JP2007287530A - Fuel cell, catalyst suitable for it, and its manufacturing method - Google Patents
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本発明は、燃料電池、それに好適な触媒及びその製造方法に関する。 The present invention relates to a fuel cell, a catalyst suitable for the fuel cell, and a method for producing the same.
燃料電池は、固体酸化物形燃料電池、溶融炭酸塩形燃料電池、リン酸形燃料電池、高分子電解質形燃料電池(PEFC)、アルカリ水溶液形燃料電池に分類されうる。燃料電池は、燃料極(マイナス極)と空気極(プラス極)との間に電解質物質を挟んで構成され、この電解質物質の種類によって形式が分類されうる。
リン酸型燃料電池及び高分子電解質形燃料電池では、燃料極(マイナス極)及び空気極(プラス極)として白金系の触媒が使用され、これが燃料電池の価格を高くする原因となっている。例えば、自動車1台に要求される電力を100kWとすると、自動車1台あたりに必要な白金の価格は30万円程度と言われている。
本発明は、上記の背景に鑑みてなされたものであり、安価で比較的高い発電効率を提供することができる燃料電池、それに好適な触媒及びその製造方法を目的とする。
In phosphoric acid fuel cells and polymer electrolyte fuel cells, platinum-based catalysts are used as the fuel electrode (minus electrode) and the air electrode (plus electrode), which causes the fuel cell price to increase. For example, if the electric power required for one car is 100 kW, the price of platinum required for one car is said to be about 300,000 yen.
The present invention has been made in view of the above-described background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a fuel cell capable of providing relatively high power generation efficiency at a low cost, a catalyst suitable for the fuel cell, and a method for manufacturing the same.
本発明の第1の側面は、燃料電池用触媒に係り、該燃料電池用触媒は、酵母の少なくとも一部分の炭化物を含む。前記酵母の少なくとも一部分は、酵母の細胞壁を含みうる。前記燃料電池用触媒は、ビール糟の炭化物を更に含んでもよい。前記燃料電池用触媒は、前記炭化物に白金微粒子を担持させてなることが好ましい。 A first aspect of the present invention relates to a fuel cell catalyst, which includes at least a part of a carbide of yeast. At least a portion of the yeast may comprise a yeast cell wall. The fuel cell catalyst may further include beer bran carbide. The fuel cell catalyst is preferably formed by supporting platinum fine particles on the carbide.
本発明の第2の側面は、燃料電池に係り、該燃料電池は、電解質物質を燃料極及び空気極で挟んで構成され、前記燃料極及び前記空気極が酵母の少なくとも一部分の炭化物を含む。 A second aspect of the present invention relates to a fuel cell, and the fuel cell is configured by sandwiching an electrolyte substance between a fuel electrode and an air electrode, and the fuel electrode and the air electrode include a carbide of at least a part of yeast.
本発明の第3の側面は、炭化物を含む燃料電池用触媒の製造方法に係り、該方法は、酵母の少なくとも一部分を高圧成形して固形体を形成し、該固形体を乾留により炭化させることを含む。 A third aspect of the present invention relates to a method for producing a catalyst for a fuel cell containing a carbide, wherein the method forms a solid body by high-pressure molding at least a part of yeast, and carbonizes the solid body by dry distillation. including.
本発明の第4の側面は、炭化物を含む燃料電池用触媒の製造方法に係り、該方法は、酵母の少なくとも一部分を高圧成形して固形体を形成し、該固形体を乾留により炭化させて炭化物を得て、該炭化物に白金微粒子を担持させることを含む。 According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a method for producing a catalyst for a fuel cell containing a carbide, wherein at least a part of yeast is subjected to high pressure molding to form a solid, and the solid is carbonized by dry distillation. Including obtaining carbide and supporting platinum fine particles on the carbide.
本発明によれば、安価で比較的高い発電効率を提供することができる燃料電池、それに好適な触媒及びその製造方法が提供される。 ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the fuel cell which can provide comparatively high electric power generation efficiency cheaply, the catalyst suitable for it, and its manufacturing method are provided.
以下、添付図面を参照しながら本発明の好適な実施形態を説明する。 Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the accompanying drawings.
図1は、本発明の好適な実施形態の燃料電池の概略構成を示す図である。本発明の好適な実施形態の燃料電池100は、水素イオンを通す電解質物質30を燃料極10と空気極20とで挟んで構成される。電解質物質30としてリン酸を含む電解質物質を使用する燃料電池は、リン酸形燃料電池と呼ばれる。電解質物質30として高分子電解質物質(高分子イオン交換膜)を使用する燃料電池は、高分子電解質形燃料電池(PEFC)と呼ばれる。
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a fuel cell according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. A
燃料極10は、酵母の少なくとも一部分を炭化させた炭化物で構成された多孔質導電性物質に白金微粒子(粒子径は、例えば2〜5nm)を担持させた燃料極触媒層12を含む。燃料極10は、必要に応じて、燃料極触媒層12を支持する多孔質導電性支持層11を含みうる。
The
空気極20は、酵母の少なくとも一部分を炭化させた炭化物で構成された多孔質導電性物質に白金微粒子(粒子径は、例えば2〜5nm)を担持させた空気極触媒層22を含む。空気極20は、必要に応じて、空気触媒層22を支持する多孔質導電性支持層21を含みうる。
The
燃料極10に水素を供給し、空気極20に酸素を供給すると、燃料極触媒層12において水素が電子を放出して水素イオンとなる。電子は、負荷(電気回路)40を通して空気極20に移動する。水素イオンは、電解質物質30中を空気極20に向かって移動し、空気極20において、酸素、及び、負荷40を通して移動してくる電子と結合して水を生成する。
When hydrogen is supplied to the
この実施形態では、触媒層12、22の材料である炭化物(以下、材料炭化物)は、酵母の少なくとも一部分を炭化して構成される。ここで、酵母の一部分は、酵母の細胞壁を含みうる。酵母の細胞壁は、酵母から酵母エキスを搾り出した後に残る部分である。
In this embodiment, the carbide (hereinafter, “material carbide”) that is a material of the
材料炭化物は、例えば、酵母の少なくとも一部分を高圧で成型して固形体を形成し、次いで、該固形体を乾留(部分燃焼を含む)させて炭化することによって製造されうる。炭化物の製造方法については、例えば、特開2003−342584号公報、特開平01−112972号公報、特開平2−294391号公報、特開2000−240864号公報等に記載されている。 The material carbide can be produced, for example, by molding at least a part of yeast at high pressure to form a solid body, and then carbonizing the solid body by dry distillation (including partial combustion). About the manufacturing method of the carbide | carbonized_material, it describes in Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2003-342584, Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 01-112972, Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2-294391, Unexamined-Japanese-Patent No. 2000-240864 etc., for example.
図2は、本発明の好適な実施形態の材料炭化物の特性(評価結果)を示すグラフである。図2における横軸は、標準水素電極(NHE)を基準電極とする電位であり、図2における縦軸は、電極断面積あたりの電流値である。図2の示す特性は、酸素飽和水溶液を電解液として回転ディスク電極法にしたがって材料炭化物を評価した結果である。 FIG. 2 is a graph showing characteristics (evaluation results) of material carbide according to a preferred embodiment of the present invention. The horizontal axis in FIG. 2 is a potential with a standard hydrogen electrode (NHE) as a reference electrode, and the vertical axis in FIG. 2 is a current value per electrode cross-sectional area. The characteristics shown in FIG. 2 are the results of evaluating the material carbide according to the rotating disk electrode method using an oxygen saturated aqueous solution as the electrolyte.
回転ディスク電極法は、ディスク状の電極を高速で回転させることによって電極表面に層流を形成し、反応体の拡散供給を一定にしつつ、電流−電圧曲線(ボルタモグラム)を測定する手法である。 The rotating disk electrode method is a method in which a laminar flow is formed on the surface of an electrode by rotating a disk-shaped electrode at a high speed, and a current-voltage curve (voltammogram) is measured while the diffusion supply of reactants is made constant.
図2において、「XC72」は、比較例として挙げたものであり、Carbot社のファーネスブラックXC−72Rである。「XC72」は燃料電池触媒の白金担体として広く用いられている標準的なカーボンブラックである。また、「YST」は、酵母を炭化させて得られる材料炭化物であり、「YCW」は、酵母の細胞壁を炭化させて得られる材料炭化物であり、「80BEG−20YST」は、80%がビール糟、20%が酵母で構成される原料を炭化させて得られる材料炭化物である。 In FIG. 2, “XC72” is given as a comparative example and is a furnace black XC-72R manufactured by Carbot. “XC72” is a standard carbon black widely used as a platinum carrier for fuel cell catalysts. “YST” is a material carbide obtained by carbonizing yeast, “YCW” is a material carbide obtained by carbonizing the cell wall of yeast, and “80BEG-20YST” is 80% of beer lees. , 20% is a material carbide obtained by carbonizing a raw material composed of yeast.
図2において、電流が流れ始めるポイントにおける電位が大きいほど特性が優れている。注目すべきは、現在の燃料電池における標準的な材料炭化物である「XC72」よりも、本発明の好適な実施形態における「YCW」、「80BEG−20YST」、「YST」の方が優れた特性を示していることである。「YCW」、「80BEG−20YST」、「YST」は、材料の時点で「XC72」よりも優れた特性を有しているため、より少ない白金微粒子の担持量で「XC72」に白金微粒子を担持させたものと同等の性能を達成することができる。 In FIG. 2, the larger the potential at the point where current starts to flow, the better the characteristics. It should be noted that “YCW”, “80BEG-20YST” and “YST” in the preferred embodiment of the present invention are superior to “XC72” which is a standard material carbide in current fuel cells. It is to show. “YCW”, “80BEG-20YST”, and “YST” have characteristics superior to “XC72” at the time of material, so platinum particles are supported on “XC72” with a smaller amount of supported platinum particles. A performance equivalent to that obtained can be achieved.
よって、「YCW」、「80BEG−20YST」、「YST」等のように酵母の少なくとも一部分を炭化させた炭化物を材料炭化物として使用することにより、「XC72」に白金微粒子を担持させた触媒層と同等の性能を有する触媒層を得るために要する白金微粒子の量を減らすことができる。したがって、この実施形態のように、酵母の少なくとも一部分を炭化させて材料炭化物を得ることによって、安価で比較的高い発電効率を提供することができる燃料電池用触媒及びそれを有する燃料電池を得ることができる。 Therefore, by using a carbide obtained by carbonizing at least a part of yeast, such as “YCW”, “80BEG-20YST”, “YST”, etc., as a material carbide, The amount of platinum fine particles required for obtaining a catalyst layer having equivalent performance can be reduced. Therefore, as in this embodiment, by obtaining carbonized material by carbonizing at least a part of yeast, a fuel cell catalyst capable of providing a relatively high power generation efficiency at low cost and a fuel cell having the same are obtained. Can do.
燃料電池での反応に関与する電子数は2、あるいは4である。2の場合の生成物は過酸化水素、4の場合の生成物は水である。電極の劣化を防ぐ観点から4の場合の反応が望ましい。二つの還元反応が同時におこる場合、反応関与電子数は、2と4の間にある。「80BEG−20YST」及び「YST」については3.5、「YST」については3.4である。数値が4に近いということは、より望ましい反応の比率が高いことを意味する。 The number of electrons involved in the reaction in the fuel cell is 2 or 4. The product in case 2 is hydrogen peroxide and the product in case 4 is water. The reaction in the case of 4 is desirable from the viewpoint of preventing electrode deterioration. When two reduction reactions occur simultaneously, the number of reaction participating electrons is between 2 and 4. “80BEG-20YST” and “YST” are 3.5, and “YST” is 3.4. A numerical value close to 4 means that the ratio of more desirable reactions is high.
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前記燃料極及び前記空気極が酵母の少なくとも一部分の炭化物を含むことを特徴とする燃料電池。 A fuel cell configured by sandwiching an electrolyte substance between a fuel electrode and an air electrode,
The fuel cell, wherein the fuel electrode and the air electrode contain a carbide of at least a part of yeast.
酵母の少なくとも一部分を高圧成形して固形体を形成し、該固形体を乾留により炭化させることを特徴とする燃料電池用触媒の製造方法。 A method for producing a fuel cell catalyst containing a carbide,
A method for producing a fuel cell catalyst, comprising: forming a solid body by high-pressure molding at least a part of yeast; and carbonizing the solid body by dry distillation.
酵母の少なくとも一部分を高圧成形して固形体を形成し、該固形体を乾留により炭化させて炭化物を得て、該炭化物に白金微粒子を担持させることを特徴とする燃料電池用触媒の製造方法。 A method for producing a fuel cell catalyst containing a carbide,
A method for producing a catalyst for a fuel cell, comprising forming a solid body by high-pressure molding at least a part of yeast, carbonizing the solid body by dry distillation to obtain a carbide, and supporting the platinum fine particles on the carbide.
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