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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 1993
Filed:
May. 12, 1992
Carl W Townsend, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Arthur B Naselow, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Andrew Kindler, San Marino, CA (US);
Hughes Aircraft Company, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Abstract
A membrane-electrode assembly for use in thermoelectrochemical systems. The electrode assembly includes a radiation grafted cation exchange membrane which is plasma etched to provide an etched anode surface and etched cathode surface. A catalytic cathode layer is thermally bonded to the etched cathode surface and a catalytic anode layer is thermally bonded to the etched anode membrane surface. The resulting membrane-electrode assembly is resistant to delamination and provides electrochemical performance which is equal to or better than that obtained with more expensive conventional electrodialysis membranes.