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Date of Patent:
Aug. 11, 2015

Filed:

Jun. 29, 2011
Applicants:

Yolanda Alvarez Gallego, Antwerpen, BE;

Philippe Vermeiren, Wemmel, BE;

Andre-viktor Claes, Mol, BE;

Walter Adriansens, Mol, BE;

Inventors:

Yolanda Alvarez Gallego, Antwerpen, BE;

Philippe Vermeiren, Wemmel, BE;

Andre-Viktor Claes, Mol, BE;

Walter Adriansens, Mol, BE;

Assignee:

VITO NV, Mol, BE;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/86 (2006.01); H01M 4/88 (2006.01); H01M 8/10 (2006.01); H01M 8/16 (2006.01); H01M 4/62 (2006.01); H01M 8/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/8605 (2013.01); H01M 4/62 (2013.01); H01M 4/8668 (2013.01); H01M 4/8673 (2013.01); H01M 4/8807 (2013.01); H01M 4/8821 (2013.01); H01M 4/8857 (2013.01); H01M 8/0239 (2013.01); H01M 8/1002 (2013.01); H01M 8/1004 (2013.01); H01M 8/16 (2013.01); H01M 4/8892 (2013.01); H01M 8/0232 (2013.01); H01M 8/0234 (2013.01); H01M 2004/8689 (2013.01); Y02E 60/521 (2013.01); Y02E 60/527 (2013.01);
Abstract

A process for producing a gas diffusion electrode comprising the steps of: casting a porous electrically conductive web with a suspension of particles of an electrically conductive material in a solution of a first binder to provide a first layer which is an electrochemically active layer (AL); casting a suspension of particles of a hydrophobic material in a solution of a second binder on said first layer to provide a second layer; and subjecting said first and second layer to phase inversion thereby realizing porosity in both said first layer and said second layer, wherein said subjection of said second layer to phase inversion thereby realizes a water repellent layer; a gas diffusion electrode obtained therewith; the use of a gas diffusion electrode in an membrane electrode assembly; a membrane electrode assembly comprising the gas diffusion electrode; and a method of producing a membrane electrode assembly is realized, said membrane electrode assembly comprising a membrane sandwiched between two electrodes at least one of which is a gas diffusion electrode, wherein said method comprises the step of casting said membrane electrode assembly in a single pass.


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