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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20100167106 | ORDERED MESOPOROUS CARBON COMPOSITE CATALYST, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND FUEL CELL USING THE SAME An ordered mesoporous carbon (OMC) composite catalyst includes an OMC; and metal particles and at least one component selected from a group consisting of nitrogen and sulfur included in the OMC. The ordered mesoporous carbon composite catalyst may be formed by impregnat... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100159305 | Carbon based electrocatalysts for fuel cells Novel proton exchange membrane fuel cells and direct methanol fuel cells with nanostructured components are configured with higher precious metal utilization rate at the electrodes, higher power density, and lower cost. To form a catalyst, platinum or platinum-ruthenium... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100151296 | ELECTRODE CATALYST FOR FUEL CELL AND FUEL CELL INCLUDING ELECTRODE HAVING ELECTRODE CATALYST An electrode catalyst for a fuel cell and a fuel cell including an electrode having the electrode catalyst, include a non-platinum (Pt) catalyst, and a cerium (Ce) metal catalyst, both of which are supported on a carbon-based catalyst support having an improved catalyti... | 06/17/2010 |
| 20100143768 | Composite catalyst for electrode and electrochemical cell using the same A composite catalyst for an electrode is described, including platinum for dehydrogenation, an element E for water dissociation, and a material MOx for stabilization of the element E, wherein x ranges from 0 to 3.... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100104926 | DISPERSION OF COMPOSITE MATERIALS, IN PARTICULAR FOR FUEL CELLS The invention relates to the preparation of a catalytic composition that comprises a carbonated structuring material (MSC) associated with a catalyst (CAT). The invention comprises mixing a solution of a first solvent (SOL1) including the carbonated structuring m... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100099012 | Electrocatalyst Synthesized by Depositing a Contiguous Metal Adlayer on Transition Metal Nanostructures Transition metal nanostructures coated with a contiguous, conformal submonolayer-to-multilayer noble metal film and their method of manufacture are described. The manufacturing process involves the initial formation of suitably sized transition metal or alloy nanostruct... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100092834 | ELECTROCATALYSTS AND PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING Noble metal catalysts and methods for producing the catalysts are provided. The catalysts are useful in applications such as fuel cells. The catalysts exhibit reduced agglomeration of catalyst particles as compared to conventional noble metal catalysts.... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100092841 | CORE / SHELL-TYPE CATALYST PARTICLES COMPRISING METAL OR CERAMIC CORE MATERIALS AND METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION The invention is directed to core/shell type catalyst particles comprising a Mcore/Mshell structure with Mcore=inner particle core and Mshell=outer particle shell, wherein the medium diameter of the catalyst particle (dco... | 04/15/2010 |
| 20100086831 | CATALYST An electrocatalyst, suitable for use in a fuel cell, comprises an alloy having a single crystalline phase, wherein the alloy consists of 5-95 at % palladium, 5-95 at % ruthenium and less than 10 at % of other metals, provided that the alloy does not consist of 50 at % p... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100086832 | CORE / SHELL-TYPE CATALYST PARTICLES AND METHODS FOR THEIR PREPARATION The invention discloses core/shell type catalyst particles comprising a Mcore/Mshell structure with Mcore=inner particle core and Mshell=outer particle shell, wherein the medium diameter of the catalyst particle (dcore+sh... | 04/08/2010 |
| 20100081036 | ALCOHOL OXIDATION CATALYST, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME, AND FUEL CELL USING THE ALCOHOL OXIDATION CATALYST An ethanol oxidation catalyst including a Pt/Ru alloy and tin(II) oxide or tin(IV) oxide, a method of manufacturing the same, an electrode for a fuel cell including the ethanol oxidation catalyst, and a fuel cell having excellent power generation efficiency using the el... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100081035 | OPTIMIZED CELL CONFIGURATIONS FOR STABLE LSCF-BASED SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS Lanthanum strontium cobalt iron oxides (La(1-x)SrxCoyFe1-yO3-f; (LSCF) have excellent power density (>500 mW/cm2 at 750° C.). When covered with a metallization layer, LSCF cathodes have demonstrated increased durability and stability. Other modifications, such as th... | 04/01/2010 |
| 20100047652 | DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL AND CATHODE FOR DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL A cathode for a direct methanol fuel cell is provided. The cathode comprises a cathode catalyst layer includes a first carbon powder supporting a noble metal catalyst, a proton conductive polyelectrolyte at least partially covering a surface of the first carbon powder, ... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20100035126 | Electrode substrate for electrochemical cell from carbon and cross-linkable resin fibers A method of making an electrochemical cell electrode substrate includes creating an aqueous or dry mixture of chopped carbon fibers, chopped cross-linkable resin fibers that are still fuseable after being formed into a felt, such as novolac, a temporary binder, such as ... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100028747 | PRECONDITIONING TREATMENT TO ENHANCE REDOX TOLERANCE OF SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS A high temperature, redox tolerant fuel cell anode electrode and method of fabrication in which the anode electrode is pre-conditioned by application of an initial controlled redox cycle to the electrode whereby an initial re-oxidation of the anode electrode is carried ... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20100021794 | METHOD OF FABRICATING CARBON MATERIAL, CARBON MATERIAL PREPARED BY THE METHOD, CELL MATERIAL AND APPARATUS USING THE SAME Disclosed is a method for fabricating a carbon material, by which carbon fibers or carbon tubes, particularly branched carbon fibers or carbon tubes, are obtained via a so-called self-growing process without using external carbon sources. The carbon material obtained by... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100021787 | PROCESSES FOR PRODUCING CATALYST-LAYER-SUPPORTING SUBSTRATE, CATALYST-LAYER-SUPPORTING SUBSTRATE, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY, AND FUEL CELL The processes include: a layer superposition step in which the step of sputtering or vapor-depositing a mixture layer including a first pore-forming metal and a catalyst metal on a substrate and the step of forming an interlayer of a second pore-forming metal or a fibro... | 01/28/2010 |
| 20100015507 | POROUS TITANIUM HAVING LOW CONTACT RESISTANCE Porous titanium having a low contact resistance includes porous titanium body, Au, and a Ti oxide layer (3). Porous titanium includes continuous holes (1) opening on a surface and being connected to inner holes and a skeleton (2). Au adheres to at l... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100009242 | CARBON NANOWALL WITH CONTROLLED STRUCTURE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING CARBON NANOWALL STRUCTURE Provided is a method for controlling a carbon nanowall (CNW) structure having improved corrosion resistance against high potential by varying the spacing between the carbon nanowall (CNW) walls so that its surface area and crystallinity are controlled. Also provided is ... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20100003569 | CHALCOGEN CATALYSTS FOR POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL A methanol-tolerant cathode catalyst and a membrane electrode assembly for fuel cells that includes such a cathode catalyst. The cathode catalyst includes a support having at least one transition metal in elemental form and a chalcogen disposed on the support. Methods o... | 01/07/2010 |
| 20090325017 | AIR BATTERY AND MANUFACTURING METHOD A battery (10) is disclosed having a lithium foil anode (11) embedded within a liquid electrolyte (12) which is positioned between two similarly constructed battery cathode halves (13) and (14). Each cathode half has a first glass barr... | 12/31/2009 |
| 20090311579 | Power and Hydrogen Generation System A galvanic cell system was discovered that is based on two dissimilar electrodes in an electrolyte solution of hypochlorite and peroxide. The oxidant electrolyte solution contains preferably sodium hypochlorite and hydrogen peroxide in a 10:1 ratio. The cathode (e.g, a ... | 12/17/2009 |
| 20090303660 | NANOPOROUS ELECTRODES AND RELATED DEVICES AND METHODS High surface area electrodes formed using sol-gel derived monoliths as electrode substrates or electrode templates, and methods for making high surface area electrodes are described. The high surface area electrodes may have tunable pore sizes and well-controlled pore s... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090305096 | Liquid fuel supply type fuel cell, fuel cell electrode, and methods for manufacturing same A liquid fuel supply type fuel cell is provided in which water present in the oxidizer electrode is promptly removed and evaporated, thereby achieving high output. A fuel cell electrode and methods for manufacturing the same are also provided. In a fuel cell, a base mat... | 12/10/2009 |
| 20090297924 | CATALYST NANOPARTICLE Although nanoparticles capable of providing an extremely large active surface area have highly marked advantages, when a PEFC electrode utilizing nanoparticles is used for a prolonged period of time, the catalyst nanoparticles on carrier of the PEFC electrode because of... | 12/03/2009 |
| 20090291352 | ELECTRODE MATERIAL An electrode material, including: catalyst particles formed by performing inclusion, by a porous inorganic material, for a conductive support and metal particles arranged on the conductive support and/or metal particles brought into contact with the conductive support.... | 11/26/2009 |
| 20090280392 | ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL COMPONENT An electroconductive integrated substrate and a process of producing the same, which comprises a porous conductive gas diffusion layer having large number of pores with significant gas permeability, and a gas impermeable electroconductive flow field plate having landing... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090253013 | ELECTRODE FOR FUEL CELL, MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CELL A fuel cell electrode includes a catalyst layer including an ion conductive substance, an electron conductive substance, and a catalytic activity substance. The catalytic activity substance includes Pt and at least one metal other than Pt. The catalyst layer includes at... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090246602 | Microparticle-Supported Carbon Particle, Method for Production Thereof, and Fuel Cell Electrode There are provided fine particle-carrying carbon particles, which can be used as a substitute for the existing platinum-carrying carbon particles or platinum metal particles commonly used in electrocatalysts for fuel cells or the like, and which are significantly reduce... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090246567 | Fuel cell and anode Process for suppressing the formation of solid carbon in a fuel cell comprising contacting a hydrocarbon feedstock with a promoted nickel-comprising anode, the promoter including gold or silver in an amount of 0.001 to 30% by weight calculated on the amount of nickel in... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090246589 | FUEL CELL CATALYST, PROCESS FOR PREPARATION OF THE SAME, AND MEMBRANE ELECTRODE ASSEMBLY AND FUEL CELL EMPLOYING THE CATALYST The present invention provides a catalyst having high activity and excellent stability, a process for preparation of the catalyst, a membrane electrode assembly, and a fuel cell. The catalyst of the present invention comprises an electronically conductive support and ca... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090239127 | DRY PARTICLE BASED ADHESIVE AND DRY FILM AND METHODS OF MAKING SAME Dry process based energy storage device structures and methods for using a dry adhesive therein are disclosed.... | 09/24/2009 |
| 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 dro... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090226796 | FUEL CELL CATALYST A method is provided for making a supported catalyst comprising nanostructured elements which comprise microstructured support whiskers bearing nanoscopic catalyst particles, where the method comprises step a) of vacuum deposition of material from at least a first carbo... | 09/10/2009 |
| 20090214918 | ANODE OF DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL AND DIRECT METHANOL FUEL CELL EMPLOYING THE SAME The present invention provides an anode used in a direct methanol fuel cell and a direct methanol fuel cell employing that anode. They can prevent crossovers of methanol and water and also can control permeation of water, so as to achieve high power output. The anode co... | 08/27/2009 |
| 20090208814 | HONEYCOMB-TYPE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME The present invention relates to a honeycomb type SOFC wherein a first material, density of which is lowered upon phase-transition, a second material having higher thermal expansion coefficient than that of an electrode supporter, or a composite material of the first an... | 08/20/2009 |
| 20090181274 | Electrodes for Lanthanum Gallate Electrolyte-Based Electrochemical Systems An electrochemical cell is disclosed in one embodiment of the invention as including an oxygen electrode and a solid oxide electrolyte coupled to the oxygen electrode to transport oxygen ions. A hydrogen electrode is coupled to the solid oxide electrolyte and contains n... | 07/16/2009 |
| 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 i... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090169942 | Physical Vapor Deposited Nano-Composites for Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Electrodes Thin-film composite materials with nanometer-scale grains comprise a thin-film layer that includes at least an electronic and an ionic conductor, and can be porous and/or resistant to redox-degradation. The thin-film composite materials can be formed by simultaneous co-... | 07/02/2009 |
| 20090169975 | Electrode, Fuel Cell Electrode, Fuel Cell, and Production Method of Electrode An electrode has a metal fiber sheet and a thin sheet metal pattern connected to the surface of the metal fiber sheet and has a line pattern that runs on the metal fiber sheet. The line pattern includes an annular pattern that is provided on the peripheral edge of the m... | 07/02/2009 |
