, wherein the noble metal is at least one member selected from among Pt, Ru, Rh, Pd, Ag and Au, the base metal is at least one member selected from among Ir, Co, Fe, Ni and Mn, and the relative proportion (i.e., the molar proportion) of noble metal:base metal:Ce (cerium) is 20 to 95:5 to 60:0.1 to 3. The electrode catalyst for a fuel cell inhibits deterioration of an electrolyte membrane or an electrolyte in an electrode catalyst layer, improves durability, and, in particular, improves the capacity for power generation in the high current density region. | 07-22-2010 |
20100234210 | Fuel Cell Electrode Catalyst Comprising Binary Platinum Alloy and Fuel Cell Using the Same - An object of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell electrode catalyst which offers an improved durability while inhibiting the degradation of an initial catalytic activity to exhibit a stably high catalytic activity over a long period. The present invention provides a fuel cell electrode catalyst having an alloy carried by carbon, the alloy consisting of platinum and a platinum-family metal other tha platinum, characterized in that a composition ratio of platinum to platinum-family metal other than platinum to carbon is 1:(0.03 to 1.5):(0.46 to 2.2) (wt ratio). | 09-16-2010 |
20100330451 | ELECTRODE CATALYST SUBSTRATE AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL - A method for producing an electrode catalyst substrate is provided herein, which comprises a carbon film forming step of forming a porous carbon film on a base, a hydrophilization step of hydrophilizing the porous carbon film, an immersion step of immersing the base in a solution prepared by dissolving catalytic metal ions in a polar solvent, and a reduction step of adding a reducing agent to the solution and thus reducing the catalytic metal ions. An electrode catalyst substrate obtained by the method and a polymer electrolyte fuel cell in which the electrode catalyst obtained by the method is used for anodes and/or cathodes are also provided herein. In the electrode catalyst of the present invention, fine catalyst particles are loaded in a uniform and highly dispersed manner. | 12-30-2010 |
20110200917 | ELECTRODE CATALYST FOR FUEL CELL - An electrode catalyst for a fuel cell, which is capable of maintaining power generation capacity for long periods and has good durability, is provided. The electrode catalyst for a fuel cell is produced by causing a high crystalline carbon carrier with a carbon crystallization degree ranging from 57% to 90% to support a catalytic metal. | 08-18-2011 |
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20090092888 | Electrode catalyst for fuel cell and production process of the same - To enhance the activation of a catalyst comprising an alloy of platinum and cobalt, thereby providing an electrode catalyst for fuel cell whose battery output and fuel efficiency are high, and thereby providing a production process of the same. | 04-09-2009 |
20090099009 | PRODUCTION PROCESS OF ELECTRODE CATALYST FOR FUEL CELL - To provide a production process of an electrode catalyst for fuel cell whose initial voltage is high and whose endurance characteristics, especially, whose voltage drop being caused by high-potential application is less. | 04-16-2009 |
20090169974 | Conductive Carbon Carrier for Fuel Cell, Electrode Catalyst for Fuel Cell and Solid Polymer Fuel Cell Comprising Same - A conductive carbon carrier for a fuel cell having at least a surface layer graphitized, characterized in that the dimension (La) in a six-membered ring face (carbon plane) direction of a crystallite measured by X-ray diffraction is 4.5 nm or more. This carbon carrier improves the durability in a fuel cell and enables operation for a long period of time. | 07-02-2009 |
20090233135 | Fuel Cell Catalyst, Fuel Cell Electrode, and Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cell Provided With Such Fuel Cell Electrode - A fuel cell catalyst in which catalyst particles are supported on a carrier is provided, wherein the value of the average catalyst carrier pore diameter/the catalyst metal (PGM) particle diameter is 0.5 to 1.8. Such fuel cell catalyst is less likely to cause voltage drops even after being used for a long period of time. | 09-17-2009 |
20100196802 | Fuel Cell and Supported Catalyst Used Therefor - A fuel cell having an excellent life property is achieved. A supported catalyst for a fuel cell includes a catalytic particle made of an alloy of platinum and gold, and a conductive carrier supporting the catalytic particle. 50% or more of gold forms a solid solution with platinum. | 08-05-2010 |
20100203428 | Supported Catalyst for Fuel Cell and Fuel Cell - A supported catalyst for fuel cell includes a conductive carrier and platinum supported on the conductive carrier. A 90% particle diameter D | 08-12-2010 |
20120040270 | FUEL CELL ELECTRODE CATALYST WITH REDUCED NOBLE METAL AMOUNT AND SOLID POLYMER FUEL CELL COMPRISING THE SAME - An object of the present invention is to reduce the amount of catalytic metal such as Pt in a fuel cell. The present invention provides a fuel cell electrode catalyst comprising a conductive carrier and catalytic metal particles, wherein the CO adsorption amount of the electrode catalyst is at least 30 mL/g·Pt. | 02-16-2012 |
20130216940 | SUPPORTED CATALYST FOR FUEL CELL, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THEREOF, AND FUEL CELL - An object of the present invention is to provide a supported catalyst for a fuel cell having a high activity, a method of manufacturing thereof, and a fuel cell including the supported catalyst for a fuel cell. A supported catalyst for a fuel cell of the present invention includes a conductive carrier and catalyst particle supported on the conductive carrier and contains platinum. The ratio of the mass of oxygen to the mass of the catalyst particle measured by using an inert gas fusion-nondispersive infrared absorption method is 4 mass % or less. | 08-22-2013 |