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Ultrasonic spraying method for preparing porous catalyst layer of fuel cell membrane electrode

A fuel cell membrane, ultrasonic spraying technology, applied in fuel cells, battery electrodes, electrochemical generators, etc., to achieve a wide range of applications, high electrochemical performance, and production cost savings.

Active Publication Date: 2021-01-22
SINOSTEEL NANJING NEW MATERIALS RES INST CO LTD
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[0006] Aiming at the problem that the existing ultrasonic spraying process cannot meet the production needs, the present invention provides an ultrasonic spraying method for preparing the porous catalytic layer of the fuel cell membrane electrode, which can realize that in the ultrasonic spraying preparation process, the content of each component of the catalytic layer increases with the spraying time. The control of the porous catalytic layer and the gradient configuration of the porosity of the porous catalytic layer and the component content of the polymer additive solution along the thickness direction of the catalytic layer

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[0058] Specifically, after spraying 25cm 2 In the cathode catalytic layer process of the size, the platinum carbon catalyst used is the PtCo / C (60wt%) of commercially available high surface carbon loading, and the solvent used is water, isopropanol and glycerol, and the mass ratio of four is 1: 50:245:5, the solid content of the catalyst slurry is 0.33wt%; the polymer additive used is Nafion D520, which is diluted to 1wt% with isopropanol; the pore-forming agent used is ammonium carbonate, the solvent is water, and the pores are formed The solid content of the agent is 2wt%.

[0059] When spraying, the base temperature is set at 120°C, and the flow rate of the catalyst slurry flow path is set at a constant 0.48mL min -1 , spraying time is 10min, platinum loading is 0.3mg cm -2 (Consider spray loss). The flow rate of the polymer additive solution flow path is initially set to 1.2mL min -1 , and according to 0.2mL min -1 The rate decreases until a total of 6.0mL of material...

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[0061] 25cm in spray 2 In the cathode catalytic layer process of the size, the platinum-carbon catalyst used is Pt / C (20wt%) produced by Johnson Matthey, the solvent used is water and ethanol, and the mass ratio of the three is 1:70:230, and the catalyst slurry The solid content of the material is 1.0wt%. The high polymer additive used is Nafion D520, which is diluted to 2wt% with isopropanol. The pore-forming agent used is ammonium bicarbonate, the solvent is a compound of water and ethanol 1:0.2, and the solid content of the pore-forming agent is 1 wt%.

[0062] When spraying, the base temperature is set at 100°C, and the flow rate of the catalyst slurry flow path is set at a constant 0.48mL min -1 , spraying time is 10min, platinum loading is 0.3mg cm -2 (Consider spray loss). The flow rate of the polymer additive solution flow path is initially set to 1.2mL min -1 , and according to 0.2mL min -1 The rate decreases until a total of 6.0mL of material is sprayed, with a...

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[0064] 25cm in spray 2 In the cathode catalytic layer process of the size, the platinum-carbon catalyst used is PtRu / C (20wt%, anode) and Pt / C (20wt%, cathode), and the solvent used is water and glycerin, and the mass ratio of the three is 1 :70:230, the solid content of the catalyst slurry is 1.0wt%. The polymer additives used are D83, diluted to 1.25wt% with ethanol. The pore-forming agent used is ammonium bicarbonate, the solvent is a compound of water and isopropanol (1:0.2), and the solid content of the pore-forming agent is 1.25 wt%.

[0065] During spraying, the base temperature is set at 110°C, and the flow rate of the catalyst slurry flow path is set at a constant 0.32mL min -1 , spraying time is 15min, platinum loading is 0.3mg cm -2 (Consider spray loss). The flow rate of the polymer additive solution flow path is initially set to 2mL min -1 , and according to 0.1mL min -1 The rate decreases until a total of 12mL of material is sprayed, the minimum rate is 0...

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Abstract

The invention discloses an ultrasonic spraying method for preparing a fuel cell membrane electrode porous catalyst layer, and belongs to the technical field of fuel cell preparation. The method comprises the following steps of: S101, preparing a slurry and a solution; S102, adsorbing and attaching a proton exchange membrane (50) to a spraying base table of ultrasonic spraying equipment, arranginga spray head (10) above the proton exchange membrane (50), heating the spraying base table to 100-120DEG C, and using a catalyst slurry flow path (20) for spraying; conducting high polymer additive solution auxiliary material flow path (30) spraying; performing pore-forming agent solution auxiliary material flow path (40) spraying; and S103, turning over the proton exchange membrane (50), and repeating the step S102 to spray the other surface of the proton exchange membrane (50) to obtain the membrane electrode porous catalyst layer. And the quantity and the mixing state of each component at different spraying time are controlled through a discrete flow controller, so that the porous catalyst layer with higher electrochemical performance can be prepared.

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technical field [0001] The invention belongs to the technical field of fuel cell preparation, and more specifically relates to an ultrasonic spraying method for preparing a porous catalytic layer of a fuel cell membrane electrode. Background technique [0002] Membrane electrode assembly is one of the key components of proton exchange membrane fuel cells. Membrane electrode assembly is mainly composed of proton exchange membrane electrolyte layer, cathode and anode catalyst layer and gas diffusion layer. Among them, the preparation of cathode and anode catalyst layers on the proton exchange membrane layer is the core production step, and the molding quality of cathode and anode catalyst layers directly affects the overall power generation, performance and life of the fuel cell. In the development process of membrane electrodes, the preparation process of membrane electrodes can be divided into physical methods and chemical methods. [0003] The physical methods include, fo...

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IPC IPC(8): H01M4/88H01M8/1004
CPCH01M4/881H01M4/8828H01M8/1004Y02E60/50
Inventor 邓翔裴晓东骆艳华
Owner SINOSTEEL NANJING NEW MATERIALS RES INST CO LTD