Abstract: The present invention relates to a coated membrane containing: a membrane with a front and a rear face, a catalyst-containing coating which is provided on the front face of the membrane, the catalyst containing a support material which has a BET surface area of maximally 80 m2/g, an iridium-containing coating which is provided on the support material and contains an iridium oxide, an iridium hydroxide or an iridium hydroxide oxide or a mixture of at least two of these iridium compounds, wherein the catalyst contains iridium in a quantity of maximally 60 wt. %, and the coating provided on the membrane front face has an iridium content of maximally 0.4 mg iridium/cm2.

Abstract: The invention relates to a particulate catalyst, containing: —a support material, —an iridium-containing coating which is provided on the support material and which contains iridium oxide, an iridium hydroxide, or an iridium hydroxide oxide, wherein the support material has a BET surface area ranging from 2 m2/g to 50 m2/g, and the iridium content of the catalyst satisfies the following condition: (1.505 (g/m2)×BET)/(1+0.0176 (g/m2)×BET)?Ir-G?(4.012 (g/m2)×BET)/(1+0.0468 (g/m2)×BET), where BET is the BET surface area of the support material, in m2/g, and Ir-G is the iridium content, in wt. %, of the catalyst.

Abstract: An oxygen evolution reaction catalyst includes a solid solution of at least one valve metal oxide and at least one noble metal oxide, wherein the valve metal oxide is selected from oxides of titanium, oxides of niobium, oxides of tungsten and oxides of tantalum, the noble metal oxide is selected from oxides of iridium, oxides of ruthenium and/or mixtures and/or alloys thereof, the BET specific surface area of the solid solution is greater than 10 m2/g, and the oxygen evolution reaction catalyst exhibits a weight loss of less than 2% by weight upon exposure of the oxygen evolution reaction catalyst to a 3.3 vol % hydrogen stream in argon at a temperature of 80° C. for 12 hours.

Abstract: A process for making a cathode active material for a lithium ion battery is described. The process includes (a) a step of synthesizing a mixed oxide of formula Li1+xTM1?xO2 at a temperature ranging from 750 to 1000° C. in an oxidizing atmosphere, where TM is a combination of two or more transition metals of Mn, Co and Ni and, optionally, at least one more metal of Ba, Al, Ti, Zr, W, Fe, Cr, K, Mo, Nb, Mg, Na and V, and x is a number ranging from zero to 0.2, (b) a step of cooling down the material obtained from step (a) to a temperature ranging from 100 to 400° C., (c) a step of adding at least one reactant of BF3, SO2 and SO3 at the temperature of 100 to 400° C., and (d) a step of cooling down to a temperature of 50° C. or below.

Abstract: An oxygen evolution reaction catalyst includes iridium oxide that exhibits a weight loss of less than 1% by weight upon exposure of the oxygen evolution reaction catalyst to a 3.3 vol % hydrogen stream in argon at a temperature of 80° C. for 12 hours and has a BET specific surface area of more than 15 m2/g.

Abstract: A process for making a cathode active material for a lithium ion battery is described. The process includes (a) a step of synthesizing a mixed oxide of formula Li1+xTM1?xO2 at a temperature ranging from 750 to 1000° C. in an oxidizing atmosphere, where TM is a combination of two or more transition metals of Mn, Co and Ni and, optionally, at least one more metal of Ba, Al, Ti, Zr, W, Fe, Cr, K, Mo, Nb, Mg, Na and V, and x is a number ranging from zero to 0.2, (b) a step of cooling down the material obtained from step (a) to a temperature ranging from 100 to 400° C., (c) a step of adding at least one reactant of BF3, SO2 and SO3 at the temperature of 100 to 400° C., and (d) a step of cooling down to a temperature of 50° C. or below.

Abstract: A fuel cell system including a fuel cell stack having a plurality of fuel cells, each of the fuel cells including an electrolyte membrane disposed between an anode and a cathode, an anode supply manifold in fluid communication with the anodes of the fuel cells, the anode supply manifold providing fluid communication between a source of hydrogen and the anodes, an anode exhaust manifold in fluid communication with the anodes of the fuel cells, and a fan in fluid communication with the anodes of the fuel cells, wherein the fan controls a flow of fluid through the anodes of the fuel cells after the fuel cell system is shutdown.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing carbon-supported nickel-cobalt-oxide catalysts, to carbon-supported nickel-cobalt-oxide catalysts obtainable or obtained by the process according to the invention, to gas diffusion electrodes comprising said carbon-supported nickel-cobalt-oxide catalysts and to electrochemical cells comprising said gas diffusion electrodes.

Abstract: A membrane electrode assembly comprises an ion-conducting membrane; a first electrocatalyst layer having a surface facing the membrane; a first electronically-conducting porous gas diffusion substrate facing the other surface of the first electrocatalyst layer; and a first film member interposed between the membrane and the first electrocatalyst layer. The first electrocatalyst layer has an edge region and a central region, and the first film member contacts the edge region and not the central region. A first adhesive layer is present on the surface of the first film member facing the first electrocatalyst layer, and the first adhesive layer adheres the first film member to the first electrocatalyst layer, impregnates through the first electrocatalyst layer, and impregnates into the first gas diffusion substrate.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a process for producing carbon-supported manganese oxide catalysts, to carbon-supported manganese oxide catalysts obtainable or obtained by the process according to the invention, to gas diffusion electrodes comprising said carbon-supported manganese oxide catalysts and to electrochemical cells comprising said gas diffusion electrodes.

Abstract: A fuel cell system including a fuel cell stack having a plurality of fuel cells, each of the fuel cells including an electrolyte membrane disposed between an anode and a cathode, an anode supply manifold in fluid communication with the anodes of the fuel cells, the anode supply manifold providing fluid communication between a source of hydrogen and the anodes, an anode exhaust manifold in fluid communication with the anodes of the fuel cells, and a fan in fluid communication with the anodes of the fuel cells, wherein the fan controls a flow of fluid through the anodes of the fuel cells after the fuel cell system is shutdown.

Abstract: One embodiment of the invention includes a method including providing a cathode catalyst ink comprising a first catalyst, an oxygen evolution reaction catalyst, and a solvent; and depositing the cathode catalyst ink on one of a polymer electrolyte membrane, a gas diffusion medium layer, or a decal backing.

Abstract: A fuel cell system including a fuel cell stack having a plurality of fuel cells, each of the fuel cells including an electrolyte membrane disposed between an anode and a cathode, an anode supply manifold in fluid communication with the anodes of the fuel cells, the anode supply manifold providing fluid communication between a source of hydrogen and the anodes, an anode exhaust manifold in fluid communication with the anodes of the fuel cells, and a fan in fluid communication with the anodes of the fuel cells, wherein the fan controls a flow of fluid through the anodes of the fuel cells after the fuel cell system is shutdown.

Abstract: The present invention relates to rechargeable electrochemical cells comprising (A) at least one cathode comprising (A1) at least one cathode active material comprising (a) at least one graphitized carbon black and (aa) at least one binder, and optionally at least one solid material through which gas can diffuse or which optionally serves as a carrier for the cathode active material, and B) at least one anode comprising metallic magnesium, metallic aluminum, metallic zinc, metallic sodium or metallic lithium. The present invention further relates to the use of inventive electrochemical cells and to metal-air batteries comprising the latter.

Abstract: One embodiment includes a process including coating a first microporous layer onto a first decal and curing the first microporous layer and the first decal.

Abstract: A process comprising: providing a substrate with a catalyst layer thereon; depositing a first ionomer overcoat layer over the catalyst layer, the first ionomer overcoat layer comprising an ionomer and a first solvent; drying the first ionomer overcoat layer to provide a first electrode ionomer overcoat layer; depositing a second ionomer overcoat layer over the first electrode ionomer overcoat layer, and wherein the second ionomer overcoat layer comprises an ionomer and a second solvent.

Abstract: An MEA for a fuel cell that employs multiple catalyst layers to reduce the hydrogen and/or oxygen partial pressure at the membrane so as to reduce the fluoride release rate from the membrane and reduce membrane degradation. An anode side multi-layer catalyst configuration is positioned at the anode side of the MEA membrane. The anode side multi-layer catalyst configuration includes an anode side under layer positioned against the membrane and including a catalyst, an anode side middle layer positioned against the anode side under layer and not including a catalyst and an anode side catalyst layer positioned against the anode side middle layer and opposite to the anode side under layer and including a catalyst, where the amount of catalyst in the anode side catalyst layer is greater than the amount of catalyst in the anode side under layer.

Abstract: A membrane humidifier for a fuel cell with a wet side plate having a plurality of flow channels formed therein and a dry side plate having a plurality of flow channels formed therein, the flow channels of the wet side plate adapted to facilitate a flow of a wet gas therethrough and the flow channels of said dry side plate adapted to facilitate a flow of a dry gas therethrough, wherein a pressure drop in the humidifier is minimized and a humidification of a proton exchange membrane in the fuel cell is optimized.

Abstract: Methods and devices for catalyzing reactions, e.g., in a metal-air electrochemical cell, are disclosed. In some instances, a porous positive electrode of the metal-air electrochemical cell includes a metal to catalyze a reaction at the electrode (e.g., oxidation of one or more metal-oxide species). The metal can be disposed as nanoparticles, and/or be combined with a second metal. Other aspects are directed to devices and methods that can generally promote a chemical reaction (e.g., an oxidation/reduction reaction) such as the formation of platinum containing nanoparticles that can be used to catalyze electrochemical reactions.

Abstract: A product includes a fuel cell stack, and an enclosure apparatus sealingly enclosing the fuel cell stack to define a hydrogen chamber between the fuel cell stack and the enclosure apparatus. An operation of the product may include maintaining a positive pressure of hydrogen in the hydrogen chamber.