Hyundai Motor Company

Kia Motors Corporation

Kia Corporation

Su Won Seol

Yoon Hwan Cho

Ji Hoon Yang

Kook Il Han

Byeong Gab Ji

Woo Jin Lee

Ju Young Lee

Yong Min Kim

Ki Sub Lee

Min Jin Kim

Young Taek Kim

Dae Yong Son

Dong Hwan Yoon

Disclosed are an electrode including a porous substrate, a membrane-electrode assembly for a fuel cell including the same and a method of manufacturing the same. In the method of manufacturing the membrane-electrode assembly, the amount of a catalyst that is loaded depending on the position is applied in a gradational manner, thus efficiently using the catalyst, thereby reducing costs owing to the use of a decreased amount of the metal catalyst. Further, the membrane-electrode assembly includes the electrode including a porous substrate, thus making it easy to select hot-pressing conditions and increasing processing efficiency. The porous substrate is hydrophobic and the pore size in the electrode is not decreased compared to conventional electrodes, thus reducing flooding and generating various operation regions. The electrode including the porous substrate can minimize electrode loss, thus improving electrode durability.

Electrode for membrane-electrode assembly and method of manufacturing same

Disclosed is an electrode for a membrane-electrode assembly, in which a hydrophilic group and a hydrophobic portion of an ionomer are bonded to a catalyst so that the alignment of the hydrophilic group and the hydrophobic portion of the ionomer is controlled, and a method of manufacturing the same.

Electrode for a membrane-electrode assembly having improved water repellency and a method of manufacturing same

The present disclosure relates to a tube-shaped catalyst complex and a catalyst slurry including the same for a fuel cell. The catalyst complex for a fuel cell comprises a tubular inner layer including an ionomer and an outer layer provided on an outer surface of the inner layer and including a catalyst.

Tube-shaped catalyst complex and catalyst slurry including same for fuel cell

The present disclosure relates to a method of manufacturing catalyst slurry for fuel cells capable of greatly improving efficiency in use of catalyst metal and a method of manufacturing an electrode for fuel cells using the catalyst slurry manufactured using the method. Specifically, the method of manufacturing catalyst slurry for fuel cells includes preparing a catalyst including a porous carrier and catalyst metal, introducing the catalyst, a solvent, and an ionomer into a chamber, and infiltrating the ionomer into pores of the carrier.

Method of manufacturing catalyst slurry for fuel cells and method of manufacturing electrode for fuel cells using the same

Disclosed are an electrode for a membrane-electrode assembly, a method of manufacturing the same and a membrane-electrode assembly using the same. The electrode may include the pores and pore density around a catalyst contained in the electrode may be selectively increased using a thermally decomposable chemical blowing agent, thereby improving mass transfer through the catalyst.

Electrode for membrane-electrode assembly, method of manufacturing same and membrane-electrode assembly using same

Disclosed is a catalyst slurry for fuel cells and a method for manufacturing the same in which two kinds of ionomers having different equivalent weights (EWs) are used such that the respective ionomers may be formed at positions suitable for maximally exhibiting the functions thereof.

Catalyst slurry for fuel cells and method for manufacturing the same

Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a membrane electrode assembly with minimized interfacial resistance between an electrode and an electrolyte membrane. For instance, a catalyst admixture including a catalyst composite including a catalyst and a first binder, and a second binder may be applied to a porous substrate and the porous substrate may be impregnated with the second binder, thereby minimizing interfacial resistance between the electrode and the electrolyte membrane and reducing a thickness of the electrolyte membrane.

Method of manufacturing membrane electrode assembly with minimized interfacial resistance

Disclosed are an apparatus for manufacturing a membrane electrode assembly to provide excellent mass transfer characteristics and durability and a manufacturing method using the same. A porosity gradient may be continuously imparted to electrodes of the membrane electrode assembly in a thickness direction thereby improving reactivity with external gas and transfer of internal ions.

Manufacturing apparatus of membrane electrode assembly with excellent mass transfer characteristics and durability, and manufacturing method using the same

A method for manufacturing a fuel cell electrode includes forming a first mixture by mixing a first cation exchange resin, a metal catalyst, and a first solvent, powderizing the first mixture to produce a first catalyst powder comprising the metal catalyst coated with the first cation exchange resin, forming a second mixture by mixing the first catalyst powder, a second cation exchange resin, and a second solvent, powderizing the second mixture to produce a catalyst powder having a core and two or more layers of shells and being coated with the second cation exchange resin, mixing the catalyst powder having the core and two or more layers of shells with a third solvent to produce a catalyst slurry, and coating, using the catalyst slurry, to produce an electrode.

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Hwaseong-si, South Korea

Su Won Seol