Abstract: A water purification system having a porous anode electrode (21) and a porous cathode electrode (20), each of which is made of graphite, at least one metal oxide, and an ion-exchange, cross-linked, polarizable polymer, and optionally comprises microchannels. Disposed between the electrodes is a non-electron conductive, fluid permeable separator element (22), whereby wastewater is able to flow from one electrode to the other electrode. The electrodes and separator may be disposed within a housing (23) having a wastewater inlet opening (24), and exhaust waste outlet opening (26) and a purified water outlet opening (25). In this way, components of the system are easily replaced should the need arise.

Abstract: In a fuel cell stack, a bipolar separator plate having two joined together coextensive separator plate elements having perpendicularly disposed corrugated regions and forming a coolant chamber there between. By virtue of this arrangement, fuel and oxidant gases fed to the fuel cell stack have a cross-flow relationship. Internal stack manifolding is provided for distribution of a coolant to each of the coolant chambers.

Abstract: In a fuel cell stack, a bipolar separator plate having two joined together coextensive separator plate elements having perpendicularly disposed corrugated regions and forming a coolant chamber there between. By virtue of this arrangement, fuel and oxidant gases fed to the fuel cell stack have a cross-flow relationship. Internal stack manifolding is provided for distribution of a coolant to each of the coolant chambers.

Abstract: A bipolar separator plate suitable for use in polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell stacks, which plate is made a composition having in a range of 1 to 4 different graphite components and at least one resin, wherein at least one of the graphite components has graphite particles having a mean diameter in a range of about 10 microns to about 50 microns.

Abstract: A method for producing a graphite bipolar separator plate for a polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cell in which a powder mixture having at least one graphite component and at least one resin is placed into a plate mold and pressed at substantially ambient temperature, resulting in formation of a cold-pressed plate. The cold-pressed plate is heated to a temperature suitable for curing the cold-pressed plate, resulting in formation of the graphite bipolar separator plate.