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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2004
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2002
Dong Jin Suh, Seoul, KR;
Tae-Jin Park, Seoul, KR;
Young-Hyun Yoon, Kyunggi-do, KR;
Kang Hee Lee, Kyunggi-do, KR;
Il Gon Kim, Seoul, KR;
Korea Institute of Science and Technology, Seoul, KR;
Abstract
An aerogel type platinum-ruthenium-carbon catalyst of microporous structure maintaining long-term high catalytic activity, suitable for a direct methanol fuel cell, is manufactured by a sol-gel process, and supercritical drying while maintaining a microporous structure. The catalyst contains 5 to 70% by weight of platinum and ruthenium, remainder carbon, the platinum and ruthenium atomic ratio being of 1/4 to 4/1. Metal salts and base catalyst are added to a solution of organic gel materials, a solution of basic amine is added to the first solution, and the pH of the resulting solution is adjusted forming a sol, the sol is aged at 40 to 90 for 1 to 20 days forming and stabilizing the gel, solvent is removed from the gel by supercritical drying, and finally the aerogel is carbonized in an inert atmosphere, followed by hydrogen reduction.