Hydrogen fuel cell using ferrocene as cathode catalyst

A cathode catalyst, fuel cell technology, applied in fuel cells, solid electrolyte fuel cells, battery electrodes, etc., can solve the problems of poor catalyst performance and less research, and achieve the effect of reducing costs, facilitating popularization, and solving the lack of platinum resources

Inactive Publication Date: 2009-01-07
ZHEJIANG UNIV
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At present, research on low-cost catalysts mainly focuses on transition metal atom cluster catalysts, macrocyclic compound catalysts containing transition metals in the center, and metal carbide catalysts; in addition, nitrides, sulfides, borides, and silicides are used as low-temperature fuels. Battery catalysts have also been reported, but the performance of these catalysts is relatively poor, and there are relatively few studies

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Embodiment 1

[0033]The ferrocene is dissolved in the solvent by using petroleum ether as a solvent, and the mass ratio of the solvent to the ferrocene is 1:5 to obtain a ferrocene solution.

[0034] The carbon black that has been treated with water repellency, with polytetrafluoroethylene emulsion (5wt%) as a binder, is prepared into a slurry at a mass ratio of 1:5, coated on the carbon cloth that has been treated with water repellency, and dried in the air. After calcining in a muffle furnace at 350° C. for one hour, it was naturally cooled to room temperature to obtain a cathode substrate. Then dip into the above-mentioned ferrocene solution and dry to form a hydrophobic ferrocene cathode.

[0035] Use the negative electrode modulated in embodiment 1 to assemble into the alkaline fuel cell with ferrocene as negative catalyst, its performance is as follows figure 2 shown. The electrolyte is 6N KOH, and the operating temperature is 25 degrees Celsius.

Embodiment 2

[0037] The ferrocene is dissolved in the solvent with n-hexane as the solvent, and the mass ratio of the solvent to the ferrocene is 1:1.5 to prepare a ferrocene solution.

[0038] With the carbon black that has been treated with water repellency, take polytetrafluoroethylene emulsion (10wt%) as binder, adjust into slurry by mass ratio 1: 2.5, be coated on the carbon cloth that has been treated with water repellency, dry in the air After calcining in a muffle furnace at 350° C. for one hour, it was naturally cooled to room temperature to obtain a cathode substrate. Then dip into the above-mentioned ferrocene solution and dry to form a hydrophobic ferrocene cathode. Then dip into perfluorosulfonic acid-based resin solution (5wt%), and form a hydrophobic ferrocene cathode with proton conduction after drying.

[0039] Using the modulated cathode to assemble an alkaline fuel cell with ferrocene as the cathode catalyst, its performance is as follows figure 2 shown. The electrol...

Embodiment 3

[0041] The ferrocene is dissolved in the solvent by using tetrahydrofuran as a solvent, and the mass ratio of the solvent to the ferrocene is 1:0.1 to prepare a ferrocene solution.

[0042] With the carbon black that has been treated with water repellency, take polytetrafluoroethylene emulsion (10wt%) as binder, adjust into slurry by mass ratio 1: 0.1, be coated on the carbon cloth that has been treated with water repellency, dry in the air After calcining in a muffle furnace at 350° C. for one hour, it was naturally cooled to room temperature to obtain a cathode substrate. Then dip into the above-mentioned ferrocene solution and dry to form a hydrophobic ferrocene cathode. Then dip into perfluorosulfonic acid resin solution (5wt%), and form a hydrophobic ferrocene cathode with proton conduction after drying.

[0043] Use embodiment 2, the negative electrode modulated in 3 is assembled into the proton exchange membrane fuel cell with ferrocene as negative catalyst, its perfor...

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Abstract

The invention relates to a fuel cell technology, and aims at providing a hydrogen fuel cell with ferrocene as a cathode catalyst. The hydrogen fuel cell takes pure hydrogen as a fuel, and takes air or pure oxygen as an oxidant, 6NKOH or takes perfluorinated sulfonic acid resin as an electrolyte, and takes platinum carbon as an anode catalyst, and the cathode of the fuel cell takes the ferrocene as the cathode catalyst. The hydrogen fuel cell of the invention has the beneficial effects that: by replacing the platinum with the ferrocene as the cathode catalyst of the fuel cell, the cost of the hydrogen fuel cell can be effectively lowered, the problem of the short platinum resources can be solved, and the hydrogen fuel cell is useful for the popularization of the fuel cell technology.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to a fuel cell technology, in particular to a hydrogen fuel cell using ferrocene as a cathode catalyst. Background technique [0002] In recent years, due to innovative breakthroughs in fuel cell (Fuel Cell) technology, coupled with multiple pressures such as environmental protection issues and energy shortages, governments of various countries and industries such as automobiles, electric power, and energy have gradually attached importance to the development of fuel cell technology. Fuel cell is a new power generation technology with high efficiency, low pollution, and diversified energy sources. The power generation system of fuel cell is not only lower in cost than traditional fossil fuels, but also has the advantages of cleanliness and high efficiency. It can also combine nuclear energy, biomass energy, and solar energy. , wind power and other power generation technologies to diversify, renew and sustain the use of energy. Fu...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H01M4/90H01M4/88H01M8/10H01M8/00H01M8/1007
CPCY02E60/523Y02E60/522Y02E60/50Y02P70/50
Inventor 李鹏洲刘宾虹
Owner ZHEJIANG UNIV
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