WO2024200435A2 - Membranelektrodenanordnung und verfahren zur herstellung derselben, brennstoffzelle und elektrolysezelle - Google Patents
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- the invention relates to a membrane electrode arrangement which can be used in particular for a proton exchange membrane fuel cell and a proton exchange membrane water electrolysis cell, as well as a fuel cell and an electrolysis cell with this membrane electrode arrangement.
- the invention also relates to methods for producing the membrane electrode arrangement.
- a fuel cell is typically operated by supplying hydrogen to the anode and oxygen (air) to the cathode, with the cell producing water and electricity (and a certain amount of heat).
- oxygen is reduced to produce water
- hydrogen is oxidized to protons, which migrate through the membrane to the cathode side to react with oxygen according to the following reaction equations:
- reaction equations In water electrolysis, the reaction is reversed, i.e. water and electricity are fed into the cell to produce hydrogen and oxygen according to the following reaction equations:
- the most common catalysts for each electrode and application are, for a fuel cell cathode, oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) catalysts such as platinum or platinum alloys supported on carbon, for a fuel cell anode, hydrogen oxidation reaction (HOR) catalysts such as platinum supported on carbon (Pt/C), for a water electrolysis cathode, hydrogen evolution reaction (HOR) catalysts such as platinum supported on carbon (Pt/C), and for a water electrolysis cathode, hydrogen evolution reaction (HOR) catalysts such as platinum supported on carbon (Pt/C).
- reaction (HER) catalysts such as platinum supported on carbon and, for a water electrolysis anode, oxygen evolution reaction (OER) catalysts such as iridium oxide or iridium-ruthenium mixed oxide, unsupported or supported on another base metal oxide.
- the catalyst metal types and supports listed above are selected to provide the best electrocatalytic activity and sufficient stability.
- Best electrocatalytic activity means the lowest possible overpotential to allow the reaction to proceed at an appropriate rate.
- Sufficient stability means negligible corrosion or dissolution in the cell environment over the lifetime required by the application.
- Oxygen evolution at the anode occurs at potentials above the thermodynamic potential for water splitting, which is 1.23 V vs. RHE.
- Typical anode potentials are much higher than this value due to reaction overpotentials, usually between 1.5 V and 2.0 V.
- carbons are not stable and are oxidized over time, so they are not used as catalyst supports on the anode side, nor in other parts of the cell on the anode side (e.g. transport layers or cell plates).
- a suitable catalyst such as a platinum-based catalyst dispersed on a high surface area carbon support
- hydrogen oxidation is very efficient and proceeds readily at very low overvoltages, meaning that the anode voltage remains very close to zero versus RHE. This is true in normal operation.
- a suitable catalyst such as a platinum-based catalyst dispersed on a high surface area carbon support
- hydrogen oxidation is very efficient and proceeds readily at very low overvoltages, meaning that the anode voltage remains very close to zero versus RHE. This is true in normal operation.
- it can occasionally happen, e.g. during start-up, in cold and wet conditions, or during fast transients, that one or more cells experience hydrogen starvation at the anode. This means that not enough hydrogen is supplied to the anode to maintain the stack current and provide sufficient electrons. This situation drives the affected cells into voltage reversal.
- the anode voltage rises to values that can be well above the cathode voltage, e.g. above 1.5 V vs. RHE, and the anode side of the cell can quickly corrode and fail.
- Corrosion i.e. the oxidation of the carbon, compensates for the aforementioned deficit of electrons.
- the anode component that is normally most exposed to corrosion is the carbon support of the catalyst.
- the carbon carrier on both the anode and cathode sides is oxidized according to the following reaction:
- Fuel cell failure occurs when carbon corrosion has progressed to such an extent that the performance of the CCM under a normal hydrogen feed condition is significantly impaired. In the absence of an appropriate mitigation strategy, anode failure under cell reversal can occur very quickly, typically within several tens of seconds to very few minutes.
- an oxygen evolution reaction OER
- anode hydrogen oxidation catalyst
- cathode oxygen reduction catalyst
- the cell behaves like an electrolytic cell under cell reversal, where air (oxygen) is reduced at the cathode and water is oxidized to oxygen at the anode.
- the cell current is maintained by the oxidation of water rather than the corrosion of carbon, allowing the anode to survive the cell reversal state longer and the cathode to survive starting and stopping longer.
- the water oxidation reaction limits the rise in the anode potential to values of 1.6 to 2 V vs. RHE and therefore limits the carbon corrosion rate, meaning that carbon corrosion still occurs but at far lower rates than when the voltage is not regulated by the presence of the OER catalyst.
- the CCM can survive a cell reversal state for a period of several tens of minutes and even up to many tens of hours.
- water electrolysis cell anodes typically operate under high potentials of 1.5 V to 2.0 V, but also fuel cell anodes can be exposed to similarly high potential values over longer periods of time (cumulatively) due to hydrogen deficiency.
- membranes are known for use in fuel cells and water electrolysis cells based on hydrocarbons, so-called hydrocarbon membranes.
- the structure of the ionomer (i.e. the proton-conducting polymer) contained in the membrane does not contain fluorine, or only in limited quantities of a maximum of 5% by mass based on the mass of the ionomer used.
- hydrocarbon membranes Compared to perfluorosulfonic acid (PFSA) membranes, hydrocarbon membranes have several advantages. For example, they have lower gas permeability through the membrane, which allows higher cell current yields to be achieved even when using very thin membranes, which give very low ionic resistance (and thus very good performance). In addition, they can operate for longer periods at high temperatures >100 °C with limited degradation, which is given by the low gas permeability (even at high temperature) and the high glass transition temperature typical of hydrocarbon-based polymers. Operating at higher temperatures results in several system advantages: reduced size of the cooling, lower sensitivity to gas contaminants and higher cell efficiency. Hydrocarbon membranes also emit lower amounts of aggressive degradation products, e.g.
- hydrocarbon membranes have an improved environmental profile over perfluorinated ionomers because they do not contain perfluoroalkyl compounds and no perfluoroalkyl chemistry is required in their manufacture.
- hydrocarbon membranes exhibit insufficient electrochemical stability at the high potentials typically used in water electrolysis anodes or those encountered in fuel cell anodes under cell reversal conditions as well as fuel cell cathodes under SUSD, i.e., at voltages > 1.5 V. Under these high potentials, hydrocarbon membranes tend to oxidize and become damaged, leading to performance degradation and CCM failure.
- CCMs generally membrane electrode assemblies - MEAs
- hydrocarbon membranes for use conditions that involve prolonged exposure of the anode or cathode to high potentials, either continuously or intermittently.
- a membrane electrode assembly comprising an anode, a cathode and a hydrocarbon membrane located between the anode and the cathode and further comprising a protective layer located between the anode and the hydrocarbon membrane and/or the cathode and the hydrocarbon membrane.
- the hydrocarbon membrane comprises at least one ionomer which is not fluorinated or whose fluorine content is not more than 5% by mass, based on the total mass of the ionomer.
- the protective layer comprises at least one ceramic material and one fluorine-containing ionomer, the ceramic material being distributed, i.e. dispersed, in the fluorine-containing ionomer.
- the protective layer can comprise a single ceramic material or a mixture of ceramic materials.
- the fluorine-containing ionomer can comprise a single fluorine-containing ionomer or a mixture of two or more fluorine-containing ionomers.
- the fluorine-containing ionomer can be partially fluorinated or perfluorinated, or mixtures of partially fluorinated and/or perfluorinated ionomers can be used.
- Fluorinated ionomers are known to the person skilled in the art, e.g. under the trade name National® (The Chemours Company), Forblue i-series (AGC Inc.) or Aquivion® (Solvay).
- the structure of the side chains can have a different number of CF2 groups or branched structures and is not restricted in detail.
- the ceramic material is not restricted in detail and is advantageously characterized by electrically non-conductive properties and is dispersed, i.e. distributed, in the fluorine-containing ionomer(s). This can be achieved, for example, by preparing a protective layer dispersion during the production of the protective layer in which the ceramic material and the fluorine-containing ionomer are sufficiently mixed before further processing to form the protective layer takes place.
- Electrically non-conductive properties are understood to mean materials with a specific conductivity of less than 10' 3 S/m. The conductivity is measured on powders at a compression of 50 MPa.
- the use of the protective layer comprising at least one ceramic material and at least one fluorine-containing ionomer between the hydrocarbon membrane and the anode and/or the cathode protects the MEA, and in particular the hydrocarbon membrane, from oxidation and thus also from corrosion, so that the MEA is not degraded even at sustained high potentials on the anode side or the cathode side.
- the MEA containing the hydrocarbon membrane with a protective layer does not lose its performance.
- Oxidation of a hydrocarbon membrane in an MEA exposed to high anode or cathode potentials greater than 1.5 V and which does not contain a protective layer according to the present invention can be inhibited by the presence of a strong CO2 signal at the anode or cathode output of a cell.
- the inventors have found that this signal is suppressed in the presence of the protective layer, indicating that the hydrocarbon membrane is substantially not subject to oxidation. This is evidence of the effectiveness of the inventive approach to solving the above problem.
- the hydrocarbon membrane in the MEA according to the present invention is not subject to oxidation because the protective layer reduces the potential at the membrane surface to values lower than the anode or cathode potential.
- the ceramic material is preferably not electrically conductive.
- avoiding contact between the membrane surface and the electrode catalyst material further protects the hydrocarbon membrane from oxidative degradation.
- the protective layer is very stable due to the stable materials it is made of, therefore it is not degraded by the high potentials or by contact with a catalyst of the electrode layers and thus also protects the hydrocarbon membrane from oxidation.
- the protective layer is free of metal-containing catalysts, as this best supports the corrosion protection effect.
- hydrocarbon ionomers or hydrocarbon membranes made from them are not limited in detail.
- Hydrocarbon ionomers are preferably of the sulfonated type.
- Sulfonated hydrocarbon ionomers are typically classified as sulfonated polystyrene copolymers (SPS), sulfonated polyimides (SPI), sulfonated polyphenylenes (SPP), sulfonated polyarylene-type polymers or sulfonated polyphosphazenes (SPPh). Belonging to these classes, the following exemplary hydrocarbon ionomer types can be mentioned:
- Sulfonated polyaryl ethers (SPAE), sulfonated polyaryl ether ether nitriles (SPAEEN), sulfonated polyaryl ether ether ketones (SPAEK), sulfonated polyaryl ether nitriles (SPAEN), sulfonated polyaryl ether sulfones (SPAES), sulfonated polyaryl ether sulfone ketones (SPAESK), sulfonated polyether ether ketones (SPEEK), sulfonated polyethers ketones (SPEK), sulfonated polyethersulfones (SPES), sulfonated polyimides (SPI), sulfonated polyketone ketones (SPKK), sulfonated polyphosphazenes (SPPh), sulfonated polyphenylene sulfones (SPPSf), sulfonated polyphenylene sulfide
- Particularly stable hydrocarbon membranes are selected from sulfonated polyether ketones, sulfonated polyether ether ketones, sulfonated polyketone ketones, sulfonated polyphenylenes, sulfonated phenylated polyphenylenes and mixtures thereof.
- Hydrocarbon ionomers can be linear polymers, cross-linked polymers, branched polymers, grafted polymers and/or block polymers. They can optionally also contain heteroatoms such as F, N, S and P. Block copolymers containing sulfonic acid-rich blocks alternating with sulfonic acid-poor or non-sulfonated blocks are particularly advantageous in terms of the combination of high proton conductivity, good mechanical properties and high dimensional stability.
- a total volume of the ceramic material in the protective layer is advantageously at least 17% by volume and in particular at least 25% by volume and in particular at least 30% by volume.
- the total volume of the protective layer is defined as the sum of the volumes of the individual components.
- the total volume of ceramic material in the protective layer is not too high.
- a particularly high proportion of ceramic material can also make the protective layer brittle and mechanically unstable.
- the total volume of the ceramic material in the protective layer is therefore preferably less than 76% by volume and in particular less than 65% by volume and in particular less than 54% by volume.
- Particularly suitable volume ranges of ceramic material are from 17 to 76 volume%, from 25 to 65 volume% and especially from 30 to 54 volume%.
- the optimum volume fraction of ceramic material in the protective layer can be determined with regard to the above requirements by optimising the amount of ceramic material starting at low values and increasing it, for example, in 5 volume% steps until the minimum amount Cc_min is found that provides good adhesion.
- the amount of ceramic material can then be further increased up to the point Cc_max at which the MEA ion resistance through the protective layer begins to measurably increase, e.g. by more than 5% above the value at which good adhesion was initially found.
- the optimum amount of ceramic material Cc_opt then lies between the two values Cc_min and Cc_max.
- the optimal volume fraction of ceramic material may depend on factors such as the chemical nature of the ceramic material, its specific surface area (e.g. determined by BET, i.e. by nitrogen adsorption according to DIN ISO 9277:2003-05 “Determination of specific surface area of solids by gas adsorption using the BET method”), the method used to mix the ceramic material with the fluorinated ionomer, etc.
- Good adhesion between the hydrocarbon membrane and the protective layer, and in general between the different layers of the MEA can be determined by immersing the MEA in boiling water for a long period of time, e.g. 4 hours, and visually observing the MEA. If the adhesion is good, the MEA maintains its integrity, i.e. the different layers do not separate from each other and no other small parts separate from the MEA.
- a specific surface area of the ceramic material measured according to BET (according to DIN ISO 9277:2003-05 "Determination of the specific surface area of solids by gas adsorption according to the BET method"), is 5 to 800 m 2 /g and in particular 20 to 500 m 2 /g. Ceramic materials with a specific surface area in the specified range can be very well dispersed in fluorinated ionomers.
- the ceramic material is advantageously one that is stable in hydrogen at low potentials.
- the ceramic material in the protective layer is preferably reduction stable at low potentials (close to zero) in the presence of hydrogen.
- the anode side will be exposed to low potentials in a hydrogen environment most of the time (normal operation). But even in a water electrolysis cell, it may happen that the anode is exposed to low potentials during stops, with hydrogen passing from the cathode side to the anode side. Therefore, if the ceramic material is not stable to hydrogen at low potentials, the metal will be reduced and gradually dissolved, and the function of the protective layer will be lost over time.
- the ceramic material has a weight loss of less than 2 mass% when the ceramic material is exposed to a 3.3 vol% hydrogen flow in argon for 12 hours at a temperature of 80 °C.
- the ceramic material is selected from at least one of oxides, nitrides, carbides, silicides, borides and mixtures thereof.
- the oxides, nitrides, carbides, silicides and borides are not restricted in detail. However, it is advantageous for them to be oxides, nitrides, carbides, silicides and borides of at least one of the following metals: silicon, tantalum, niobium, zinc, titanium, zirconium, cerium, tungsten, antimony or mixtures thereof. Due to the very good reduction stability, the ceramic material is particularly selected from Nb2Ü5, Ta2Ü5, SiÜ2, WO3, ZrÜ2 and mixtures thereof.
- the equivalent weight of the proton-conductive polymer of the protective layer can be less than 1050 g/mol, preferably less than 950 g/mol and more preferably less than 850 g/mol.
- the equivalent weight indicates the weight of the ionomer per mole of functional groups, in particular sulfonic acid groups.
- the layer thickness of the protective layer can also advantageously be adjusted or selected in the light of a minimal additional proton resistance by the MEA.
- the lower limit of the layer thickness is not particularly limited as long as a layer with a controlled layer thickness without defects has been produced.
- the protective layer preferably has a layer thickness of greater than or equal to 0.1 pm, more preferably greater than or equal to 0.15 pm, even more preferably greater than or equal to 0.2 pm. It is essential that the layer is continuous, in other words closed, i.e. that it has no cracks or defects.
- the layer thickness can be determined using scanning electron microscopy.
- the layer thickness of the protective layer is not too large and thus in particular less than 10 pm, in particular less than 5 pm and in particular less than 3 pm.
- the layer thickness of the protective layer is in a range from 0.1 to 10 pm, in particular from 0.2 to 5 pm and in particular in a range from 0.5 to 3 pm.
- the cathode comprises at least one catalyst that catalyzes the cathode reaction.
- the cathode comprises at least one platinum-containing catalyst, wherein a loading of the cathode with catalyst, expressed in platinum weight per unit area of the cathode, is in particular from 0.02 to 1 mgPt/cm 2 , in particular from 0.05 to 0.6 mgPt/cm 2 and in particular from 0.1 to 0.4 mgPt/cm 2 .
- the platinum-containing catalyst can be platinum or a platinum alloy.
- the platinum-containing catalyst is supported on the cathode, wherein the support of the platinum-containing catalyst preferably comprises carbon.
- the anode comprises at least one oxygen evolution catalyst (OER catalyst).
- OER catalyst oxygen evolution catalyst
- the OER catalyst comprises in particular iridium oxide or an iridium-ruthenium mixed oxide.
- the OER catalyst can be supported, in particular on a base metal oxide, which is preferably a titanium oxide or a niobium oxide.
- base metals are understood to mean metals with a standard potential vs. RHE of less than 0.7 V.
- the anode further comprises a hydrogen oxidation reaction catalyst (HOR catalyst), in particular a platinum-containing HOR catalyst, wherein the loading of the anode with platinum-containing HOR catalyst, expressed in platinum weight per unit area of the anode, is in particular from 0.01 to 0.2 mgPt/cm 2 and in particular from 0.03 to 0.1 mgPt/cm 2.
- HOR catalyst is particularly advantageously supported on a carbon-containing carrier.
- a loading of the anode with catalyst is advantageously from 0.05 to 2 mglr/cm 2 , in particular from 0.1 to 1.5 mglr/cm 2 and in particular from 0.2 to 1 mglr/cm 2 .
- the loading of the anode with catalyst is the anode advantageously from 0.005 to 0.05 mglr/cm 2 , in particular from 0.006 to 0.03 mglr/cm 2 .
- a layer thickness of the hydrocarbon membrane is preferably 150 pm or less.
- the hydrocarbon membrane can have a mechanical reinforcement, for example in the form of fibers or reinforcing structures.
- a reinforcing structure can, for example, be introduced during the manufacturing process of the hydrocarbon membrane from an ionomer dispersion or ionomer solution.
- a previously formed reinforcing structure such as ceramic materials or polymeric materials, such as (bi-)axially stretched PTFE (ePTFE) or woven structures such as fabrics made of polyketone (PK) fibers, polyether ketone (PEK) fibers, polyether ether ketone (PEEK) fibers, perfluoroalkoxyalkane (PFA) fibers or polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) fibers, is impregnated with a corresponding ionomer dispersion and then dried so that the pores of the reinforcing structure are filled with ionomer.
- the layer thickness of the hydrocarbon membrane is advantageously from 20 to 120 pm, in particular from 30 to 100 pm.
- a layer thickness of the hydrocarbon membrane is preferably 20 pm or less.
- the hydrocarbon membrane can have a mechanical reinforcement, for example in the form of fibers or reinforcing structures.
- a reinforcing structure can, for example, be introduced during the manufacturing process of the hydrocarbon membrane from an ionomer dispersion or ionomer solution.
- a previously formed reinforcing structure such as ceramic materials or polymeric materials, such as (bi-)axially stretched PTFE (ePTFE) or woven structures such as fabrics made of polyketone (PK) fibers, polyether ketone (PEK) fibers, polyether ether ketone (PEEK) fibers, perfluoroalkoxyalkane (PFA) fibers or polyphenylene sulfide (PPS) fibers, is impregnated with a corresponding ionomer dispersion and then dried so that the pores of the reinforcing structure are filled with ionomer.
- the layer thickness of the hydrocarbon membrane is advantageously from 5 to 15 pm.
- the invention also describes a water electrolysis cell and a fuel cell which comprise the membrane electrode arrangement according to the invention.
- the use of the membrane electrode arrangement according to the invention also improves the service life of the water electrolysis cell and the fuel cell, since the corrosion and oxidation of the MEA are reduced.
- the water electrolysis cell or the fuel cell are in particular a PEM water electrolysis cell or a PEM fuel cell.
- membrane electrode arrangement according to the invention also find application to the fuel cell according to the invention and the water electrolysis cell according to the invention.
- a first method for producing a membrane electrode assembly as disclosed above comprises a step of producing a protective layer dispersion which comprises at least one ceramic material and at least one fluorine-containing ionomer, as set out above for the MEA according to the invention.
- the ceramic material and the ionomer are dispersed or suspended in a liquid medium, for example a polar organic solvent or a mixture of polar organic solvents or water or preferably a mixture of water and one or more polar organic solvents.
- Non-limiting examples of polar organic solvents are acetone, acetonitrile, dimethylformamide (DMF), dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP), 1-propanol, 2-propanol, ethanol, 1-butanol or tert-butyl alcohol.
- the ceramic material and the fluorine-containing ionomer can be ground together in a ball mill (grinding medium: ZrO2 balls).
- the grinding time can be 120 minutes, for example, but depends on the dispersibility of the ceramic material and can be adjusted accordingly.
- ultrasound or various grinding media mills can be used to produce dispersions.
- Grinding media mills include, for example, ball mills, agitator bead mills, stirred mills, attritors and specific roller mills.
- the term electrode in the case of the fuel cell includes both the anode and the cathode, and in the case of water electrolysis in particular only the anode, since high potentials of > 1.5 V can occur on these electrodes and the protective layer can have a beneficial effect.
- the protective layer dispersion is applied to an electrode or a hydrocarbon membrane. Common technologies such as slot nozzles, doctor blades, spiral applicators, screen printing or spraying devices are used as application methods.
- the protective layer dispersion is then dried to maintain the protective layer on the electrode or hydrocarbon membrane.
- a further process step can be used to laminate the electrode provided with the protective layer and the hydrocarbon membrane.
- the lamination temperature is in particular 150 to 190 °C and the pressure is 1 to 3 MPa.
- the lamination time can be about one minute.
- This first process according to the invention is easy to implement using conventional technologies and enables the production of an MEA with high oxidation and corrosion stability.
- the production of the MEA according to the invention firstly comprises the production of a protective layer dispersion, which can be carried out as set out for the first method.
- the protective layer dispersion again comprises at least one ceramic material and at least one fluorine-containing ionomer.
- the protective layer dispersion is then applied to a substrate.
- the substrate is inert towards the protective layer dispersion, i.e. it has no chemical or physical reactivity in connection with the protective layer dispersion.
- the protective layer dispersion is dried to produce the protective layer and thus a so-called decal is obtained.
- the protective layer is then transferred to the electrode or to the hydrocarbon membrane and the substrate is then removed.
- This second method according to the invention can also be easily implemented using conventional technologies and enables the production of an MEA with high oxidation and corrosion stability.
- a protective layer dispersion which comprises at least one ceramic material and at least one fluorine-containing ionomer.
- the electrode dispersion comprises in particular at least one catalytically active substance, as set out for the MEA according to the invention.
- a further decal process is then carried out in which the electrode dispersion and then the protective layer dispersion are applied to the electrode dispersion applied to the substrate. This creates a layer arrangement: substrate/electrode dispersion/protective layer dispersion.
- the dispersions are dried. No particular order needs to be followed.
- the electrode dispersion can be dried or partially dried first before the protective layer dispersion is applied, or the protective layer dispersion is applied to the not yet dried or not completely dried electrode dispersion and both dispersions are dried simultaneously to produce the electrode layer and the protective layer on the substrate.
- the decal i.e. the dried electrode layer-protective layer arrangement, is then transferred to the hydrocarbon membrane so that the protective layer is arranged between the hydrocarbon membrane and the electrode.
- the third method according to the invention makes it possible to produce an MEA with high oxidation and corrosion stability easily using conventional technologies.
- a protective layer dispersion is prepared which comprises at least one ceramic material and at least one fluorine-containing ionomer.
- an electrode dispersion (anode dispersion or cathode dispersion) is produced.
- the electrode dispersion comprises in particular at least one catalytically active substance, as set out for the MEA according to the invention.
- the protective layer dispersion is then applied to the hydrocarbon membrane and then the electrode dispersion is applied to the protective layer dispersion.
- the dispersions are then dried to produce the electrode layer and the protective layer, whereby the dispersions can be dried one after the other or together.
- the fourth process according to the invention also leads to an MEA with improved oxidation and corrosion stability, whereby the process can be easily implemented using conventional technologies.
- the MEA to be produced is a fuel cell membrane electrode assembly
- the following fifth method according to the invention can also be used.
- a protective layer dispersion which comprises at least one ceramic material and at least one fluorine-containing ionomer.
- An electrode dispersion is also produced.
- the electrode dispersion (anode dispersion or cathode dispersion) is then applied to a gas diffusion layer and then the protective layer dispersion is applied to the electrode dispersion.
- the dispersions are then dried to produce the electrode layer and the protective layer, whereby the dispersions can be dried one after the other or together.
- the protective layer-electrode layer-gas diffusion layer assembly is then placed on a hydrocarbon membrane and a lamination step as disclosed for the above methods may follow.
- the protective layer dispersion is applied to a hydrocarbon membrane.
- the protective layer dispersion is dried to produce the protective layer.
- the electrode layer-gas diffusion layer arrangement is then arranged on a protective layer-hydrocarbon membrane arrangement and a lamination step as disclosed for the above processes can follow.
- the fifth process according to the invention also leads to an MEA with improved oxidation and corrosion stability, whereby the process can be easily implemented using conventional technologies.
- All of the processes disclosed above can be followed by a further process step of tempering in a temperature range of 150 to 200 °C in order to strengthen the mechanical properties of the protective layer. This step can possibly coincide with one of the decal processes.
- the respective counter electrode can be provided by a decal process, by direct coating or as a gas diffusion electrode.
- the respective processes for the anode and cathode sides can be combined independently of one another.
- the manufacture of the MEA of the invention according to the methods of the invention can be carried out simply and at high production rates using state-of-the-art techniques and equipment already used in the production of fuel cell membrane electrode assemblies and water electrolysis cell membrane electrode assemblies.
- Fig. 1 shows an MEA according to a first embodiment in section.
- Fig. 1 only the essential components of the MEA are shown. All other components are omitted for the sake of clarity.
- Fig. 1 shows an MEA 1 that can be used for a fuel cell or an electrolysis cell.
- the MEA 1 is shown in section and comprises an anode 2, a cathode 3 and a hydrocarbon membrane 4 located between the anode 2 and the cathode 3. Between the hydrocarbon membrane 4 and the anode 2 there is a protective layer 5 which protects the MEA 1 from corrosion and oxidation processes.
- This protection mechanism is evident, for example, when the MEA is used in a fuel cell when it is operated under cold and wet conditions or during fast Transitions where the fuel cell cells suffer hydrogen starvation at the anode, so that the anode does not receive enough hydrogen to maintain the stack current and provide sufficient electrons, driving the affected cells into voltage reversal. Under such a cell reversal condition, the anode voltage rises to values that can be well above the cathode voltage (eg >1.5 V vs. RHE). This can cause the anode side of the fuel cells to quickly corrode and fail, which is prevented by the MEA according to the invention.
- the protective layer 5 which comprises at least one ceramic material 6 and at least one fluorine-containing ionomer 7, wherein the ceramic material 6 is distributed in the fluorine-containing ionomer 7.
- the total volume of ceramic material 6 is in particular in a range of 17 to 76 volume%, based on the total volume of the protective layer 5.
- the ceramic material 6 is advantageously selected from oxides, nitrides, carbides, silicides, borides and mixtures thereof, of at least one selected from silicon, tantalum, niobium, zinc, titanium, zirconium, cerium, tungsten, antimony or mixtures thereof.
- the ceramic material 6 is particularly stable to reduction with respect to hydrogen.
- it is advantageously selected from Nb2Ü5, Ta2Ü5, SiÜ2, WO3, ZrÜ2 and mixtures thereof.
- the equivalent weight of the proton-conductive polymer (7) of the protective layer is less than 1050 g/mol and in particular less than 950 g/mol and in particular less than 850 g/mol, so that even with a limited amount of ionomer, a sufficient number of proton-conductive sulfonic acid groups are present and thus the protective layer as a whole has a high proton conductivity.
- a layer thickness S of the protective layer 5 is in particular in a range of 0.1 to 10 pm, so that the protective effect is particularly efficient with the lowest possible volume and weight.
- the hydrocarbon membrane 4 comprises in particular sulfonated polyether ketones, sulfonated polyether ether ketones, sulfonated polyketone ketones, sulfonated polyphenylenes, sulfonated phenylated polyphenylenes and mixtures thereof.
- the cathode 3 comprises at least one platinum-containing catalyst, wherein a loading of the cathode 3 with catalyst, expressed in platinum weight per unit area of the cathode 3, is in particular between 0.02 and 1 mgPt/cm 2 and the catalyst is in particular supported on a carbon-containing carrier.
- the anode 2 also comprises at least one catalyst comprising iridium oxide or an iridium-ruthenium mixed oxide, which is optionally supported on a base metal oxide such as in particular titanium oxide or niobium oxide.
- the anode 2 can further advantageously comprise a hydrogen oxidation reaction catalyst, in particular a platinum-containing hydrogen oxidation reaction catalyst, wherein the loading of the anode 2 with platinum-containing hydrogen oxidation catalyst expressed in platinum weight per unit area of the anode 2 is in particular from 0.01 to 0.2 mgPt/cm 2 .
- Catalyst coated membranes were prepared from anode catalyst layers containing 50 wt% Pt on graphitized carbon with a platinum loading of 0.05 mg Pt/cm 2 and cathode catalyst layers containing 50 wt% PtCo on carbon with a platinum loading of 0.50 mg Pt/cm 2 .
- Catalyst coated membranes were then prepared using a decal process (standard decal transfer process) in which an ionomer membrane was sandwiched between an anode layer and a cathode layer on the other side of the membrane.
- the active area of both catalyst layers was 71 mm x 62 mm and the membrane size was 100 mm x 100 mm. Table 1 summarizes the CCM compositions.
- An anode catalyst ink was prepared by mixing a Pt/C (50 wt% Pt on carbon) catalyst and an iridium oxide catalyst in water, organic solvents and a D79-25BS PFSA ionomer dispersion from Solvay Specialty Polymers.
- the platinum-iridium mass ratio was 1:1.
- the ionomer-carbon mass ratio was 0.8:1.
- the anode catalyst ink was ground for 120 minutes in a ball mill (grinding medium: ZrC>2 balls with a diameter of 1 mm).
- An anode catalyst layer was prepared by applying and drying the catalyst ink onto a substrate (decal process).
- a cathode catalyst ink was prepared by mixing a PtCo/C (50 wt% PtCo on carbon) catalyst, water, organic solvents and a D79-25BS PFSA ionomer dispersion from Solvay Specialty Polymers. The ionomer to carbon mass ratio was 1:1.
- the cathode catalyst ink was milled for 120 minutes in a ball mill (grinding medium: ZrC>2 balls with a diameter of 1 mm).
- a cathode catalyst layer was prepared by applying and drying the catalyst ink onto a substrate (decal process).
- the protective layer dispersion 0.83 g Nb2Ü5 (BET surface area 6.2 m2 /g), 1.40 g D79-25BS (Solvay, PFSA ionomer dispersion, 25 mass%) and 7.77 g organic solvent were mixed and ground for 120 minutes in a ball mill (grinding medium: ZrC>2 balls with a diameter of 1 mm).
- the mass ratio of the metal oxide to ionomer was 2.37:1. This corresponded to a volume fraction of niobium oxide of 52 volume%.
- the conversion was carried out using the density of the niobium oxide of 4.6 g/ cm3 and the density of the ionomer of 2.1 g/ cm3 .
- the anode was then coated with the protective layer dispersion using a spiral doctor blade (4 pm wire diameter) and dried in an oven at 120 °C for 5 minutes.
- the resulting layer thickness of the protective layer measured by scanning electron microscopy, was about 200 nm.
- Anode and cathode layers were prepared as described above.
- a sPEEK type hydrocarbon membrane with a thickness of 7 pm was used to prepare the CCM.
- the hydrocarbon membrane was placed between the protective layer-anode assembly and the cathode and laminated at a temperature of 160 °C and a pressure of 3 MPa for 1 minute, and then the substrates (decal) were removed.
- the anode was then coated with the protective layer dispersion using a spiral doctor blade (4 pm wire diameter) and dried in an oven at 120 °C for 5 minutes.
- the resulting layer thickness of the protective layer measured by scanning electron microscopy, was about 200 nm.
- Anode and cathode layers were prepared as described above.
- a sPEEK type hydrocarbon membrane with a thickness of 7 pm was used to prepare the CCM.
- the hydrocarbon membrane was placed between the protective layer-anode assembly and the cathode and laminated at a temperature of 160 °C and a pressure of 3 MPa for 1 minute, and then the substrates (decal) were removed.
- Anode and cathode layers were prepared as described above. No protective layer was used.
- To prepare the CCM the same type of hydrocarbon membrane as for Example 1 was used, with a thickness of 7 pm.
- Anode and cathode layers were prepared as described above. No protective layer was used. A PFSA membrane with a thickness of 12 pm was used to prepare the CCM.
- Anode and cathode layers were prepared as described above.
- a protective layer consisting only of ionomer was used.
- 1.40 g of D79-25BS (Solvay, PFSA ionomer dispersion, 25 mass%) and 7.77 g of organic solvent were mixed.
- the anode was then coated with the protective layer dispersion using a spiral doctor blade (8 pm wire diameter) and dried in an oven at 120 °C for 5 minutes.
- the resulting layer thickness of the protective layer was about 200 nm.
- the same type of hydrocarbon membrane as Example 1 with a thickness of 7 pm was used to produce the CCM.
- Electrochemical tests were performed on a 38 cm 2 PEM single cell equipped with graphitized serpentine flow plates.
- the single cell was thermally controlled by a thermocouple, using heat-resistant hot plates for heating and a fan for air cooling.
- the gases were a humidifier bubbler.
- the individual cell was operated on the countercurrent principle.
- CCMs were provided with carbon-based gas diffusion layers on both sides of the membrane electrode assemblies (CCMs). All CCM samples were provided with incompressible glass fiber reinforced PTFE gaskets, resulting in a 10 vol.% compression of the GDL.
- the single cell was conditioned under hydrogen/air for 8 hours at 1 A/cm 2 and a pressure of 1.5 bar abs .
- the single cell temperature Tzeiie was 80 °C and the humidifier temperatures were 80 °C (anode) and 80 °C (cathode).
- the cells were subjected to an extended voltage reversal test, which consisted of drawing a current of 0.2 A/cm 2 while the fuel cell was operated with air on the cathode side and nitrogen on the anode side (this simulates the fuel starvation case). The end of the test was then reached when the average cell voltage dropped below -1.5 V. The time required to obtain -1.5 V was calculated as the extended reversal tolerance time.
- the carbon dioxide (CO2) content was measured at the anode outlet using a Binos 100 2M sensor from Fisher-Rosemont GmbH & Co (Germany), whereby the measuring principle is based on the use of a non-dispersive infrared (NDIR) photometer.
- NDIR non-dispersive infrared
- full-surface CCMs i.e. the anode and cathode were the same size as the membrane, were produced with a size of 50 x 50 mm and placed in boiling water for 4 hours.
- the bond between both electrodes and the membrane was maintained; in the case of poor adhesion, one or both electrodes detached from the membrane.
- Example 1 which has the protective layer according to the invention between the anode and the membrane in a fuel cell configuration, showed a significantly improved cell reversal tolerance compared to a CCM with a hydrocarbon membrane without such a protective layer (Comparative Example 1).
- Example 1 showed a cell reversal tolerance at the same level as a corresponding CCM with a PFSA membrane without a protective layer according to the invention.
- Comparative Example 3 had a protective layer between the anode and the membrane that did not contain a ceramic component. Due to the poor adhesion between the hydrocarbon membrane and the PFSA protective layer, a determination of the cell reversal tolerance was not possible. Table 1
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