WO2010076661A1 - Membrane composite pour cellules électrochimiques - Google Patents

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WO2010076661A1
WO2010076661A1 PCT/IB2009/008010 IB2009008010W WO2010076661A1 WO 2010076661 A1 WO2010076661 A1 WO 2010076661A1 IB 2009008010 W IB2009008010 W IB 2009008010W WO 2010076661 A1 WO2010076661 A1 WO 2010076661A1
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Zhijun Gu
Jun Zhai
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  • the invention relates to a composite membrane for an electrochemical cell, particularly a fuel cell or an electrolyser system, comprising a mat having a microporous structure of fibrils and consisting of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE), and an ionomer filling the pores of the microporous structure of the mat and allowing an ion exchange through the membrane.
  • a composite membrane for an electrochemical cell particularly a fuel cell or an electrolyser system
  • a mat having a microporous structure of fibrils and consisting of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE), and an ionomer filling the pores of the microporous structure of the mat and allowing an ion exchange through the membrane.
  • ePTFE expanded polytetrafluoroethylene
  • a membrane as defined above is known from US 2002/0011684 A1.
  • PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene
  • the resulting product has different tensile strengths in different directions depending on the expansion directions. This results in membranes with non-uniform characteristics.
  • PTFE is extremely hydrophobic and highly mechanically instable. Both make it problematically to add the ionomer to the ePTFE.
  • a surfactant has to be added otherwise the wetting of the microporous structure will be poor and the impregnation will be incomplete.
  • US 4,954,388 describes a multi-layer composite membrane having a film of continuous ionomer and a sheet of ePTFE reinforced by a fabric consisting of fibres of fluoropolymer.
  • the multi-layer structure results in an excessive thickness of the membrane.
  • the composite membrane of the invention is characterized in that the fibrils of the microporous structure of the mat are covered by a film of a polymer, which preferably is a polyimide or a fluoropolymer, the latter being preferable a terpolymer of tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene and vinylidene fluoride (THV).
  • a polymer which preferably is a polyimide or a fluoropolymer, the latter being preferable a terpolymer of tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene and vinylidene fluoride (THV).
  • Such membrane has a thickness more or less equal to the thickness of the mat which is a single layer, the cover constitutes a reinforcement which provides for a high tensile strength in all directions and, if a polymer with good wetting properties is chosen, the surfactant in the process of applying the ionomer to the mat can be reduced or dispensed with, allowing a higher process speed and, if desired, a higher water content in the solution of the ionomer before applying it. Further if such membrane is used into an electrolyser cell it allows to apply a pressure difference directly in the cell.
  • Fig. 1 is a magnified cross section through a membrane of the invention, with an even more magnified extract.
  • Fig. 2 is a perspective view of three fibrils of a mat contained in the membrane connected by a node.
  • a composite membrane 1 consists of a mat 2 of fibrils 3 connected by nodes 4 or connected otherwise as known from US RE 37,701 E, so as to constitute some sort of a scaffold or skeleton of the membrane 1 , serving as a support structure, and of an ionomer 5.
  • the mat 2 has a structure of a non- woven tangle of fibrils 3 having irregular cavities in-between which constitute micro-pores of an average pore size e.g. 0,2 ⁇ m leading to a porosity of the mat of 85 to 90% and a thickness of 3 ⁇ m.
  • the fibrils 3 consists of expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE).
  • the ionomer 5 is introduced into the micro-pores and also applied to both surfaces of the mat 2 so as to result in an air-tight membrane. In a manner known per se.
  • the ionomer dissolved in a solvent is uniformly applied so as to impregnate and occlude the micro-pores of the mat 2.
  • a reinforcing and easily wettable material 10 is applied to the fibrils 3 and nodes 4 of the mat 2 thereby forming a cover, such material 10 fulfilling the tasks of being non-pollutant to the electrochemical cells, increasing the tensile strength of the ePTFE and changing the surface properties of the fibrils 3 making them easier wettable.
  • Such material 10 according to the described example is THV, which is a terpolymer of the three components tetrafluoroethylene, hexafluoropropylene and vinylidene fluoride, or a polyimide. It is applied in a solution or dispersion with reference to the task to fill the micro-pores of the mat 2 without breaking them .
  • acetone is chosen for THV or N- Methylpyrrolidon (NMP) for polyimide.
  • NMP N- Methylpyrrolidon
  • the solution is applied to the fibrils 3 using standard processes like sputtering with or without air, immerse or screen printing, preferable sputtering with an ultrasonic nebulizer.
  • the solvent will then be evaporated without destroying the structure of the mat 2 using a temperature depending on the chosen material 10.
  • a temperature slightly above of its melting temperature, preferably melting temperature + 15°C can be used, thus sintering the fibrils 3 and solidifying the resulting cover of the fibrils 3 especially if the mat 2 comprises nodes 4. This enlarges the mechanical stability because the fibrils 3 will be tougher enclosed by the material 10 and stick even closer together.
  • the mass ratio between the fibrils 3 and the material 10 of the cover can be 500:5 and preferably is 10:3.
  • the composite membrane 1 resulting from the above method has high mechanical stability with uniform tensile strength, especially the shrinking and swelling properties are less intensive compared with conventional membranes thus allowing an easier handling e.g. of sealing techniques if assembled in electrochemical cells. Further it can be manufactured at higher speed due to no need of a surfactant and due to the possible higher rate of water in the ionomer solution because of the different hydrophobic character of the material 10 that covers the fibrils 3.
  • the composite membrane 1 further is free of cavities, also due to the less hydrophobic character of material 10 and a lower grade ePTFE, i.e. with less mechanical strength, as material for the mat 2 can be used, thus saving costs.
  • the composite membrane 1 is used in an electrolyser cell, a pressure difference can be applied on both sides of the membrane 1 thus resulting in an easier, less complicated system arrangement.
  • the mat 2 UD160F from the company Uno-Tech Ltd., Shanghai with a thickness of 3 ⁇ m, a porosity of > 85 % and a pore diameter of 0,1 to 1 ⁇ m is supplied.
  • the mat 2 is mounted onto a frame so that both major surfaces are not in contact with other bodies.
  • the frame is then positioned about 3 cm above a heating plate which is heated to 100°C and under a ultrasonic nebulizer.
  • a suspension will be supplied to the ultrasonic nebulizer for sputtering onto the upper surface of the mat 2.
  • the suspension consists of 3 wt% of THV220G, a fluoroelastomer from Dyneon, Inc. of Oakdale, Minn., USA with a specific gravity of 1.95 and a melting temperature of 124°C, mixed in acetone.
  • THV400G or THV500G from Dyneon can be supplied wherein the different melting temperatures of 150 to 160°C respectively 162 to174°C is to be considered.
  • the sputtering itself will be supplied in one cross-way by meaning of sputtering the suspension from left to right in lines and then from up to down in columns, so the suspension is applied into the micro-pores of the mat 2 and is not maintained on the surface of the mat 2 neither trickles through the mat 2 onto the heating plate.
  • the heating plate has the task to dry off the acetone in one process step almost at the same time with the sputtering step.
  • the next step is a sintering process at 150 °C for 15 min.
  • the mat 2 including the now reinforced fibrils 3 with the reinforcement material 10 consists of 10wt% ePTFE reinforced with a total of 2,7wt% THV, comprising a total porosity of about 87,3 % (the different specific gravities of THV and ePTFE being neglected for an easier calculation).
  • the ionomer ⁇ will be sputtered onto the cover of the reinforced mat 2 which is still placed in the frame, again using an ultrasonic nebulizer.
  • the ionomer comprises 10 wt% of Nafion® in water commercially available by DuPont Co and an alcohol, preferred ethanol; the both components are mixed so that the resulting solution or dispersion comprises a total of 5 wt% of Nafion®.
  • the ionomer solution is now sputtered onto the mat 2 in one cross- way.
  • the last production step now comprises a drying process for 120 min at 100°C and a sintering process for 60 min at 150°C.
  • this cheap membrane can e.g. achieve 650 mA/cm 2 at 0.6V and 58 °C.

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La présente invention concerne une membrane composite (1) pour une cellule électrochimique, par exemple une pile à combustible ou un système d'électrolyse, qui comprend un mat (2) ayant une structure microporeuse de fibrilles (3) en polytétrafluoroéthylène expansé (ePTFE) recouvertes d'un film de polymère (10), en particulier de polyimide ou de THV, et qui comprend en outre un ionomère (5) remplissant les pores de la structure microporeuse du mat et permettant un échange d'ions à travers la membrane.
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