US4567086A
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Carbonaceous, five-layer fuel cell electrode substrate with elongated holes for feeding reactant gases
Assignee: Kureha Corp
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Filing: 1985-04-01
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Granted: 1986-01-28
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Expires: 2005-04-01
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed herein is an electrode substrate for fuel cells which has an integratedly press molded five-layer structure comprising a porous carbonaceous layer, a dense carbonaceous layer having a bulk density larger than the porous layer, a separator, a dense carbonaceous layer having a bulk density larger than the porous layer, and a porous carbonaceous layer, and which further comprises a number of elongated holes for feeding reactant gases into a fuel cell in the interface between the porous layer and the dense layer. The processes for preparing the electrode substrates are also provided according to the present invention.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiroyuki Fukuda
- 👤 Masatomo Shigeta
- 👤 Hisatsugu Kaji
- 👤 Kuniyuki Saitoh
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-06 11:35
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M8/00; H01M8/24; H01M8/2465; H01M8/2483; H01M8/02; H01M8/0297; H01M8/241; H01M8/2418; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/50; Y02P; Y02P70/00; Y02P70/50; Y10; Y10T; Y10T428/00; Y10T428/24; Y10T428/24479; Y10T428/24562; Y10T428/2457; Y10T428/24612; Y10T428/24942; Y10T428/24992; Y10T428/249921; Y10T428/249953; Y10T428/249967; Y10T428/249981; Y10T428/30
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
73 words
An electrode substrate for fuel cells which comprises a porous carbonaceous layer, a dense carbonaceous layer having a bulk density larger than the porous layer, a separator, a dense carbonaceous layer having a bulk density larger than the porous layer, and a porous carbonaceous layer, and which further comprises a number of elongated holes for feeding reactant gases into a fuel cell in the interface between the porous layer and the dense layer.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
73 words
An electrode substrate for fuel cells which comprises a porous carbonaceous layer, a dense carbonaceous layer having a bulk density larger than the porous layer, a separator, a dense carbonaceous layer having a bulk density larger than the porous layer, and a porous carbonaceous layer, and which further comprises a number of elongated holes for feeding reactant gases into a fuel cell in the interface between the porous layer and the dense layer.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
97 words
The electrode substrate of claim 1, in which the elongated holes are parallel to each other and to the electrode surface and one side surface having no openings of the holes of the electrode substrate, are continuously elongated in the electrode substrate from one of the other side surfaces to another side surface opposite thereto, and have a diameter or equivalent diameter in the range of from 0.5 to 3 mm; and the elongated holes in one side of the separator and those in the other side of the separator have the directions perpendicular to one another.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
66 words
The electrode substrate of claim 1, in which the porous layer has an average bulk density in the range of from 0.4 to 0.8 g/cm 3 , a porosity in the range of from 50 to 80% and a gas permeability of 20 ml/cm.hr.mmAq. or more; and 60% or more of open pores thereof have a diameter in the range of from 5 to 50 microns.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
27 words
The electrode substrate of claim 1, in which the dense layer has an average bulk density in the range of from 0.5 to 1.0 g/cm 3 .
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
The electrode substrate of claim 1, in which the thickness of one porous layer is in the range of from a fiftieth to a half of the total thickness of one porous layer and one dense layer.
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