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US 10,700,373 B2Granted
Membrane electrode assembly and method of making the same
AssigneeProton Energy Systems, Inc.
InventorsChristopher Bryce Capuano, Morgan Elizabeth Pertoso, Nemanja Danilovic
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Abstract
Disclosed herein is a method of manufacturing a membrane electrode assembly (MEA) including directly depositing a liquid suspension containing a platinum precursor onto an ionically conductive membrane (e.g., proton-exchange membrane) that, when the platinum precursor deposit layer is reduced, provides a layer that will scavenge hydrogen that has diffused back through the membrane due to cell stack pressure differential.
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A method for manufacturing a membrane electrode assembly, the method comprising:
- depositing a recombination suspension directly onto a surface of an ionically conductive membrane forming a recombination layer, wherein the recombination suspension includes a solvent and metal oxide;
- reducing the metal oxide of the recombination layer to provide a cured recombination layer comprising the metal;
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- depositing an ionomer layer on a surface of the cured recombination layer.
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