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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
May. 28, 2019

Filed:

Feb. 27, 2015
Applicant:

Uchicago Argonne, Llc, Chicago, IL (US);

Inventors:

Di-Jia Liu, Naperville, IL (US);

Shengqian Ma, Chicago, IL (US);

Gabriel A. Goenaga, New York, NY (US);

Dan Zhao, Clementi, SG;

Assignee:

UChicago Argonne, LLC, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/86 (2006.01); H01M 4/88 (2006.01); H01M 4/90 (2006.01); B01J 31/18 (2006.01); B01J 31/16 (2006.01); H01M 8/083 (2016.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/9008 (2013.01); B01J 31/1691 (2013.01); B01J 31/18 (2013.01); B01J 31/1805 (2013.01); H01M 4/8605 (2013.01); H01M 4/8882 (2013.01); H01M 4/9016 (2013.01); H01M 4/9041 (2013.01); H01M 8/083 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of preparing a nitrogen containing electrode catalyst by converting a high surface area metal-organic framework (MOF) material free of platinum group metals that includes a transition metal, an organic ligand, and an organic solvent via a high temperature thermal treatment to form catalytic active sites in the MOF. At least a portion of the contained organic solvent may be replaced with a nitrogen containing organic solvent or an organometallic compound or a transition metal salt to enhance catalytic performance. The electrode catalysts may be used in various electrochemical systems, including an alkaline fuel cell.


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