WO2006051943A1 - プロトン伝導性電解質膜、プロトン伝導性電解質膜の製造方法及び固体高分子型燃料電池 - Google Patents
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- Proton conductive electrolyte membrane Method for producing proton conductive electrolyte membrane, and solid polymer fuel cell
- the present invention relates to a proton conductive electrolyte membrane and a method for producing a proton conductive electrolyte membrane, and further relates to a solid polymer fuel cell using the proton conductive electrolyte membrane as an electrolyte membrane for a fuel cell.
- a fuel cell is a power generation device that generates electricity by reacting hydrogen and oxygen, and only water is generated by the power generation reaction. It has excellent properties! It is attracting attention as an energy-saving technology that deals with environmental problems such as the destruction of the ozone layer and V.
- Solid polymer fuel cells There are four types of fuel cells: solid polymer fuel cells, phosphoric acid fuel cells, molten carbonate fuel cells, and solid oxide fuel cells. Among these, solid polymer fuel cells have the advantages of low operating temperature and solid electrolyte (polymer thin film).
- Solid polymer fuel cells are either a hydrogen fuel type that uses hydrogen directly, a reforming type that converts methanol into hydrogen using a reformer, or a direct methanol type that uses methanol directly without a reformer (DMFC) , Direct Methanol Polymer Fuel Cell). Since DMFC does not require a reformer, it can be made small and light, and it can be used as a battery for personal information terminals (PDA, Personal Digital Assistance) and dedicated batteries for the coming ubiquitous society. Is expected.
- PDA personal information terminals
- PDA Personal Digital Assistance
- Main components of the polymer electrolyte fuel cell are an electrode, a catalyst, an electrolyte, and a separator.
- a polymer proton conductive electrolyte membrane is used as the electrolyte.
- Proton-conducting electrolyte membranes are used for applications such as ion exchange membranes and humidity sensors, but in recent years, they are also attracting attention for use as electrolytes in solid polymer fuel cells.
- a sulfonic acid group-containing fluororesin membrane represented by DuPont's Nafion (registered trademark) is being studied for use as an electrolyte in portable fuel cells.
- An electrolyte membrane in which pores of a porous substrate that does not substantially swell are filled with a polymer having proton conductivity is disclosed (for example, see Patent Document 2).
- a porous substrate ceramic, An inorganic material such as glass or alumina, or a heat resistant polymer such as polytetrafluoroethylene or polyimide is used. It is described that the porous substrate preferably has a porosity of 10 to 95%, an average pore diameter of 0.001 to 100 / ⁇ ⁇ , and a thickness of the order of several / zm.
- a polymer having a phosphoric acid group, a phosphonic acid group or a phosphinic acid group in the side chain is provided in the pores of the porous membrane.
- the porous membrane include ultra high molecular weight polyolefin resin and fluorine resin. It is described that the porous membrane preferably has a porosity of 30 to 85%, an average pore diameter of 0.005 to 10 / ⁇ ⁇ , and a thickness of 5 to 500 m.
- Patent Document 1 JP-A-10-312815
- Patent Document 2 Pamphlet of International Publication No. 00Z54351
- Patent Document 3 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-83514
- Non-Patent Document 1 Electrochemistry, 70, 934 (2002)
- the first object of the present invention is to provide a proton conductive electrolyte membrane having sufficiently high proton conductivity and sufficiently low methanol permeability, and has such excellent performance.
- An object of the present invention is to provide a method for producing a proton conductive electrolyte membrane.
- a second object of the present invention is to provide a polymer electrolyte fuel cell having, as an electrolyte, a proton conductive electrolyte membrane having excellent performance as described above.
- a proton conductive electrolyte membrane in which an inorganic porous membrane having pores is filled with a proton conductive polymer, wherein the proton conductive polymer is a haloalkylated and sulfonated polymer A proton conductive electrolyte membrane, which is a reaction product of a compound and a compound represented by the following general formula (1).
- R 1 represents an alkyl group having 4 or less carbon atoms
- R 2 represents an arbitrary organic group
- the proton conductive electrolyte membrane according to 1 or 2 which is an inorganic porous membrane obtained through a step of firing the support.
- the polymer compound is polyetherketone, polyetheretherketone, polysulfone, polyetherenolesnorephone, polyetherenothenolesonephone, polyphenylenenorephron, polyparaffine, polyphenlenoxide and polyimide carbonate.
- the proton-conducting electrolyte membrane according to any one of 1 to 4, wherein at least one kind is also selected.
- R 2 in the compound represented by the general formula (1) is an organic group having at least one of an epoxy group, a styryl group, a methacryloxy group, an attaryloxy group, an aminoalkyl group, or a bur group.
- the proton conductive electrolyte membrane according to any one of 1 to 6.
- reaction product is a reaction product produced by a reaction in the pores.
- reaction product is a reaction product produced by reacting in the pores.
- the proton-conducting electrolyte membrane according to any one of 3 to: LI.
- the proton conductive electrolyte membrane according to any one of 1 to 13 is used as the electrolyte.
- a proton conductive electrolyte membrane having sufficiently high proton conductivity and sufficiently low methanol permeability, a method for producing the same, and a solid polymer fuel cell using the proton conductive electrolyte membrane are provided. We were able to.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing one embodiment of a direct methanol solid polymer fuel cell of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a schematic view of an H-type cell for evaluating methanol permeability.
- the proton conductive electrolyte membrane of the present invention is a proton conductive electrolyte membrane in which a porous conductive polymer is filled in pores of an inorganic porous membrane having pores, the proton conductive polymer.
- the inorganic porous membrane having pores according to the present invention includes a step of holding the inorganic particles and the organic particles on a support using a dispersion liquid containing inorganic particles and organic particles, and after this step. It is preferable to use an inorganic porous membrane obtained by obtaining a step of firing the inorganic particles, organic particles and support.
- the proton conducting electrolyte membrane of the present invention is obtained by filling the inorganic porous membrane having the pores with a proton conducting polymer.
- a support made of any material can be used as long as it is eventually burned out or melted away, or can be peeled off.
- paper such as filter paper, cloth such as non-woven cloth, polyethylene terephthalate, etc.
- a support made of any material such as a polymer film can be used. If the surface of the support is preferably smooth, the surface of the resulting proton conductive electrolyte membrane will also be smooth, and in the case of an electrolyte for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, the electrode and the proton conductive electrolyte membrane The contact at the interface becomes dense.
- the surface roughness of the support is not particularly limited, but the surface roughness Rz of the surface on which the dispersion liquid containing inorganic particles and organic particles is laminated is preferably 3 ⁇ m or less.
- Surface roughness Rzi is the ten-point average surface roughness Rz of IS.
- a stylus type three-dimensional roughness meter (Surfcom 570A) manufactured by Tokyo Seimitsu Co., Ltd. can be used.
- silica SiO 2
- alumina Al 2 O 3
- zirconium oxide ZrO 2
- silica SiO 2
- amorphous silica is the preferred dry type
- the wet method of colloidal silica is more preferable.
- the average particle diameter of the inorganic particles is preferably 10 nm or more, more preferably 10 to 100 nm, still more preferably 10 to 50 nm.
- the primary average particle diameter of the inorganic particles referred to here is the average value of the long diameters of 200 particles measured randomly by observation with a scanning electron microscope.
- organic particles organic particles of any material can be used as long as they are eventually burned out or dissolved, but those that do not swell in a solvent as a dispersion medium used in a dispersion liquid. preferable.
- the organic particles in which an aqueous solvent is preferred as the dispersion medium include, for example, acrylic resin, styrene resin, styrene Z acrylic resin, styrene Z dibutene benzene resin, polyester resin, and the like. Polymer beads such as resin and urethane resin can be used.
- the average particle size of the organic particles is preferably 10 to 450 nm, more preferably 100 to 300 nm.
- the inorganic porous film in the present invention is formed through a process of laminating a dispersion liquid containing inorganic particles and organic particles and then firing, so that the inorganic particles adhere and sinter to form a thin film. At the same time, mainly the portion occupied by the organic particles forms pores in the thin film.
- the average pore diameter of the pores of the inorganic porous membrane is preferably 10 to 450 nm, and more preferably the average pore diameter is 100 to 300 nm.
- the average pore diameter can be determined by mercury porosimetry using, for example, a pore sizer 9320 manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation. It was found that the proton conductive electrolyte membrane obtained by filling the thus formed inorganic porous membrane with a proton conductive polymer has high proton conductivity and low methanol permeability.
- the porosity of the porous membrane is preferably 40 to 95%, more preferably 50 to 70%.
- the porosity can be calculated from the mass W (g) per unit area S (cm 2 ), average thickness t ( ⁇ m), and density d (gZcm 3 ) of the porous membrane by the following equation.
- Porosity (%) (1— (10 4 'WZ (S't'd))) X 100 5-60 volume inorganic particles 0/0, by using the organic particles in a proportion of 40 to 95 vol%, the porosity of the porous membrane can be adjusted to the above range.
- Volume% is the percentage of the volume of each particle relative to the sum of the volume of the inorganic particles and the volume of the organic particles, expressed as a percentage.
- the use ratio of the inorganic particles and the organic particles is as described above, but the dispersion is prepared so that the solid component concentration is 5 to 80% by mass, preferably 10 to 40% by mass.
- the dispersion medium is preferably an aqueous solvent.
- aqueous solvent various known solvents such as water and alcohols can be used, but water or a mixed solvent containing water as a main component is preferably used.
- Examples of the dispersion aid for dispersing inorganic particles and organic particles include higher fatty acid salts, alkyl sulfates, alkyl ester sulfates, alkyl sulfonates, sulfosuccinates, naphthalene sulfonates, and alkyl phosphates.
- Various surfactants such as salts, polyoxyalkylene alkyl ether phosphates, polyoxyalkylene alkyl phenyl ethers, polyoxyethylene polyoxypropylene glycols, glycerin esters, sorbitan esters, polyoxyethylene fatty acid amides, amine oxides may be used. it can.
- Examples of the dispersion method include a ball mill, a sand mill, an attritor, a roll mill, an agitator, a Henschel mixer, a colloid mill, an ultrasonic homogenizer, a pearl mill, a wet jet mill, and a paint shaker. They can be used in appropriate combinations.
- the dispersion liquid is filtered with a membrane filter using a vacuum suction filter, and the layer containing inorganic particles and organic particles is placed on the membrane filter.
- a method of depositing and drying the film and peeling off the membrane filter or a method of applying the dispersion liquid to a support and drying.
- a method in which the dispersion is applied to a support is preferred.
- conventionally known coating methods such as roll coating, rod bar coating, air knife coating, spray coating, curtain coating, and etatrusion are used. can do.
- the inorganic porous film can be formed by holding a dispersion containing inorganic particles and organic particles in a layered form and firing the dried one. In order to sinter the dried product that is held in layers, if the support is burnt out or melts away, the dispersion is held in layers on the support and dried to support the inorganic and organic particles. Hold it on the body, heat it in an electric furnace in a nitrogen atmosphere, and fire it.
- the state in which the inorganic particles and the organic particles are held on the support is preferably such that the inorganic particles and the organic particles are uniformly dispersed with each other.
- the heat treatment can be performed using, for example, an electric furnace equipped with a heating element such as molybdenum hydride, and is performed at 1500 ° C. or less, more preferably at 400 to 1300 ° C.
- the time for heating can be appropriately set according to the size of the target porous membrane. Specifically, for example, a heating time of about 5 to 24 hours can be used. If the heating time is long, sintering proceeds and the average pore diameter may be reduced.
- the temperature increase rate and temperature decrease rate in the heat treatment for obtaining the porous membrane can be appropriately set. It is preferable that the temperature rise rate and the temperature fall rate be 10 to 300 ° CZ time. It is also preferable to perform the heat treatment in two steps, ie, pre-baking and main baking.
- the proton conductive polymer filled in the pores of the inorganic porous membrane according to the present invention is a reaction between a haloalkylated and sulfonated polymer compound and the compound represented by the general formula (1). Or a polymer obtained by reacting a haloalkylated and sulfonated polymer, a compound represented by the general formula (1), and a reactive emulsifier.
- the haloalkylated and sulfonated polymer compound is preferably a polymer having an aromatic ring in the molecule, which is a nonalkylated and sulfonated polymer. Also known as engineering plastics! /, It is preferred to use haloalkylated and sulfonated polymer compounds to improve durability! /.
- Engineering plastics are high-elasticity, high-strength plastics that can be used as structural materials like metals, which are not generally defined. As an approximate concept, it is said that the elastic modulus is 2.45 X 10 9 Pa or higher and the heat distortion temperature is 100 ° C or higher (see, for example, “Engineering Plastics” by Rikio Kobayashi and Makiko). However, natural oils such as polycarbonate and polyarylate Is treated as an engineered plastic with a modulus of elasticity between 1.96 X 10 9 and 2.45 X 10 9 Pa (see “Engineering Plastics Handbook” edited by Suzuki Technician Office).
- polybenzazole for example, polybenzazole (PBZ), polyaramid (PAR or Kevlar (registered trademark)), polybenzoxazole (PBO), polybenzothiazole (PBT), Polybenzimidazole (PBI), Polyparaphenylene-terephthalimide (PPTA), Polysulfone (PSU), Polyimide (PI), Polyphenylene-oxide (PPO), Polyphenylene-sulfoxide (PPSO), Polyphenylene-sulfide (PPS), Polyphenol -Rensulfide sulfone (PPSZS02), polyparaphenylene (PPP), polyphenol quinosaline (PPQ), polyaryl ketone (PK), polyether ketone (PEK), polyether sulfone (PES), polyether ether Sulfone (PEES), Polyarylsulfone, Polyarylethersulfone (PAS), Polyphenylsulfone (PPSU),
- PBZ polybenzazole
- polymer compounds may be used alone or in combination of two or more. Particularly preferably, at least one kind selected from polyether ketone, polyether ether ketone, polysulfone, polyether oleorenorephone, polyether enore norephone, polyphenylene norfide, polyparaphenol, polyphenol lenoxide, and polyimide resin. It is.
- the polymer compound is not particularly limited as long as it has a molecular weight of 10,000 to 100,000 and is conventionally known.
- the method of haloalkyl and sulfone of the polymer compound is, for example, by first dissolving the polymer compound in 90% or more, preferably 95% or more of sulfuric acid with stirring, and then adding it to the haloalkyl reagent. To carry out sulfone and haloalkyl. In order to control the introduction of sulfonic acid groups into the polymer compound, it is generally preferable that the polymer compound is uniformly dissolved in the range of 0 to 100 ° C. When the temperature is high, the introduction ratio of the haloalkyl group is high, and the introduction ratio of the haloalkyl group is low.
- haloalkylating reagent examples include chloromethyl methyl ether, brommethinoremethinoreatenore, odomethinolemethinoleatenore, chronoetinoreethinoreteol, chloroethylmethyl.
- ether This method is a reaction in which sulfuric acid as a solvent is present in a large excess as a solvent, and the reaction rate is extremely fast. Therefore, the haloalkylating reagent is sufficiently stirred while stirring the sulfuric acid solution of the polymer compound sufficiently.
- the amount of the haloalkyl group introduced into the polymer compound can also be controlled by the ratio between the number of moles of the haloalkylating reagent to be added and the number of moles of the moiety into which the haloalkyl group of the polymer compound is introduced.
- the reaction proceeds very quickly, but the reaction time is selected between 10 minutes and 16 hours.
- the remaining haloalkyl reagent is removed by nitrogen gas flow, removed, and then poured into a large amount of water, precipitated and then washed thoroughly with water to obtain a haloalkyl ester and a sulfonated polymer.
- a compound can be obtained.
- the presence of haloalkyl groups and sulfonic acid groups can be confirmed by NMR analysis, elemental analysis, and the like.
- the reactive haloalkyl group can react with the compound represented by the general formula (1) described later, and is the same type of haloalkyl group and the sulfonated polymer compound. Two or more haloalkyl derivatives and sulfonated polymer compounds can form a crosslinked structure. Such a polymer can improve the performance of the proton conducting polymer.
- R 1 of the compound represented by the general formula (1) represents an alkyl group having 4 or less carbon atoms, and examples thereof include a methyl group, an ethyl group, a propyl group, and a butyl group.
- R 2 of the compound represented by the general formula (1) represents an arbitrary organic group, but a copolymerizable group is preferred, and further reacted with a haloalkylated and sulfonated polymer compound or a reactive emulsifier.
- the organic group is preferably an organic group containing at least one of an epoxy group, a styryl group, a methacryloxy group, an allyloxy group, an aminoalkyl group, and a vinyl group.
- Specific examples of the compound represented by the general formula (1) include butyltrimethoxysilane, vinyltriethoxysilane, 2- (3,4 epoxy cyclohexylene) ethynoletrimethoxysilane, 3g.
- the compound represented by the general formula (1) can also react with a silyl group to form a crosslinked structure. Furthermore, it is one of preferred embodiments that the silyl group of the compound represented by the general formula (1) reacts with and binds to the inorganic porous surface silanol group.
- the reactive emulsifier is a haloalkylated and sulfonated polymer compound or a surfactant having a group capable of reacting with the compound represented by the general formula (1).
- Anionic and Z or nonionic emulsifiers having at least one unsaturated double bond in the molecule are preferably used.
- the reactive emulsifier is preferably a compound having at least one hydrophobic group, hydrophilic group and reactive group in the molecule.
- the hydrophobic group is an aliphatic or aromatic hydrocarbon group
- the hydrophilic group Contains a nonionic group typified by a polyoxyalkylene ether group, a sulfonic acid group, a carboxylate group, and a ionic group typified by a phosphate
- the reactive group is a vinyl ether group or an aryl ether group.
- Preferred are those containing an ester or amide group of an unsaturated dibasic acid such as a maleic acid, a bifurfur group, a aryl fur group, an ester or amide group of acrylic acid or methacrylic acid, and the like.
- Examples of the reactive whey agent include, for example, JP-A-62-28033, JP-A-62-14802, JP-A-62-104803, JP-A-62-221431, JP-A-62-221432 No. 62-225237, 62-244430, 62-286528, 62-289228, 62-289229, 63-12334, 63-54 930, 63-77530, 63-77531, 63-77532, 63-84624, 63-84625, 63-126535, 63- No. 126536, No. 63-147530, No. 63-319035, JP-A-1-11 630, No. 1-22338, No.
- the reactive emulsifier include, for example, 1- (meth) aryloxy-2-hydroxypropane, (meth) aryloxy-2-hydroxypropane, (meth) aryloxycarboromethyl 3 Alkoxy (polyoxyalkylenoxy) 2-hydroxypropan, alkylphenoxy (polyoxyalkylenoxy) 2-hydroxypropane or acyloxy (polyoxyalkylenoxy) 2-hydroxypropane or its alkylene oxide adducts or these Sulfuric or phosphoric acid esters or salts thereof, bisphenolic or glycolic acid compounds, alkylene oxide adducts thereof, sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid esters or salts thereof, alkylene oxide adducts of bulle or arylphenol compounds, or these Examples thereof include sulfuric acid or phosphoric acid ester or a salt thereof, monoaryl monomonoalkyl ester of sulfosuccinic acid or a salt thereof, and
- the method of filling the pores of the inorganic porous membrane with the proton conductive polymer is not particularly limited.
- the method of applying the proton conductive polymer solution to the porous membrane Porous membranes, such as by immersing in proton conductive polymer solution
- the proton conductive polymer can be filled in the pores. At that time, it is possible to easily fill the pores with the proton conductive polymer by using ultrasonic waves or reducing the pressure.
- a proton conductive polymer precursor (the haloalkylated and sulfonated polymer compound, the compound represented by the general formula (1), the reactive emulsifier, etc.), a catalyst, and a polymerization initiator.
- a porous membrane and then subjected to an in-situ reaction by an appropriate method known in the art such as thermal reaction or photoreaction to form a proton conductive polymer. It is. At this time, it is possible to easily fill the pores with a solution containing the precursor of the proton conducting polymer by using ultrasonic waves or reducing the pressure.
- a method is also preferred in which after the surface of the pores of the inorganic porous membrane is hydrophilized, a solution containing the precursor of the proton conductive polymer is filled in the pores of the porous membrane and subjected to in-situ reaction. It is also preferable to adjust the viscosity of the solution containing the proton conductive polymer precursor, the catalyst, and the like as appropriate so that the pores can be easily filled.
- Examples of the method of reacting the haloalkylated and sulfonated polymer compound, the compound represented by the general formula (1), the reactive emulsifier, and the like include a method of cleaving haloalkyl and reacting, A method of reacting an unsaturated bond with an agent and a method of reacting a silyl group are preferably used.
- a method of cleaving the haloalkyl group and reacting it it can be ionized with a Lewis acid or a protonic acid such as HF, H 2 SO or H 3 PO.
- a method of radically cleaving with light such as ultraviolet rays or electron beams, or heat, and the like.
- a method using light or heat is preferred.
- polymerization initiator conventionally known ones may be appropriately used.
- thermal polymerization initiators 2, 2 '— azobisisobutyoxy-tolyl, 2, 2 ′ — azobis-tolyl-based pio-tolyl, etc.
- the initiator is usually 0.1 to 30% by mass in the total polymerizable composition.
- the range of 0.5 to 20% by mass is more preferable.
- substituted acyloynes for example, ⁇ -alkylbenzoin
- polynuclear quinones for example, 9,10 anthraquinone
- the use amount of the photopolymerization initiator is preferably in the range of 0.5 to 5% by mass, more preferably in the range of 1 to 3% by mass with respect to the total mass of the unsaturated compounds.
- the catalyst and the polymerization initiator can be used alone or in combination.
- the mass ratio of the haloalkylated and sulfonated polymer compound to the compound represented by the general formula (1) is preferably in the range of 100: 0.1 to 1: 1.
- the mass ratio of the sulfonated polymer compound to the reactive emulsifier is preferably in the range of 100: 0.1 to 1: 1.
- the proton exchange polymer has an ion exchange capacity of 0.5 to 5.0 milliequivalent Zg dry resin, preferably 1.0 to 4.5 milliequivalent Zg dry resin.
- the ion exchange capacity is less than 0.5 meq Zg dry resin, the ion conduction resistance increases, and when it is greater than 4.5 meq Zg dry resin, it becomes easier to dissolve in water.
- the ion exchange capacity can be determined by the following measurement method. First, the proton Immerse the conductive polymer in a 2molZL salt-sodium aqueous solution for about 5 minutes to replace the proton of the acidic group with sodium. Neutralization titration with sodium hydroxide and sodium hydroxide of known concentration is performed on protons liberated in the solution by sodium substitution. Then, the dry weight (W) of the proton-conducting polymer and the volume of sodium hydroxide (V) force proton (H +) required for neutralization titration were calculated, and the ion exchange capacity (meqZg ) The following formula shows an example of neutralization titration with 0.05 mol ZL NaOH aqueous solution.
- the average film thickness of the proton conductive electrolyte membrane of the present invention is not particularly limited, but is usually 500 m or less, preferably 300 ⁇ m or less, more preferably 50 to 200 ⁇ m.
- the film thickness can be measured with a 1Z10000 thickness gauge.
- the average film thickness can be obtained by measuring five points at any point and calculating the average.
- the proton conductive electrolyte membrane of the present invention can be used in a fuel cell.
- fuel cells a methanol fuel cell is preferred, and a direct methanol solid polymer fuel cell is particularly preferred.
- FIG. 1 is a schematic view showing an embodiment of a direct methanol type solid polymer fuel cell using the proton conductive electrolyte membrane of the present invention as an electrolyte membrane.
- reference numeral 1 denotes an electrolyte membrane
- reference numeral 2 denotes an anode electrode (fuel electrode)
- reference numeral 3 denotes a force sword electrode (air electrode)
- reference numeral 4 denotes an external circuit.
- Methanol aqueous solution A is used as the fuel.
- the overall reaction of the fuel cell is as follows:
- the structure of the anode 2 can be a known structure. For example, it comprises a catalyst layer and a support that supports the catalyst layer from the electrolyte 1 side.
- the structure of the force sword pole 3 can also be a structure known in the past. For example, it is composed of a catalyst layer and a support that supports the catalyst layer from the electrolyte 1 side.
- a known catalyst can be used as the catalyst for the anode electrode 2 and the force sword electrode 3.
- a known catalyst can be used.
- noble metal catalysts such as platinum, palladium, ruthenium, iridium, and gold, and alloys such as platinum-ruthenium, iron-nickel, cobalt, molybdenum, and platinum are used.
- the catalyst layer preferably contains an electron conductor (conductive material) material for the purpose of improving conductivity.
- the electron conductor (conductive material) is not particularly limited, but an inorganic conductive material is preferably used in terms of electron conductivity and contact resistance.
- carbon black, graphite and carbonaceous carbon materials, metals and metalloids are mentioned.
- the carbon material a strong bon black such as channel black, thermal black, furnace black, acetylene black or the like is preferably used in view of the electron conductivity and the specific surface area.
- an electron conductor (conductive material) carrying a catalyst such as white gold-carrying carbon is preferably used.
- a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) by joining a solid polymer electrolyte membrane and an electrode, for example, a platinum catalyst powder supported on carbon particles is polytetrafluoroethylene.
- a method in which the same electrolyte solution as the electrolyte membrane is coated in advance on platinum catalyst powder a method in which a catalyst paste is applied to the electrolyte membrane, a method in which an electrode is electrolessly coated on the electrolyte membrane, and a metal complex of white metal on the electrolyte membrane.
- a method of reducing after ion adsorption There is a method of reducing after ion adsorption.
- a fuel flow distribution plate as a current collector in which a groove for forming a fuel flow path and an oxidant flow path is formed outside the assembly of the electrolyte membrane and electrode manufactured as described above.
- a fuel cell is configured by stacking a plurality of single cells through a cooling plate or the like, with a single cell provided with a flow distribution plate (separator).
- a mixture of polystyrene fine particles (Moritex 5008B, average particle size 80 nm) and colloidal silica (Nissan Chemical Snowtex 50, primary average particle size 20 nm) (polystyrene fine particles 70 vol%, colloidal silica 30 vol%) is diluted.
- the mixture was stirred and dispersed in an aqueous surfactant solution using a high-speed homogenizer.
- the concentration of the dispersion was set to 20% by mass.
- Each dispersion was applied onto a polyethylene terephthalate support using a bar coater so that the film thickness after drying was 150 m, dried, and after drying, the polyethylene terephthalate support was peeled off and lifted.
- the temperature is raised to 600 ° C at a temperature speed of 60 ° CZ, pre-baked at 600 ° C for 3 hours, then heated to 1000 ° C at a temperature increase rate of 120 ° CZ, and fired at 1000 ° C for 3 hours.
- a porous membrane No. 1 was produced.
- Porous membranes Nos. 2 to 4 were prepared in the same manner as in the porous membrane No. 1 except that the polystyrene fine particles and colloidal silica were changed as shown in Table 1 in the porous membrane No. 1.
- 5022B and 5043B manufactured by Moritex Co., Ltd. were used for polystyrene fine particles having an average particle size of 220 nm and 430 nm, respectively.
- the primary average particle diameter of colloidal silica is 50 nm and lOO nm
- Snowtex YL and Snowtex MP manufactured by Nissan Chemical Co., Ltd. were used, respectively.
- Table 1 shows the pore diameters and porosity of the porous membranes Nos. 1 to 4.
- the mass W per unit area S (cm 2 ), the average thickness t ( ⁇ m), and the density d (g / cm 3 ) force were also calculated by the following formula.
- Porosity (%) (1— (10 4 'WZ (S't'd))) X 100
- the average pore diameter was measured, for example, by a mercury intrusion method using a pore sizer 9320 manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation.
- the porous membrane No. 1 produced above was filled with a proton conductive polymer by the following method to produce a proton conductive electrolyte membrane (electrolyte membrane No. 1).
- Proton conducting electrolyte membrane No. 1 except that the high molecular weight compounds sulfonated and sulfonated, the compound represented by the general formula (1) and the reactive emulsifier were changed as shown in Table 2.
- Proton conductive electrolyte membranes Nos. 2 to 12 were produced in the same manner as membrane No. 1.
- Nafion 117 manufactured by DuPont was also prepared.
- the proton-conducting electrolyte membrane is swollen in water (25 ° C), then sandwiched between two platinum electrodes, and impedance measurement is performed using an HP4284A LCR meter manufactured by Hewlett-Packard. The proton conductivity was calculated.
- a proton-conducting electrolyte membrane is sandwiched between the H-type cell in Fig. 2 and the amount of methanol permeating from the 2 mol ZL methanol aqueous solution in the A cell into the pure water of the B cell is measured by gas chromatography (GC —Measured in 14B). The results are shown in Table 3.
- the proton conductive electrolyte membranes (electrolyte membranes Nos. 1 to 10) of the present invention have high proton conductivity and low methanol permeability.
- the comparative proton-conducting electrolyte membranes (electrolyte membranes No. 11 and 12) have high proton conductivity as in the case of naphthion 117, but have the disadvantage of high methanol permeability.
- a membrane / electrode assembly (MEA) was produced and evaluated by the following method using the produced proton conductive electrolyte membrane (electrolyte membrane No. 1 to 12) and naphthion 117 as a comparative sample.
- anode electrode catalyst coating solution comprising a Pt—Ru-supported carbon and naphthion (DuPont) solution was applied and dried to form an anode electrode, and Pt-supported carbon and naphthion (DuPont) solution. consists force cathode electrode catalyst coating solution coated and dried to cathode - were prepared cathode electrode 0
- the produced proton-conducting electrolyte membrane (electrolyte membrane No. 1-12) and naphthion 117 are held by an anode electrode and a force sword electrode, respectively, and heated and pressed to form a membrane-one electrode composite (MEA) (MEA-No 1-12) and MEA-Nafion 117 were prepared.
- MEA membrane-one electrode composite
- This membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) was sandwiched between separators, and the fuel cell was operated by flowing 3% methanol aqueous solution on the anode side and air on the cathode side, and the current-voltage characteristics were evaluated.
- Table 4 shows the current density at a voltage of 0.4V.
- the membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) (MEA-No. 1 to L0) according to the present invention is a comparative membrane-electrode assembly (MEA) (MEA-No. 11, It can be seen that the current density is larger than 12) and MEA Nafion 11 7.
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