Abstract: An electrode for an electrochemical fuel cell is provided. More particularly, an electrode formed of a sheet of a compressed mass of expanded graphite particles having a plurality of transverse fluid channels passing through the sheet between first and second opposed surfaces of the sheet, is provided. The electrode is treated with a water resistant additive sufficient to provide utility as a cathode in an electrochemical fuel cell.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
November 3, 2000
Date of Patent:
August 12, 2003
Assignee:
GraftTech Inc.
Inventors:
Robert Angelo Mercuri, Thomas William Weber