JP2011009226A - Composite catalyst, its manufacturing method, and method of electrode for manufacturing fuel cell using the composite catalyst - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To solve a problem that, although cation exchange resin has high protonic conductivity, it has an extremely low gas diffusion property, and in a catalyst layer as above, a part of pores formed between catalyst particles are occluded by cation exchange resin and a gas diffusion channel is shut off, and so, to aim at a higher output of a PEFC by obtaining high-performance composite catalyst with a high utilization rate of catalyst metal and aim at improvement of an electrode structure with the use of the composite catalyst.SOLUTION: The composite catalyst includes holed cation exchange resin 2 on the surface of the catalyst. For the composite catalyst, a volume of the holed cation exchange resin to catalyst weight is 1.0 to 100 wt.%. In the manufacturing method of the composite catalyst, after solution with the cation exchange resin dissolved in a solvent is adhered to the surface of the catalyst, the cation exchange resin is put under phase separation.

Description

 The present invention relates to a composite catalyst, a method for producing the same, and a method for producing an electrode for a fuel cell using the composite catalyst.

 A solid polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEFC) is constructed by joining an anode on one surface and a cathode on the other surface of a solid polymer electrolyte membrane which is a kind of cation exchange resin. This is an apparatus for obtaining electric power by an electrochemical reaction that proceeds when a fuel such as hydrogen is supplied to an anode and an oxidant such as oxygen is supplied to a cathode. When the PEFC is operated, when hydrogen and oxygen are supplied to the anode and the cathode, the following electrochemical reaction proceeds.

Anod: 2H ₂ → 4H ⁺ + 4e ⁻
Cathode: O ₂ + 4H ⁺ + 4e ⁻ → H ₂ O
Such an electrochemical reaction proceeds only at the three-phase interface where protons (H ⁺ ) and electrons (e ⁻ ) can be exchanged simultaneously at each electrode. Therefore, gas diffusion electrodes composed of a gas diffusion layer and a catalyst layer are used for anodes and cathodes in PEFC in order to obtain a three-phase interface.

 For the gas diffusion layer, in order to sufficiently diffuse the reactants supplied from the outside into the catalyst layer, a porous carbon paper or the like having a water repellency provided therewith is used. A mixture containing a cation exchange resin and a catalyst is used for the catalyst layer in order to smoothly advance the electrochemical reaction of the reactant supplied through the gas diffusion layer.

 Here, the catalyst includes catalyst particles such as platinum group metals, gold, titanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, tin, and the like, or alloys of these metals, or support them. Carbon particles are used.

 The conventional catalyst layer has been manufactured by forming a paste made of a solution containing a cation exchange resin and catalyst particles on a substrate such as a polymer film or carbon paper and drying the paste. In such a catalyst layer, proton conduction channels by cation exchange resin, electron conduction channels by contact between catalyst particles, and gas diffusion channels by pores formed by gaps between catalyst particles are three-dimensionally distributed. Therefore, an infinite number of three-phase interfaces are formed.

 However, the conventional cation exchange resin has high proton conductivity but extremely low gas diffusivity. Therefore, in the catalyst layer as described above, some of the pores formed between the catalyst particles are cation exchange resin. There is a problem that the gas diffusion channel is blocked due to clogging.

  When a catalyst layer in which such a gas diffusion channel is not sufficiently formed is used for the electrode, the reaction gas is not supplied to the details of the catalyst layer, so the utilization rate of the catalyst is low and the concentration overvoltage is large, so the cell There was a problem that the voltage was low.

  In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to obtain a high-performance composite catalyst having high gas diffusibility and high utilization rate of catalytic metal, and further using this composite catalyst and improving the electrode structure. This is to increase the output of PEFC.

 The first invention according to the present invention is characterized in that the composite catalyst comprises a porous cation exchange resin on the catalyst surface.

 According to a second aspect of the present invention, the composite catalyst is characterized in that the amount of the porous cation exchange resin with respect to the catalyst weight is 1.0 to 100 wt%.

 A third invention according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the method for producing a composite catalyst, a solution obtained by dissolving a cation exchange resin in a solvent is attached to the surface of the catalyst, and then the cation exchange resin is phase-separated. To do.

 According to a fourth invention of the present invention, in the method for producing the composite catalyst, after a solution in which the cation exchange resin is dissolved in the first solvent is attached to the surface of the catalyst, it is insoluble in the cation exchange resin. And extracting the first solvent in the solution with a second solvent that is compatible with the first solvent.

 According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, the fuel cell electrode includes the composite catalyst.

 A sixth invention according to the present invention is characterized in that, in the fuel cell electrode manufacturing method, the catalyst layer is formed through a step of pressing the mixture containing the composite catalyst.

Since the composite catalyst of the present invention includes a porous cation exchange resin on the catalyst surface, the composite catalyst itself has proton conductivity, and a proton conduction channel is formed up to the inside of the catalyst layer. Since the gas is porous, the gas from the outside sufficiently permeates and diffuses into the catalyst layer, so that the proton conduction channel and the gas diffusion channel are formed without clogging up to the details in the catalyst layer. Therefore, it is a high performance composite catalyst having high gas diffusivity and high utilization rate of catalyst metal.

 By using this composite catalyst, a high-performance fuel cell electrode having high proton conductivity and gas diffusivity can be obtained.

The schematic diagram which shows the state of a cross section of the composite catalyst of this invention. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the surface state of the composite catalyst of this invention. The schematic diagram which shows the other example of the surface state of the composite catalyst of this invention. The schematic diagram which shows an example of the state of a cross section of a composite catalyst. The schematic diagram which shows the other example of the state of a cross section of a composite catalyst. The figure which shows the relationship between the compounding ratio of the porous cation exchange resin of the electrode containing the catalyst layer using the composite catalyst of this invention, and the electrochemically active catalyst surface area. The figure which shows the current-voltage characteristic of the cells A, B, and C.

 Hereinafter, structural examples of the composite catalyst for a fuel cell according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing a cross section of the composite catalyst of the present invention, and FIGS. 2 and 3 are schematic views showing the surface state of the composite catalyst of the present invention. 1, 2 and 3, 1 is a catalyst and 2 is a porous cation exchange resin. The catalyst 1 is composed of catalyst metal particles or carbon particles carrying a catalyst metal.

 As shown in FIG. 1, the composite catalyst of the present invention has a structure in which a porous cation exchange resin 2 is provided on the surface of a catalyst 1 that is active in an electrochemical reaction.

 The composite catalyst of the present invention may have a structure in which the porous cation exchange resin 2 completely covers the surface of the catalyst 1 as shown in FIG. 1, or the porous cation exchange resin 2 on the surface of the catalyst 1 as shown in FIG. A structure in which the ion exchange resin 2 is partially provided may be used. Further, the composite catalyst of the present invention may have a shape in which each catalyst 1 is coated with a porous cation exchange resin 2 as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, and is composed of the catalyst 1 as shown in FIG. 3. The shape provided with the porous cation exchange resin 2 on the surface of the next particle may be sufficient.

 Since the composite catalyst according to the present invention has a porous cation exchange resin on the catalyst surface, the composite catalyst itself has proton conductivity, and a proton conduction channel is formed up to the inside of the catalyst layer. Since the cation exchange resin is porous, the gas from the outside is sufficiently permeated and diffused into the catalyst layer, so that the proton conduction channel and the gas diffusion channel are blocked up to the details in the catalyst layer. Formed without. That is, the composite catalyst of the present invention is a high-performance composite catalyst having high gas diffusibility and high utilization rate of catalyst metal.

 In the composite catalyst for an electrode of the present invention, the ratio of the weight of the porous cation exchange resin to the weight of the catalyst contained is not particularly limited, but is preferably 1.0 to 100 wt%. The ratio is preferably 1.0 to 20 wt% because the specific gravity is large when the catalyst is particles of catalyst metal, and the specific gravity is small when the catalyst is carbon particles supporting the catalyst metal. It is preferable that it is 15-100 wt%.

 Accordingly, the relationship between the mixing ratio of the catalyst and the porous cation exchange resin in the composite catalyst and the characteristics will be described with reference to FIGS. 4 and 5 showing the cross-sectional state of the composite catalyst. 4 and 5, 1 is a catalyst and 2 is a porous cation exchange resin.

 As shown in FIG. 4, the mixing ratio of the porous cation exchange resin to the catalyst weight is 1.0 wt% or less when the catalyst is a catalyst metal particle and 15 wt% or less when the catalyst is a carbon particle supporting the catalyst metal. In addition, since the porous cation exchange resin is small, the surface area of the catalyst coated with the porous cation exchange resin becomes extremely small. For this reason, since many catalytic metals cannot give and receive protons during the electrode reaction, the catalyst utilization rate is greatly reduced.

 In addition, when the catalyst is a catalyst metal particle and is 20 wt% or more, and when the catalyst metal is a carbon particle supporting 100 wt% or more, as shown in FIG. 5, a porous cation exchange resin layer on the catalyst surface The distance between the catalysts becomes extremely wide. For this reason, many catalyst metals cannot exchange electrons during the electrode reaction, so that the catalyst utilization rate is greatly reduced.

 The catalyst included in the composite catalyst of the present invention is effective in any physical property and shape as long as it has a catalytic activity, and is a catalyst metal particle or catalyst metal used as a general fuel cell catalyst. For example, carbon particles supporting the carbon can be used.

The catalyst metal particles are, for example, platinum group metals, gold, titanium, vanadium, chromium, manganese, iron, cobalt, nickel, tin, and other simple metals or alloys of these metals. is there.
The carbon particles supporting the catalyst metal are, for example, carbon black such as acetylene black and furnace black, or activated carbon, and carbon black is particularly preferably used because it can carry the catalyst metal in a highly dispersed state.

 The cation exchange resin used in the composite catalyst of the present invention is preferably one having high proton conductivity. For example, perfluorocarbon sulfonic acid or styrene-divinylbenzene sulfonic acid type ion exchange resin may be used alone or in combination. Can be used.

 The composite catalyst provided with a porous cation exchange resin on the surface of the present invention was prepared by adhering a solution of the cation exchange resin in a solvent to the surface of the catalyst and then phase-separating the cation exchange resin. Later, it is obtained by extracting the solvent.

 This method is not limited to the composite catalyst of the present invention, and can be used as a method for producing a composite catalyst having another structure such as non-porous structure.

 In order to attach a solution obtained by dissolving the cation exchange resin in a solvent to the surface of the catalyst, the catalyst is immersed in the solution or sprayed on the catalyst by spraying or the like.

 In particular, in the case of the method of immersing the catalyst in the solution, in order to include the solution in the pores of the catalyst surface, or when the catalyst forms secondary particles, the pores of the secondary particles are also included. It is preferable to perform the dipping step under a reduced pressure of 50 Torr or less, more preferably 1 Torr or less. Furthermore, it is preferable to perform a step of stirring, vibrating or flowing the cation exchange resin solution and the carbon particles.

 In addition, as a method for phase-separating the cation exchange resin from the solution adhering to the surface of the catalyst, the solubility of the cation exchange resin in the solvent by heating or cooling, the cation exchange resin in the solution by evaporating the solvent, For example, a method using a change in density is used.

 For example, as a method of utilizing the change in solubility, the cation exchange resin is difficult to dissolve in a solvent at a low temperature, and the temperature is increased in a combination of a cation exchange resin and a solvent that easily dissolves when the temperature is increased. After the solution in which the cation exchange resin is completely dissolved in the solvent is attached to the catalyst surface, the cation exchange resin and the solvent are separated in the solution when the temperature is lowered. By removing the solvent from the solution of the cation exchange resin and the solvent subjected to such phase separation, a composite catalyst having a porous resin on the surface can be obtained.

 Further, the phase separation can be performed by using a solvent extraction method. In this method, after a solution in which a cation exchange resin is dissolved in a first solvent is attached to a catalyst, the catalyst is insoluble in the cation exchange resin and compatible with the first solvent. By immersing in No. 2 solvent, the first solvent in the solution is extracted to obtain a composite catalyst having a porous resin on the surface.

 Here, by repeating from the step of attaching a solution in which the cation exchange resin is dissolved in the first solvent to the surface of the catalyst to the step of phase-separating the cation exchange resin, or the cation exchange resin in the first solvent In the step of adhering the solution dissolved in the catalyst to the surface of the catalyst, by adjusting the concentration or viscosity of the cation exchange resin solution to be used, the amount of the cation exchange resin provided on the surface of the catalyst is adjusted, The cation exchange resin can be 1.0 to 100 wt%.

 The form of the catalyst used here may be in a powder state or in a state where the catalyst is aggregated on a current collector, but is preferably in a powder state.

 As a 1st solvent used for the manufacturing method of the composite catalyst by the solvent extraction method of this invention, the mixed solution of water or water, and alcohol is preferable. As the alcohol used in the mixed solution, those having 4 or less carbon atoms are preferable, and methanol, 1-propanol, 2-propanol, 1-butanol, 2-butanol or a mixture thereof can be used.

As the second solvent used in the method for producing a composite catalyst by the solvent extraction method of the present invention, an organic solvent having a polar group other than an alcoholic hydroxyl group can be used, and a carbon chain having an alkoxycarbonyl group in the molecule An organic solvent having 1 to 7 carbon atoms such as propyl formate, butyl formate, isobutyl formate, ethyl acetate, propyl acetate, isopropyl acetate, allyl acetate, butyl acetate, isobutyl acetate, pentyl acetate, isopentyl acetate, methyl propionate, Ethyl propionate, propyl propionate, methyl acrylate, butyl acrylate, isobutyl acrylate, methyl butyrate, methyl isobutyrate, ethyl butyrate, ethyl isobutyrate, methyl methacrylate, propyl butyrate, isopropyl isobutyrate, 2-ethoxyethyl acetate Acetic acid 2- (2ethoxyethoxy) A single or mixture of chill or the like, or an organic solvent having a carbon chain having an ether bond in the molecule and having 3 to 5 carbon atoms, such as dipropyl ether, dibutyl ether, ethylene glycol dimethyl ether, ethylene glycol diethyl ether, tripropylene glycol monomethyl A single or mixture of ether, tetrahydrofuran, or the like, or an organic solvent having a carbon chain having a carbonyl group in the molecule and having 4 to 8 carbon atoms, such as methyl butyl ketone, methyl isobutyl ketone, methyl hexyl ketone, dipropyl ketone, etc. Or a mixture, or an organic solvent having a carbon chain having an amino group in the molecule and having 1 to 5 carbon atoms, such as isopropylamine, isobutylamine, tertiary butylamine, isopentylamine, diethylamine, etc. A mixture, or an organic solvent having a carbon chain having a carboxyl group in the molecule and having 1 to 6 carbon atoms, such as propionic acid, valeric acid, caproic acid, heptanoic acid, or a combination thereof, or a combination thereof Can be used.

 Especially, as an organic solvent which has polar groups other than the alcoholic hydroxyl group used in order to form the porous cation exchange resin which has a three-dimensional communication hole, what has an alkoxycarbonyl group is the most preferable.

 The electrode for a fuel cell according to the present invention is characterized by including a catalyst layer containing the composite catalyst of the present invention, and may include PTFE particles or a cation exchange resin as usual, if necessary. In addition, the electrode for a fuel cell according to the present invention is a porous carbon cartridge provided with water repellency having a path as a gas diffusion layer in order to sufficiently diffuse reactants supplied from the outside into the catalyst layer. -You may provide pa.

 By providing the fuel cell with the electrode of the present invention, a decrease in cell voltage due to resistance caused by proton transfer and a decrease in cell voltage due to concentration overvoltage are alleviated, so that the output of the fuel cell can be increased.

 The electrode for a fuel cell of the present invention can be manufactured by forming a catalyst layer through a step of pressing the mixture containing the composite catalyst of the present invention or the mixture containing the composite catalyst obtained by the production method of the present invention.

 The method for producing an electrode for a fuel cell according to the present invention includes a coating of a cation exchange resin that has blocked electrical contact between individual catalysts by pressing a mixture containing a catalyst coated with a porous cation exchange resin. Since the layer is pressed and partially peeled, the electron conductivity in the formed catalyst layer is improved, and the porous cation exchange resin retains sufficient porosity even when the pressing step is performed. Therefore, the present invention is not limited to the fuel cell electrode of the present invention, and can be used as a method of manufacturing a fuel cell electrode having another structure.

 In the method for producing an electrode for a fuel cell of the present invention, a mixture containing a catalyst coated with a porous cation exchange resin is formed on a polymer film or the like, pressed to form a catalyst layer, and then a solid It may be transferred to and bonded to at least one surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane to form an electrode-solid polymer electrolyte membrane assembly, and if necessary, a porous material such as carbon paper may be used as a gas diffusion layer from the outside of the assembly. A high quality conductive substrate may be joined.

 Alternatively, the mixture formed on a polymer film or the like may be pressed to form a catalyst layer, and then transferred to a porous conductive substrate such as carbon paper serving as a gas diffusion layer to form an electrode. Alternatively, after transferring the mixture formed on a polymer film or the like to at least one surface of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane, or directly applying the mixture to at least one surface of the solid polymer electrolyte membrane After forming the film, it may be pressed to form an electrode-solid polymer electrolyte membrane assembly, or a gas diffusion layer may be bonded if necessary.

In the method for producing an electrode for a fuel cell of the present invention, the pressure at which the mixture is pressed is at least partially that of the porous cation exchange resin that exists between the individual catalysts and blocks electrical contact. If it is more than the pressure which can be made to peel and a pressure is 50 kg / cm < ² > or more, sufficient electronic conductivity can be provided to a catalyst layer. In order to maintain a particularly effective porosity of the catalyst layer, the pressure is preferably 1000 kg / cm ² or less.

 The mixture used in the method for producing a fuel cell electrode of the present invention is composed of the composite catalyst of the present invention or the composite catalyst produced by the present invention, and the effect of the present invention is not limited in any shape. Although obtained, it is preferable that the film thickness is 50 μm or less.

 Such a mixture can be produced, for example, by dispersing the composite catalyst for a fuel cell of the present invention in a dispersion medium to form a paste, forming a film, and drying. At this time, PTFE particles or a cation exchange resin may be added to the paste as necessary.

 As the dispersion medium, water, glycerin, N-methylpyrrolidone, benzene, chloroform, lower alcohols such as methanol and ethanol, and the like can be used. Moreover, as a film forming method, a screen printing method, a coating method using a spray, a doctor blade, a brush, or the like is preferable.

 Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described.

 [Example 1] Platinum-supported carbon (manufactured by Tanaka Kikinzoku, 10V30E: 30% by weight of platinum supported on Valcan XC-72) and a cation exchange resin solution (Aldrich, 5.0% by weight Nafion solution) were mixed. A paste-like mixture containing platinum-supported carbon particles with the cation exchange resin solution attached to the surface is obtained by concentrating until the concentration of the cation exchange resin with respect to the cation exchange resin solution reaches 20 wt% while stirring at ℃. It was.

 Next, this mixture was dropped into a beaker filled with butyl acetate, stirred for 1 hour, and then dried to obtain a composite catalyst having a porous cation exchange resin on the platinum-supported carbon surface.

 After this step, the weight of the resulting composite catalyst was measured to determine the amount (wt%) of the cation exchange resin supported on the platinum-supported carbon particles. And the process was repeated so that the load of cation exchange resin might be 1, 10, 20, 30, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150 wt% with respect to platinum carrying | support carbon particle.

The composite catalyst obtained above is formed on a polymer film (tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer film) using benzene as a dispersion medium, dried, and then pressed at a pressure of 870 kg / cm ^2. As a result, a catalyst layer A containing the composite catalyst of the present invention was obtained. The obtained catalyst layer was bonded to both sides of a solid polymer electrolyte membrane (DuPont, Nafion, film thickness of about 50 μm) by hot pressing, and further, carbon paper was bonded as a gas diffusion layer to form a single cell of a fuel cell. As a result, cell A was obtained.

 The hydrogen adsorption / desorption behavior of the electrodes provided with the catalyst layers A having different amounts of the porous cation exchange resin was measured using a cyclic voltammetry method. With one of the electrodes of cell A as the working electrode and the other as the target electrode, argon gas and hydrogen gas humidified at 26 ° C. are flowed at 30 cc / min, respectively, and the potential of the working electrode at 50 to 1000 mV / RHE and 100 mV / sec. Was swept out. The measurement temperature was 26 ° C. The RHE potential was the potential of the target electrode with respect to the reference electrode in the open circuit.

 Then, the electrochemically active surface area per platinum loading of the electrode provided with the catalyst layer A having different porous cation exchange resin amounts was determined by separately analyzing the amount of hydrogen desorption from the cyclic voltammogram and the platinum by chemical analysis. From the amount, the relationship between the mixing ratio of the porous cation exchange resin provided on the surface of the platinum-supported carbon particles and the electrochemically active surface area was obtained. The results are shown in FIG.

   From FIG. 6, when the cation exchange resin provided on the surface of the platinum-supported carbon particles is 20 to 100 wt% with respect to the platinum-supported carbon particles, the electrochemically active surface area per platinum support amount is remarkably high. I understand. This indicates that the utilization rate of platinum is remarkably high in this range.

 Moreover, the same result is obtained even when another carbon black is used. When platinum black is used as a catalyst, a result that the utilization rate of platinum is drastically increased at 1.0 to 20 wt% is obtained. It was.

According to a separate analysis, the amount of platinum supported on the catalyst layer A produced using a composite catalyst having a porous cation exchange resin of 30 wt% with respect to platinum-supported carbon particles was about 1.0 mg / cm ² . It was confirmed that there was.

 [Example 2] The composite catalyst produced in Example 1 was formed on a polymer film (tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer film) using benzene as a dispersion medium, and the dried catalyst was not pressed. The catalyst layer B was used.

According to a separate analysis, the amount of platinum supported on the catalyst layer B produced using a composite catalyst having a porous cation exchange resin of 30 wt% with respect to platinum-supported carbon particles was about 1.0 mg / cm ² . It was confirmed that there was. The obtained catalyst layer B was bonded to both surfaces of a solid polymer electrolyte membrane (DuPont, Nafion, film thickness of about 50 μm) by hot pressing, and further, carbon paper was bonded as a gas diffusion layer, and a single cell of a fuel cell Cell B was obtained.

 [Comparative Example 1] Platinum-supported carbon (manufactured by Tanaka Kikinzoku, 10V30E: Valcan XC-72 carries 30 wt% platinum) and cation exchange resin solution (Aldrich, Nafion 5.0 wt% solution) 6.0 mg And is concentrated until the concentration of the cation exchange resin with respect to the cation exchange resin solution becomes 20 wt% with stirring at 60 ° C., and consists of platinum-supported carbon and 30 wt% cation exchange resin. A pasty mixture was obtained.

The paste-like mixture obtained above is formed on a polymer film (tetrafluoroethylene-hexafluoropropylene copolymer film), dried, and then pressed at a pressure of 870 kg / cm ² to obtain catalyst layer C. It was. The obtained catalyst layer C was bonded to both sides of a solid polymer electrolyte membrane (DuPont, Nafion, film thickness of about 50 μm) by hot pressing, and further, carbon paper was bonded as a gas diffusion layer, and a single cell of a fuel cell Cell C was obtained.

A separate analysis confirmed that the amount of platinum supported on the catalyst layer C was about 1.0 mg / cm ² .

 FIG. 7 shows the current-voltage characteristics when oxygen and hydrogen are used as the supply gas for the cells A, B, and C. The operating conditions were humidified by bubbling in a sealed water bath at 80 ° C. with a supply gas pressure of 2.5 atm. The operating temperature of the cell was 75 ° C., and the voltage was measured after holding at each current value for 5 minutes.

  From FIG. 7, it was found that the cell A of Example 1 according to the present invention had a higher output voltage at each current density than the cell B of Example 2 and the cell C of Comparative Example 1. This is because in the cell A of Example 1, uniform proton conduction channels, gas diffusion channels, and electron conduction channels are formed in the catalyst layer.

1 Catalyst 2 Porous cation exchange resin

Claims (5)

A method for producing a fuel cell catalyst, comprising a step of concentrating a mixture of a catalyst and a solution obtained by dissolving a cation exchange resin in a solvent, and a step of phase-separating the mixture obtained in the step of concentrating. The method for producing a catalyst according to claim 1, wherein in the concentration step, the concentration of the cation exchange resin with respect to the cation exchange resin solution is concentrated to 20 wt% or less. The method for producing a catalyst according to claim 1 or 2, wherein, in the phase separation step, the mixture is dropped into a second solvent that is insoluble in the cation exchange resin and compatible with the first solvent. A method for producing an electrode for a fuel cell, comprising forming a catalyst layer through a step of pressing a mixture containing the catalyst produced by the method for producing a catalyst according to claim 1. The method for producing an electrode according to claim 4, wherein the pressing pressure is 50 kg / cm 2 or more and 1000 kg / cm 2 or less.

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