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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Levi T. Thompson, Northville, MI (US);
Michael Wixom, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
David Tarnowski, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Cong Pu, Middleton, MA (US);
Assignee:
T/J Technologies, Inc., Ann Arbor, MI (US);
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/88 ; H01M 4/90 ; H01M 4/86 ; B01J 2/722 ; B01J 2/108 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/88 ; H01M 4/90 ; H01M 4/86 ; B01J 2/722 ; B01J 2/108 ;
Abstract
A catalyst comprises an electrically conductive ceramic substrate having at least one noble metal supported thereupon. The substrate may be a transition metal based ceramic such as a carbide, nitride, boride, or silicide of a transition metal, and the noble metal may comprise a mixture of noble metals. The substrate may comprise a high surface area ceramic. Also disclosed are fuel cells incorporating the catalysts.