Method for membrane electrode assembly fabrication and membrane electrode assembly

US8940461B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-8940461-B2
Application numberUS-73121610-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateMar 25, 2010
Priority dateMar 25, 2010
Publication dateJan 27, 2015
Grant dateJan 27, 2015

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A method of coating carbon based electrodes and thick electrodes without mud-cracking is described. The electrode ink is deposited on a decal substrate, and transferred to a hot press before the electrode ink is completely dried. The partially dried electrode ink is hot pressed to the membrane to form a membrane electrode assembly. A membrane electrode assembly including a polymer membrane; and a pair of crack-free electrode layers on opposite sides of the polymer membrane, each of the pair of electrode layers having a thickness of at least about 50 μm is also described.

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What is claimed is: 1. A method of fabricating a membrane electrode assembly comprising: depositing a layer of electrode ink on a decal substrate; placing the decal substrate on one side of a porous graphite plate; partially drying the electrode ink by applying a vacuum to one side of said porous graphite plate until no visible liquid remains on the surface to form an electrode layer that has a uniform thickness of at least about 120 microns thick without using extra additives…

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What does patent US8940461B2 cover?
A method of coating carbon based electrodes and thick electrodes without mud-cracking is described. The electrode ink is deposited on a decal substrate, and transferred to a hot press before the electrode ink is completely dried. The partially dried electrode ink is hot pressed to the membrane to form a membrane electrode assembly. A membrane electrode assembly including a polymer membrane; and…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Zhang Junliang, Dioguardi Matthew, Wagner Frederick T, and 1 more
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H01M8/1004. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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