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Bonded hydrogen conducting solid electrolytes
Assignee: MINISTER OF ENERGY
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Filing: 1986-05-12
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Granted: 1988-02-09
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Expires: 2006-05-12
Abstract
Abstract Hydronium bonded polycrystalline shaped articles may be produced by the simple expedient of selecting a hydronium containing powder prepared by one of a plurality of prior art methods and then intermingling the hydronium powder with ortho-phosphoric acid to obtain a viscous mixture (resembling the consistency of toothpaste). The mixture is then formed into a predetermined shape, for example a disc or tube, and the shaped polycrystalline ceramic is allowed to cure. Curing may take place at an elevated temperature below 100 DEG C. for approximately 3 hours either as a step subsequent to forming, or as part of the forming step in 30 minutes at 120 DEG C. The result is bonded hydrogen conducting - hydronium, H3O+, solid rigid structure with a smooth finish copying the mold from which it was shaped. Specifically, the hydronium containing powders are selected from the group of poly antimonic acid and precursor powders generally known as Nasicons and preferably being selected from the group of powders consisting of sodium beta / beta ''-alumina, sodium/potassium beta / beta ''-alumina, sodium zirpsios, Gasicon and Yasicon.
Inventors
- 👤 Areekattuthazhayil K. Kuriakose
- 👤 Thomas A. Wheat
- 👤 Aftab Ahmad
- 👤 Jon D. Canaday
- 👤 Albert J. Hanson
Bibliographic Details
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2026-10-29 21:22
CPC Classifications
H; H01; H01M; H01M8/00; H01M8/10; H01M8/1016; C; C04; C04B; C04B35/00; C04B35/01; C04B35/16; C04B35/622; C04B35/626; C04B35/63; C04B35/6303; C04B35/6306; C25; C25B; C25B13/00; C25B13/04; C25B13/05; C25B13/07; G; G01; G01N; G01N27/00; G01N27/26; G01N27/403; G01N27/406; G01N27/407; G01N27/4073; G01N27/4074; H01M6/00; H01M6/14; H01M6/18; H01M6/185; C04B2235/00; C04B2235/02; C04B2235/30; C04B2235/32; C04B2235/3201; C04B2235/3224; C04B2235/3225; Y; Y02; Y02E; Y02E60/00; Y02E60/30; Y02E60/50; Y02P; Y02P70/00; Y02P70/50
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
96 words
A method of chemically bonding hydronium ion conducting solid electrolyte powder into dense polycrystalline shaped bodies comprising the steps of: (a) selecting a hydronium containing powder and a bonding agent selected from the group of bonding agents consisting of hydronium conducting organic polymers and phosphates; (b) intermingling the hydronium powder with the bonding agent to obtain a mixture; (c) forming the mixture into a predetermined shape; (d) curing the predetermined shape so as to create a dense polycrystalline shaped hydronium conducting ceramic body, in which the bonding agent does not affect the hydronium ion conductivity significantly.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
96 words
A method of chemically bonding hydronium ion conducting solid electrolyte powder into dense polycrystalline shaped bodies comprising the steps of: (a) selecting a hydronium containing powder and a bonding agent selected from the group of bonding agents consisting of hydronium conducting organic polymers and phosphates; (b) intermingling the hydronium powder with the bonding agent to obtain a mixture; (c) forming the mixture into a predetermined shape; (d) curing the predetermined shape so as to create a dense polycrystalline shaped hydronium conducting ceramic body, in which the bonding agent does not affect the hydronium ion conductivity significantly.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
75 words
A method of chemically bonding hydronium ion conducting powder into dense polycrystalline shaped bodies comprising the steps of: (a) selecting a hydronium containing powder; (b) intermingling the hydronium powder with orthophosphoric acid bonding agent to obtain a mixture; (c) molding the mixture into a predetermined shape; (d) curing the predetermined shape so as to create a dense polycrystalline shaped hydronium ceramic body, in which the bonding agent does not affect the hydronium ion conductivity significantly.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
75 words
A method of chemically bonding hydronium ion conducting powder into dense polycrystalline shaped bodies comprising the steps of: (a) selecting a hydronium containing powder; (b) intermingling the hydronium powder with orthophosphoric acid bonding agent to obtain a mixture; (c) molding the mixture into a predetermined shape; (d) curing the predetermined shape so as to create a dense polycrystalline shaped hydronium ceramic body, in which the bonding agent does not affect the hydronium ion conductivity significantly.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the intermingling step (b) includes intermingling the hydronium powder with ortho phosphoric acid and water to obtain a paste like mixture.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method as claimed in claim 2, wherein the hydronium containing powder is selected from the group of powders converted into hydronium powder from precursor powders consisting of sodium β/β"-alumina, sodium/potassium β/β"-alumina, sodium zirpsios, Gasicon, Yasicon and poly antimonic acid.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
40 words
The method as claimed in claim 3, wherein the hydronium containing powder is selected from the group of powders converted into hydronium powder from precursor powders consisting of sodium β/β"-alumina, sodium/potassium β/β"-alumina, sodium zirpsios, Gasicon, Yasicon and poly antimonic acid.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method as claimed in claim 2, 3, or 4, wherein the amount of ortho phosphoric acid in gravimetric ratio with the hydronium powder is between 15%-30% by weight of the mixture.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method as claimed in claim 5, wherein the amount of ortho phosphoric acid in gravimetric ratio with the hydronium powder is between 15%-30% by weight of the mixture.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
77 words
The method as claimed in claim 1, 2 or 3, wherein the selecting step (a) a material is selected from the group of materials consisting of X-β/β"-Al.sub.2 O.sub.3 ; J-Zr.sub.(2-nx/3) Si.sub.x P.sub.3-x O.sub.(12-2nx/3) J-ReSi.sub.4 O.sub.12 ; and, Sb.sub.2 O.sub.5.mH.sub.2 O where X=Na + /K + /H 3 O + , or Na + /H 3 O + , or H 3 O + ; J=Na + /H 3 O + ; 0<n<1; Re=Y or Gd; and (0.5<m<6).
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
61 words
A hydronium ion conducting bonded polycrystalline solid, snow white in colour, very difficult to break by hand and with good resistance to breaking, shattering and cracking and having a conductivity at 100° C. between 1.4×10 -4 (ohm cm) -1 and 6.0×10 -4 (ohm cm) -1 wherein 50% to 90% by weight is hydronium conducting powder, the balance an ionic bonding agent.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
61 words
A hydronium ion conducting bonded polycrystalline solid, snow white in colour, very difficult to break by hand and with good resistance to breaking, shattering and cracking and having a conductivity at 100° C. between 1.4×10 -4 (ohm cm) -1 and 6.0×10 -4 (ohm cm) -1 wherein 50% to 90% by weight is hydronium conducting powder, the balance an ionic bonding agent.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
18 words
The bonded polycrystalline solid as claimed in claim 9, wherein the ionic bonding agent is a hydrogen phosphate.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
30 words
The bonded polycrystalline solid as claimed in claim 9, wherein the hydronium conducting powder is H 3 O + -β/β"-Al 2 O 3 and the balance is alumina hydrogen phosphate.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
24 words
The bonded polycrystalline solid as claimed in claim 9, wherein the hydronium conducting powder is hydronium Zirpsio and the balance is zirconium hydrogen phosphate.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
46 words
The bonded polycrystalline solid as claimed in claim 9, wherein the hydronium conducting powder is selected from the group of materials consisting of hydronium Gasicon, hydronium Yasicon and the balance is selected from the group of materials consisting of Gadolinium acid phosphate and Yttrium acid phosphate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
29 words
The bonded polycrystalline solid as claimed in claim 9, wherein a presursor powder for the hydronium conducting powder is poly antimonic acid and the balance is antimonic hydrogen phosphate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
17 words
The bonded polycrystalline solid as claimed in claim 9, wherein the ionic bonding agent is a polymer.
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