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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 01, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2013
Applicant:
Audi Ag, Ingolstadt, DE;
Inventors:
Jesse M. Marzullo, Enfield, CT (US);
Elise Lorraine Izzo, Windsor, CT (US);
Robert Mason Darling, South Windsor, CT (US);
Assignee:
Audi AG, Ingolstadt, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 37/00 (2006.01); B01J 37/06 (2006.01); B01J 37/08 (2006.01); H01M 4/88 (2006.01); H01M 4/90 (2006.01); H01M 4/92 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 4/88 (2013.01); H01M 4/9083 (2013.01); H01M 4/926 (2013.01); Y02E 60/50 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to an embodiment, a method of preparing a catalyst for a fuel cell component includes soaking catalyst particles in citric acid. The catalyst particles are then rinsed after having been soaked in the citric acid. Catalyst particles are dried after they have been rinsed. When desired, the pre-treated catalyst particles may be incorporated into a catalyst ink used for making a fuel cell component.