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Proton exchange membrane fuel cell self-humidifying membrane electrode and preparation method thereof

A proton exchange membrane and fuel cell technology, applied in the direction of fuel cells, battery electrodes, fuel cell components, etc., can solve the problems of reduced electrochemical active area of ​​catalysts, increased battery resistance, etc., to solve the problem of reduced electrochemical active area of ​​catalysts Small, increase performance, solve the effect of increasing battery resistance

Inactive Publication Date: 2015-06-17
DALIAN INST OF CHEM PHYSICS CHINESE ACAD OF SCI
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The invention solves the shortcomings of the increase of battery resistance and the decrease of the electrochemical active area of ​​the catalyst due to the addition of too many hydrophilic substances

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[0023] Embodiment 1: with 40wt%Pt / C (Johnson Matthey), 5wt% the solution Nano-TiO 2 (21nm) and isopropanol were mixed to form anode catalyst slurry, which was dispersed uniformly by ultrasonic for 40min, and then sprayed onto Nafion212 On the upper side of the membrane, 40wt%Pt / C (Johnson Matthey), 5wt% the solution Mix it with isopropanol 5g to form a cathode catalyst slurry, disperse evenly after ultrasonication for 40 minutes, and spray it on the other side of the Nafion212 membrane to make a thin-layer film-coated electrode CCMs, in which nano-particles TiO in the anode catalyst layer 2 The contents are 0%, 10% and 40% (relative to the mass ratio of Pt / C). The anode side contains 10% TiO 2 The CCMs were placed under a UV lamp with a wavelength of 350nm for 1h (such as figure 1 shown), the distance between the light source 1 and the sample 2 is adjusted to 8cm by the bracket 3 (indicated by the scale 4). Fix the self-made CCMs on the glass plate with the anode s...

Embodiment 2

[0024] Embodiment 2: with 40wt%Pt / C (Johnson Matthey), 5wt% the solution 20% Nano TiO 2 (21nm, relative to the mass ratio of Pt / C) and 6g of isopropanol are mixed to form an anode catalyst slurry, which is ultrasonically dispersed for 40min and then sprayed onto Nafion212 On the membrane side, the preparation method of the cathode catalytic layer is the same as in Example 1, and thin-layer film-coated electrodes CCMs are made. The self-made CCM was subjected to ultraviolet light treatment, and the method and conditions were the same as in Example 1. And carry out contact angle experiment test to it, test method is the same as embodiment 1. Then the self-made CCMs and gas diffusion layer were hot-pressed at 140 °C and 0.15 MPa for 2 min to obtain an asymmetric membrane electrode (MEA). The effective active area of ​​MEA is 5cm 2 , and assembled it into a battery for performance evaluation under low humidification conditions. Found to contain 20% TiO 2 The contact angl...

Embodiment 3

[0025] Example 3: The preparation method of the anode catalytic layer and the cathode catalytic layer is the same as that of Example 2, and thin-layer film-coated electrodes CCMs are made. The self-made CCM was subjected to ultraviolet light treatment, and the method and conditions were the same as in Example 1. And carry out contact angle experiment test to it, test method is the same as embodiment 1. Place the UV-treated CCM in N 2 After 2000 minutes in the environment, the contact angle test was carried out. From Figure 4 It can be seen that at N 2 Under the environment, the contact angle is basically unchanged before and after 2000min. So after N 2 From the environmental test, it can be inferred that the hydrophilicity induced by ultraviolet light will remain unchanged in the battery anode environment.

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Abstract

The present invention discloses a self-humidifying membrane electrode and a preparation method thereof. The method comprises: mixing a platinum-carbon catalyst, inorganic hydrophilic metal oxide nanoparticles, a perfluorosulfonic acid polymer and a low-boiling point solvent as an anode catalysis layer, coating on one side of a Nafion membrane, adopting a mixture of a platinum-carbon catalyst, a perfluorosulfonic acid polymer and a low-boiling point solvent as a cathode catalysis, coating on the other side of the Nafion membrane to prepare CCM, placing the anode catalysis layer of the CCM under an ultraviolet light lamp to carry out an ultraviolet illumination treatment, and then carrying out hot pressing with a diffusion layer so as to prepare the membrane electrode (MEA). According to the present invention, the hydrophilicity enhancing effect is more significant than the effect of the increase of the inorganic hydrophilic oxide, the hydrophilicity can be increased while the inorganic hydrophilic oxide nanoparticle content is not increased, the performance of the battery under the low humidity condition is improved, and the problem that the addition of the excessive hydrophilic substance causes the increased resistance and the decreased catalyst electrochemistry activity area are solved.

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technical field [0001] The invention relates to the technical field of fuel cells, and belongs to a preparation method for self-humidification of fuel cells, in particular to a self-humidification membrane electrode of a proton exchange membrane fuel cell and a preparation method thereof. Background technique [0002] With its high energy density and low pollution, fuel cells are expected to become the mainstream instead of fossil energy in the future. PEMFC has the advantages of fast start-up at room temperature, no electrolyte loss, low noise, etc., and has the potential to be used as a mobile power supply, various portable power supplies and uninterruptible power supplies. In order to maintain the high battery performance of PEMFC, the electrolyte membrane needs to be fully saturated by an external humidification system, but the redundant humidification system will increase the volume and weight of the entire battery system and increase its complexity, so the self-humidif...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): H01M8/02H01M4/86H01M4/88H01M8/0243
CPCY02E60/50
Inventor 邵志刚郭晓倩肖宇秦晓平曾亚超
Owner DALIAN INST OF CHEM PHYSICS CHINESE ACAD OF SCI