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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2016
Filed:
Feb. 28, 2013
Applicant:
3m Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Inventor:
Kazuki Noda, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
3M Innovative Properties Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/10 (2016.01); H01M 4/86 (2006.01); H01M 4/88 (2006.01); H01M 4/90 (2006.01); H01M 8/04 (2016.01); H01M 4/92 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/1002 (2013.01); H01M 4/8663 (2013.01); H01M 4/88 (2013.01); H01M 4/9075 (2013.01); H01M 8/04276 (2013.01); H01M 8/1004 (2013.01); H01M 4/926 (2013.01); H01M 8/1067 (2013.01); H01M 2008/1095 (2013.01); H01M 2300/0082 (2013.01); Y02E 60/521 (2013.01);
Abstract
Membrane electrode assembly is provided that includes an electrolyte membrane; an electrode catalytic layer including nanostructured elements having acicular micro structured support whiskers bearing acicular nanoscopic catalyst particles; and a gas diffusion layer including a nitrogen-containing compound that includes an anionic ion-exchange group. A method of regenerating the membrane electrode assembly is also provided.