AU2000247991A1 - Graphite article useful as an electrode for an electrochemical fuel cell - Google Patents

Graphite article useful as an electrode for an electrochemical fuel cell

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AU2000247991A1
AU2000247991A1 AU2000247991A AU4799100A AU2000247991A1 AU 2000247991 A1 AU2000247991 A1 AU 2000247991A1 AU 2000247991 A AU2000247991 A AU 2000247991A AU 4799100 A AU4799100 A AU 4799100A AU 2000247991 A1 AU2000247991 A1 AU 2000247991A1
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Prior art keywords
sheet
graphite
channels
electrode
flexible graphite
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Abandoned
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AU2000247991A
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Robert Angelo Mercuri
Michael Lee Warddrip
Thomas William Weber
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Graftech Inc
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Graftech Inc
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    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • H01M8/023—Porous and characterised by the material
    • H01M8/0234—Carbonaceous material
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M4/00—Electrodes
    • H01M4/86—Inert electrodes with catalytic activity, e.g. for fuel cells
    • H01M4/8605—Porous electrodes
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
    • Y02E60/50—Fuel cells

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Electrochemistry (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Fuel Cell (AREA)
  • Carbon And Carbon Compounds (AREA)
  • Electrodes For Compound Or Non-Metal Manufacture (AREA)
  • Inert Electrodes (AREA)
AU2000247991A 2000-04-14 2000-04-14 Graphite article useful as an electrode for an electrochemical fuel cell Abandoned AU2000247991A1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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PCT/US2000/010194 WO2001080343A1 (en) 2000-04-14 2000-04-14 Graphite article useful as an electrode for an electrochemical fuel cell

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AU2000247991A1 true AU2000247991A1 (en) 2001-10-30

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Country Status (8)

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EP (1) EP1273064B8 (es)
AT (1) ATE543231T1 (es)
AU (1) AU2000247991A1 (es)
BR (1) BR0017203B1 (es)
CA (1) CA2406315A1 (es)
ES (1) ES2381191T3 (es)
MX (1) MXPA02010087A (es)
WO (1) WO2001080343A1 (es)

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US20040072055A1 (en) * 2000-04-14 2004-04-15 Getz Matthew George Graphite article useful as a fuel cell component substrate
US6521369B1 (en) * 2000-11-16 2003-02-18 Graftech Inc. Flooding-reducing fuel cell electrode
TW592968B (en) * 2001-04-04 2004-06-21 Graftech Inc Material and process useful for preparing embossed flexible graphite article
US20020180094A1 (en) * 2001-06-01 2002-12-05 Gough Jeffrey John Hydrophobic fuel cell component

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US4649091A (en) * 1982-06-23 1987-03-10 United Technologies Corporation Fuel cell battery with improved membrane cooling
US5527363A (en) * 1993-12-10 1996-06-18 Ballard Power Systems Inc. Method of fabricating an embossed fluid flow field plate
US5885728A (en) * 1997-04-04 1999-03-23 Ucar Carbon Technology Corporation Flexible graphite composite
JP3029419B2 (ja) * 1998-06-30 2000-04-04 株式会社東芝 燃料電池用セパレータの製造方法及び燃料電池用セパレータ
US6037074A (en) * 1998-07-07 2000-03-14 Ucar Carbon Technology Corporation Flexible graphite composite for use in the form of a fuel cell flow field plate
EP1258046B1 (en) * 2000-01-24 2008-12-31 GrafTech International Holdings Inc. Fluid permeable flexible graphite article with enhanced electrical and thermal conductivity
MXPA02009995A (es) * 2000-04-10 2003-02-12 Graftech Inc Articulo de grafito flexible y electrodo de celda energetica con conductividad electrica y termica mejorada.

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EP1273064B8 (en) 2012-03-28
ES2381191T3 (es) 2012-05-23
MXPA02010087A (es) 2003-09-10
EP1273064A1 (en) 2003-01-08
BR0017203A (pt) 2003-01-14
ATE543231T1 (de) 2012-02-15
EP1273064B1 (en) 2012-01-25
WO2001080343A1 (en) 2001-10-25
EP1273064A4 (en) 2006-09-06
CA2406315A1 (en) 2001-10-25
BR0017203B1 (pt) 2013-03-05

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