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- a fuel cell is a mechanism that electrically extracts the energy generated when water is produced by reacting hydrogen and oxygen. It is highly energy efficient and has only water, so it is expected to spread as clean energy. Has been.
- the present invention relates to a gas diffusion electrode used for a fuel cell, and more particularly to a gas diffusion electrode used for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell used as a power source for a fuel cell vehicle among fuel cells.
- An electrode used in a polymer electrolyte fuel cell is sandwiched between two separators in a polymer electrolyte fuel cell, and is disposed between the two separators. On both surfaces of the polymer electrolyte membrane, the electrode is on the surface of the polymer electrolyte membrane. It has a structure comprising a formed catalyst layer and a gas diffusion layer formed outside the catalyst layer. A gas diffusion electrode is distributed as an individual member for forming a gas diffusion layer on the electrode.
- the performance required for the gas diffusion electrode includes, for example, gas diffusivity, conductivity for collecting electricity generated in the catalyst layer, and drainage for efficiently removing moisture generated on the surface of the catalyst layer. can give.
- a conductive porous substrate having gas diffusion ability and conductivity is used.
- the conductive porous substrate carbon felt made of carbon fiber, carbon paper, carbon cloth, and the like are used, and among these, carbon paper is most preferable from the viewpoint of mechanical strength.
- a fuel cell is a system that electrically extracts energy generated when hydrogen and oxygen react to produce water
- the electrical load increases, that is, when the current taken out of the cell increases, a large amount of water
- the amount of gas (oxygen or hydrogen) supplied to the catalyst layer decreases, and finally When all the pores are blocked, power generation stops (this phenomenon is called flooding).
- the gas diffusion electrode is required to be drainable.
- the water repellency is usually increased by using a gas diffusion electrode base material obtained by subjecting the conductive porous base material to water repellency treatment.
- a layer called a microporous layer is formed by applying a coating liquid in which conductive fine particles such as carbon black are dispersed on a conductive porous substrate that has been subjected to a water repellent treatment, followed by drying and sintering. (Also referred to as a layer).
- a coating liquid in which conductive fine particles such as carbon black are dispersed on a conductive porous substrate that has been subjected to a water repellent treatment, followed by drying and sintering.
- fuel cells for fuel cell vehicles are also required to have power generation performance under high temperature operating conditions.
- the electrolyte membrane is likely to dry, which reduces the ionic conductivity of the electrolyte membrane and reduces power generation performance (this phenomenon is called dry-up).
- Patent Documents 1, 2, and 3 In order to prevent flooding, it is known to contain a fluororesin as a water repellent resin in order to impart water repellency to the microporous layer (Patent Documents 1, 2, and 3). In addition to the above, the role of the microporous layer is to prevent the catalyst layer from penetrating into the coarse gas diffusion electrode base material (Patent Document 4).
- Patent Document 5 Japanese Patent No. 3382213 JP 2002-352807 A JP 2000-123842 A Japanese Patent No. 3773325 Japanese Patent No. 4780814
- An object of the present invention is to provide a low-cost gas diffusion electrode that overcomes such drawbacks of the prior art, achieves both dry-up resistance and flooding resistance, and has good power generation performance as a gas diffusion electrode.
- the gas diffusion electrode of the present invention has the following configuration (1) or (2). That is, (1) A gas diffusion electrode having a microporous layer on at least one surface of a conductive porous substrate, The microporous layer has at least a first microporous layer in contact with the conductive porous substrate, and a second microporous layer, The pore size distribution of the gas diffusion electrode is at least peaked in a first region of 10 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m, a second region of 0.2 ⁇ m to less than 1.0 ⁇ m, and a third region of 0.050 ⁇ m to less than 0.2 ⁇ m.
- the sum of the pore volumes in the second region is 10% or more and 40% or less of the sum of the pore volumes in the first region
- the sum of the pore volumes in the third region is: A gas diffusion electrode characterized by being 40% or more and 80% or less of the sum of the volume of the pores in the second region, Or (2) A gas diffusion electrode having a microporous layer on at least one surface of a conductive porous substrate, The microporous layer has at least a first microporous layer in contact with the conductive porous substrate, and a second microporous layer, The first microporous layer includes carbon black having a structure index of 3.0 or more, and the second microporous layer includes carbon black having a structure index of less than 3.0. .
- the invention described as (1) is referred to as a first aspect of the present invention
- the invention described as (2) is referred to as a second aspect of the present invention.
- the first and second aspects are simply referred to as the present invention.
- the sum of the volume of the pores in the first region is 1.2 mL / g or more and 2.0 mL / g or less
- the volume of the pores in the second region is The sum is preferably 0.2 mL / g or more and 0.4 mL / g or less
- the sum of the pore volumes in the third region is preferably 0.15 mL / g or more and 0.30 mL / g or less.
- the first microporous layer and the second microporous layer contain carbon black.
- the structure index of carbon black in the first microporous layer is 3.0 or more, and the structure index of carbon black in the second microporous layer is less than 3.0. preferable.
- the first microporous layer preferably has a thickness of 10 ⁇ m or more and less than 50 ⁇ m, and the total thickness of the second microporous layer is preferably greater than 10 ⁇ m and 60 ⁇ m or less.
- the ash content of the carbon black is preferably 0.1% by mass or less.
- the gas diffusivity in the thickness direction is preferably 30% or more.
- the gas diffusibility in the in-plane direction is preferably 25 cc / min or more.
- the conductive porous substrate is preferably carbon paper, and the thickness of the carbon paper is preferably 220 ⁇ m or less.
- the second microporous layer is on the outermost surface and the surface roughness of the second microporous layer is 6 ⁇ m or less.
- gas diffusion electrode of the present invention By using the gas diffusion electrode of the present invention, high gas diffusibility, good drainage, and compatibility between flooding resistance and dry-up resistance can be achieved. Therefore, an inexpensive fuel cell with high power generation performance in a wide temperature range can be obtained. Can be provided.
- Schematic which shows the structure of the gas diffusion electrode of this invention.
- the schematic arrangement figure showing the example of the desirable mode of the manufacture device of the gas diffusion electrode of the present invention.
- positioning figure which shows another preferable aspect example of the manufacturing apparatus of the gas diffusion electrode of this invention. It is the schematic of the apparatus for measuring the gas diffusivity of an in-plane direction.
- the gas diffusion electrode of the present invention has a microporous layer on at least one surface of the conductive porous substrate.
- the microporous layer has at least a first microporous layer in contact with the conductive porous substrate and a second microporous layer.
- the conductive porous substrate will be described first.
- the gas diffusion electrode has a high gas diffusibility for diffusing the gas supplied from the separator to the catalyst, and a high drainage for discharging the water generated by the electrochemical reaction to the separator.
- a conductive porous base material which is a base material made of a porous body that has conductivity and usually has a pore diameter peak in a region of 10 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m, is used for the gas diffusion electrode.
- the pore size and its distribution can be determined by measuring the pore size distribution with a mercury porosimeter.
- the pore diameter of the conductive porous substrate may be measured directly using the conductive porous substrate, or may be measured using a gas diffusion electrode.
- the vertical plane means a thickness direction
- the vertical cross-section means a cross section parallel to the thickness direction.
- SEM microscopic
- the pore diameter of each layer is determined while associating the peak of the pore diameter of each layer obtained by the mercury porosimeter with the approximate value based on the SEM image.
- the conductive porous substrate include, for example, a porous substrate containing carbon fibers such as carbon fiber woven fabric, carbon fiber papermaking body, carbon fiber nonwoven fabric, carbon felt, carbon paper, and carbon cloth, It is preferable to use a porous metal substrate such as a bonded metal, a metal mesh, or an expanded metal. Among them, since the corrosion resistance is excellent, it is preferable to use a porous substrate such as carbon felt containing carbon fiber, carbon paper, carbon cloth, and moreover, a property of absorbing a dimensional change in the thickness direction of the electrolyte membrane, That is, since it is excellent in “spring property”, it is preferable to use a base material obtained by binding a carbon fiber papermaking body with a carbide, that is, carbon paper.
- a porous substrate containing carbon fibers such as carbon fiber woven fabric, carbon fiber papermaking body, carbon fiber nonwoven fabric, carbon felt, carbon paper, and carbon cloth
- a porous metal substrate such as a bonded metal, a metal mesh, or an expanded
- the porosity of the conductive porous substrate is preferably 80% or more, and more preferably 85% or more, in order to enhance the gas diffusibility of the gas diffusion electrode and enhance the power generation performance of the fuel cell as much as possible.
- the upper limit of the porosity is about 95% as the limit that the conductive porous substrate can maintain its structure.
- a cross section in the thickness direction was cut out with an ion milling device (manufactured by Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation, IM4000 type and equivalents), and observed with a scanning electron microscope (SEM). To do. It can be defined by binarizing the void portion and the non-void portion in contact with the cross section and setting the area ratio of the area of the void portion to the entire area as the void ratio (%).
- the porosity of the conductive porous substrate may be measured directly using the conductive porous substrate, or may be measured using a gas diffusion electrode.
- the thickness of the conductive porous substrate such as carbon paper is 220 ⁇ m or less. Is preferably 150 ⁇ m or less, more preferably 120 ⁇ m or less.
- the lower limit of the thickness of the conductive porous substrate is preferably 70 ⁇ m, since the mechanical strength can be maintained and handling in the manufacturing process can be facilitated.
- the conductive porous base material is unwound in a long state and wound up. It is preferable to form a microporous layer continuously between the two.
- a conductive porous substrate that has been subjected to water repellent treatment is preferably used.
- the water repellent treatment is preferably performed using a water repellent resin such as a fluororesin.
- a water repellent resin such as a fluororesin.
- the fluororesin contained in the conductive porous substrate include PTFE (polytetrafluoroethylene) (for example, “Teflon” (registered trademark)), FEP (tetrafluoroethylene hexafluoropropylene copolymer), PFA (perfluoroalkoxy).
- Fluorocarbon resin ETFA (ethylene tetrafluoride ethylene copolymer), PVDF (polyvinylidene fluoride), PVF (polyvinyl fluoride), and the like.
- PTFE or FEP that exhibits strong water repellency is preferable.
- the amount of the water-repellent resin is not particularly limited, but is preferably about 0.1% by mass or more and 20% by mass or less based on 100% by mass of the entire conductive porous substrate. Within this preferable range, water repellency is sufficiently exhibited, while there is a low possibility that the pores serving as gas diffusion paths or drainage paths will be blocked or the electrical resistance will increase.
- the method of water-repellent treatment of the conductive porous base material is conducted by die coating, spray coating, etc. in addition to the treatment technique of immersing the conductive porous base material in a dispersion containing a generally known water-repellent resin.
- An application technique for applying a water-repellent resin to a porous porous substrate is also applicable.
- processing by a dry process such as sputtering of a fluororesin can also be applied.
- the conductive porous substrate has a microporous layer on at least one side.
- the microporous layer includes at least the first microporous layer and the second microporous layer in contact with the conductive porous substrate.
- the microporous layer is not particularly limited as long as it is at least two layers, but particularly preferably, the first microporous layer in contact with the conductive porous substrate and the outermost surface in contact with the first microporous layer. It is the 2 layer structure of the 2nd microporous layer in. First, common items for the microporous layer will be described.
- the microporous layer is a layer containing conductive fine particles such as carbon black, carbon nanotube, carbon nanofiber, chopped fiber of carbon fiber, graphene, and graphite.
- conductive fine particles carbon black is preferably used from the viewpoint of low cost and safety and stability of product quality. That is, in the present invention, it is preferable that both the first microporous layer and the second microporous layer contain carbon black.
- acetylene black is preferably used in that it has few impurities and hardly reduces the activity of the catalyst.
- ash is mentioned as a standard of the impurity content of carbon black, but it is preferable to use carbon black having an ash content of 0.1% by mass or less.
- the ash content in the carbon black is preferably as small as possible, and carbon black having an ash content of 0% by mass, that is, carbon black containing no ash is particularly preferable.
- the microporous layer has characteristics such as conductivity, gas diffusivity, water drainage, moisture retention, and thermal conductivity, as well as strong acid resistance on the anode side inside the fuel cell and oxidation resistance on the cathode side. Therefore, the microporous layer preferably contains a water-repellent resin such as a fluororesin in addition to the conductive fine particles. Examples of the fluororesin contained in the microporous layer include PTFE, FEP, PFA, ETFA, and the like, similarly to the fluororesin that is suitably used when the conductive porous substrate is water-repellent. PTFE or FEP is preferred because of its particularly high water repellency.
- a coating liquid for forming the microporous layer that is, a coating liquid for forming a microporous layer (hereinafter referred to as a coating liquid) is applied to the conductive porous substrate.
- the coating liquid usually contains the above-mentioned conductive fine particles and a dispersion medium such as water or alcohol, and a surfactant or the like is often blended as a dispersant for dispersing the conductive fine particles.
- the water-repellent resin is included in the microporous layer, it is preferable that the water-repellent resin is included in advance in the coating liquid.
- the substrate film is once coated on a substrate such as a PET film, and the surface of the microporous layer is pressure-bonded on the conductive porous substrate.
- a transfer method for peeling is also known.
- the manufacturing process is complicated, and sufficient adhesion may not be obtained between the conductive porous substrate and the microporous layer. Therefore, as a method for forming the microporous layer, a method of applying a coating liquid to the conductive porous substrate is preferable.
- the concentration of the conductive fine particles in the coating liquid is preferably 5% by mass or more, more preferably 10% by mass or more from the viewpoint of productivity. There is no upper limit to the concentration as long as the viscosity, the dispersion stability of the conductive particles, the coating property of the coating liquid and the like are suitable.
- the concentration of acetylene black in the coating liquid is preferably about 25% by mass, and within this preferable range, Will not re-agglomerate and so-called percolation will not occur, and it is unlikely that the applicability of the coating liquid will be impaired by a sudden increase in viscosity.
- the role of the microporous layer is as follows: (1) protection of the catalyst, (2) re-dressing effect that prevents the surface of the rough conductive porous substrate from being transferred to the electrolyte membrane, and (3) water vapor generated at the cathode. This is an effect of preventing condensation.
- the microporous layer has a certain thickness in order to develop a retouching effect.
- the total thickness of the microporous layer is the roughness of the current conductive porous substrate.
- the dry film thickness is greater than 10 ⁇ m and 60 ⁇ m or less.
- the total thickness of the microporous layer is the total thickness of the two layers when the microporous layer is formed of two layers of the first microporous layer and the second microporous layer. In the case of being formed of three layers including the first microporous layer and the second microporous layer, it is the total thickness of the three layers.
- the total thickness of the microporous layer is 10 ⁇ m or less, the above-described re-dressing effect may be insufficient, and if it exceeds 60 ⁇ m, the gas diffusibility (permeability) of the gas diffusion electrode itself is reduced, or the electric resistance is high. Sometimes it becomes. From the viewpoint of increasing gas diffusibility or decreasing electrical resistance, the total thickness of the microporous layer is preferably 50 ⁇ m or less, more preferably 40 ⁇ m or less.
- the total thickness of the microporous layer here refers to the total thickness of the microporous layer on one side of the conductive porous substrate on which the first microporous layer and the second microporous layer are arranged. Okay, even when the microporous layer is arranged on both sides of the conductive porous substrate, only on one side of the conductive porous substrate on which the first microporous layer and the second microporous layer are arranged Intended for microporous layers.
- the thickness of the gas diffusion electrode or the conductive porous substrate can be measured using a micrometer or the like while applying a load of 0.15 MPa to the substrate.
- the thickness of the microporous layer can be determined by subtracting the thickness of the conductive porous substrate from the thickness of the gas diffusion electrode.
- the second microporous layer is formed on the conductive porous substrate on which the first microporous layer is formed.
- the thickness of the second microporous layer is defined as the difference between the portion where the second microporous layer is formed and the portion where the second microporous layer is not formed. Can do.
- the measurement method using the micrometer is used.
- the gas diffusion electrode is cut in the thickness direction, and a method of calculating the surface straight section (cross section in the thickness direction) from an SEM image observed with a scanning electron microscope (SEM) can be employed.
- the coating liquid is prepared by dispersing conductive fine particles using a dispersant as described above.
- a dispersant As described above, it is preferable to disperse the dispersant using 0.1% by mass or more and 5% by mass or less with respect to 100% by mass of the total content of the conductive fine particles and the dispersant.
- the viscosity of the coating liquid when the total thickness of the microporous layer is made larger than 10 ⁇ m in the dried coating film, it is preferable to keep the viscosity of the coating liquid at least 1000 mPa ⁇ s or more. If the viscosity of the coating liquid is lower than this, the coating liquid may flow on the surface of the conductive porous base material, or the coating liquid may flow into the pores of the conductive porous base material and cause back-through. May be frustrated. On the other hand, if the coating liquid is too high in viscosity, the applicability may decrease, so the upper limit is about 25 Pa ⁇ s.
- the viscosity of the coating liquid is preferably 3000 mPa ⁇ s to 20 Pa ⁇ s, more preferably 5000 mPa ⁇ s to 15 Pa ⁇ s.
- a coating liquid for forming the second microporous layer (hereinafter referred to as the second coating liquid) is applied to form the second microporous layer.
- the viscosity of the second coating liquid is preferably lower than the viscosity of the coating liquid for forming the first microporous layer (hereinafter referred to as the first coating liquid), and is 10 Pa ⁇ s or less. It is desirable.
- the thickener used here may be a generally well-known one.
- methyl cellulose, polyethylene glycol, polyvinyl alcohol and the like are preferably used.
- dispersants and thickeners may have two functions for the same substance, and materials suitable for each function may be selected. However, when the thickener and the dispersant are selected separately, it is preferable to select one that does not break the dispersion of conductive fine particles and the dispersion of a fluororesin that is a water-repellent resin.
- the dispersant and the thickener are collectively referred to as a surfactant.
- the total amount of the surfactant is preferably 50 parts by mass or more, more preferably 100 parts by mass or more, and further preferably 200 parts by mass or more of the addition mass of the conductive fine particles.
- the preferable upper limit of the addition amount of the surfactant is usually 500 parts by mass or less of the addition mass of the conductive fine particles, and if it is within this preferable range, it is difficult to generate steam and decomposition gas in the subsequent sintering step, and safety. , Can ensure productivity.
- coating solution to the conductive porous substrate can be performed using various commercially available coating apparatuses.
- As the coating method screen printing, rotary screen printing, spray spraying, intaglio printing, gravure printing, die coater coating, bar coating, blade coating, roll knife coater coating, etc. can be used, but the surface roughness of the conductive porous substrate can be used. Regardless of this, the amount of coating can be quantified, so that coating with a die coater is preferable.
- coating with a blade coater or a roll knife coater is preferably used.
- the coating methods exemplified above are only for illustrative purposes and are not necessarily limited to these.
- the coating liquid dispersion medium water in the case of an aqueous system
- the drying temperature after coating is preferably from room temperature (around 20 ° C.) to 150 ° C. or less, more preferably from 60 ° C. to 120 ° C.
- the dispersion medium (for example, water) may be dried all at once in the subsequent sintering step.
- sintering is generally performed for the purpose of removing the surfactant used in the coating liquid and for binding the conductive fine particles by once dissolving the water-repellent resin.
- the sintering temperature depends on the boiling point or decomposition temperature of the added surfactant, but is preferably 250 ° C or higher and 400 ° C or lower. When the sintering temperature is within this preferred range, the surfactant can be sufficiently removed, while the possibility of decomposition of the water-repellent resin is low.
- the sintering time is as short as possible from the viewpoint of productivity, preferably within 20 minutes, more preferably within 10 minutes, and even more preferably within 5 minutes. Steam and degradable organisms are generated abruptly, and there is a danger of ignition if performed in the atmosphere.
- the optimum temperature and time are selected in view of the melting point or decomposition temperature of the water-repellent resin and the decomposition temperature of the surfactant.
- drying and sintering may be performed after application of the first coating liquid and after application of the second coating liquid, as described later, the application of the first coating liquid and the second coating liquid are performed. It is preferable to carry out all at once after application of the coating liquid.
- At least two or more microporous layers provided on the conductive porous substrate are laminated on at least one surface of the conductive porous substrate.
- the microporous layer in contact with the conductive porous substrate is the first microporous layer, and the microporous layer laminated outside the first microporous layer when viewed from the conductive porous substrate side is the second microporous layer. This is called a layer.
- microporous layer will be described in more detail with reference to FIG.
- the pore size distribution of the gas diffusion electrode according to the first aspect of the present invention includes the first region of 10 ⁇ m to 100 ⁇ m, the second region of 0.2 ⁇ m to less than 1.0 ⁇ m, and 0.050 ⁇ m.
- the sum of the volume of the pores in the third region is 40% or more and 80% or less of the sum of the volumes of the pores in the second region.
- the sum of the pore volumes in the first region is 1.2 mL / g or more and 2.0 mL / g or less, and the pore volume in the second region. Is preferably 0.2 mL / g or more and 0.4 mL / g or less, and the sum of pore volumes in the third region is preferably 0.15 mL / g or more and 0.30 mL / g or less.
- the first aspect of the present invention will be described.
- the first microporous layer 201 of the present invention is provided by directly applying the first coating liquid to the conductive porous substrate.
- the first microporous layer preferably controls the porosity and pore diameter in order to enhance gas diffusibility and drainage.
- the pore diameter of the first microporous layer of the present invention can be defined by the peak value of the distribution in the mercury porosimeter, and the first microporous layer has a pore size distribution in order to make the gas diffusivity high. It is preferable to have a peak in a region of 0.2 ⁇ m or more because gas diffusibility can be improved. Further, in order to improve the power generation performance at high temperature of the fuel cell, if the pore diameter becomes too large, the water vapor generated inside the fuel cell cannot be retained, and the electrolyte membrane tends to dry up. If the pore diameter is too large, the coating liquid applied onto the first microporous layer may fall into the pores, and the surface smoothness of the microporous layer may deteriorate.
- the first microporous layer preferably has a peak in a region of less than 1.0 ⁇ m in the pore size distribution. That is, the first microporous layer preferably has a peak in the second region in the pore size distribution.
- the thickness of the first microporous layer of the present invention it is preferable that the total thickness of the microporous layer is larger than 10 ⁇ m as described above in order to express the effect of reshaping the roughness of the conductive porous substrate. More preferably, the thickness of the first microporous layer alone is 10 ⁇ m or more. However, even if a second microporous layer having a small pore diameter, which will be described later, is laminated thereon, the thickness of the first microporous layer is preferably less than 50 ⁇ m because of the need to ensure gas diffusibility.
- the microporous layer is formed by applying the coating liquid onto the surface of the conductive porous substrate, the coating liquid penetrates into the pores of the conductive porous substrate, and the conductive porous substrate In some cases, a soaked portion 203 of the microporous layer is formed. Therefore, the thickness of each microporous layer in the present invention is evaluated only by the thickness of the portion existing outside the conductive porous substrate, excluding the soaked portion.
- the second microporous layer 202 of the present invention is formed by applying a second coating liquid on the outside of the first microporous layer as viewed from the conductive porous substrate side.
- the second coating liquid is applied to the surface of the first microporous layer.
- the role of the second microporous layer is to contact the catalyst layer when it is incorporated in the fuel cell, to suppress the permeation of moisture (water vapor) generated in the catalyst layer at the cathode, and from the cathode side to the anode side at the anode.
- the second microporous layer of the present invention is smaller than the first microporous layer in the pore size distribution, preferably in the region of 0.050 ⁇ m or more and less than 0.2 ⁇ m, more preferably 0.050 ⁇ m or more and 0.0. It preferably has a peak in a region of 09 ⁇ m or less, particularly preferably 0.050 ⁇ m or more and 0.08 ⁇ m or less. That is, the second microporous layer preferably has a peak in the third region in the pore size distribution.
- the thickness of the second microporous layer of the present invention is preferably 0.1 ⁇ m or more and less than 10 ⁇ m.
- an effect of suppressing the permeation of water vapor can be obtained, while the gas diffusibility does not decrease. More preferably, they are 0.1 micrometer or more and 7 micrometers or less, More preferably, they are 0.1 micrometer or more and 5 micrometers or less.
- Control of the pore diameter of the first microporous layer is to select the type of conductive fine particles to be blended in the first coating liquid, to adjust the degree of dispersion, and to select the particle diameter and shape of the conductive fine particles as appropriate.
- the conductive fine particles it is preferable to use carbon black because it is inexpensive and easily available, and the reliability of safety is high.
- the carbon black particles used in the first microporous layer are aggregates (so-called It is preferable that the carbon black has a two-dimensional or three-dimensional daisy chain structure.
- the carbon black in the first microporous layer has a structure index of 3.0 or more.
- the first microporous layer preferably contains carbon black having a structure index of 3.0 or more.
- the first microporous layer It is essential that carbon black having a structure index of 3.0 or more is included.
- the structure index is obtained by dividing the value of the DBP oil absorption (cc / 100 g) of carbon black by the value of the BET specific surface area (m 2 / g). The larger this value is, the wider the branching structure of the carbon black agglomeration becomes, and it becomes easier to form large pores inside the coating film.
- the upper limit of the structure index of carbon black in the first microporous layer is preferably about 4.5. Within this preferred range, there is a low possibility of cracks occurring between the carbon black aggregates.
- the dispersion degree of the conductive fine particles blended in the second coating liquid is adjusted to a high degree to form a dense coating film, and the conductive fine particles having a small particle diameter are used.
- a dense coating film can be formed with a low porosity.
- carbon black is used as the conductive fine particles, it cannot be dispersed up to the primary particle size, and therefore the pore size of the coating film becomes small depending on how fine the secondary particle size (the size in which particles are aggregated to some extent) can be dispersed.
- the gas diffusion electrode of the present invention In order for the gas diffusion electrode of the present invention to have at least a peak of pore size distribution in the third region (0.050 ⁇ m or more and less than 0.2 ⁇ m), in the second aspect of the present invention, as the carbon black contained in the microporous layer, carbon black having a structure index of less than 3.0 is used.
- the preferred structure index for the carbon black in the second microporous layer is 2.7 or less.
- the lower limit of the structure index is preferably 1.5 or more. Within this preferred range, there is a low possibility that the conductivity of the carbon black will decrease, or that the viscosity will decrease too much when it is made into a paint.
- the second microporous layer preferably contains carbon black having a structure index of less than 3.0.
- the second microporous layer It is essential that carbon black having a structure index of less than 3.0 is included.
- the peak in the first region is in the conductive porous substrate
- the peak in the second region is in the first microporous layer
- the peak in the third region is the second. It is preferable that it originates in each microporous layer.
- the pores in the first region mainly bear the gas diffusibility of the gas diffusion electrode of the present invention
- the sum of the volumes of the pores in the first region is 1.2 mL / g or more and 2.0 mL / g. g or less is preferable.
- the pore corresponding to the peak in the second region repairs the roughness of the conductive porous substrate (re-dressing effect) and prevents the roughness from being transferred to the catalyst layer. It is preferred that it is mainly present in the layer.
- the sum of the pore volumes in the second region is preferably 0.2 mL / g or more and 0.4 mL / g or less.
- the pores corresponding to the peaks in the third region mainly play a role in suppressing the diffusion of water vapor, and it is preferable that the fine pores exist in the catalyst side surface layer of the gas diffusion electrode. And it is preferable that the sum of the volume of the pore in a 3rd area
- region is 0.15 mL / g or more and 0.30 mL / g or less. If it is within this preferable range, the possibility of deterioration of the gas diffusibility and the drainage of the condensed water to be generated is low.
- the gas diffusion electrode of the present invention has good power generation performance at a high temperature, but in order to further improve the power generation performance at a low temperature of 40 ° C. or less, the gas diffusibility in the thickness direction is preferably 30% or more, More preferably, it is 32% or more. The higher the gas diffusibility in the thickness direction, the better, but the upper limit is preferably about 40%. Within this preferred range, the pore volume is large when incorporated in a fuel cell, and the structure can be maintained even if pressure is applied to the inside of the cell.
- the gas diffusion electrode of the present invention preferably has an in-plane gas diffusivity of 25 cc / min or more, more preferably 50 cc / min or more in order to improve power generation performance at a low temperature of 40 ° C. or less. Is more preferable.
- the gas diffusibility in the in-plane direction is measured at a pressure difference of 5 kPa as a basic measurement condition using a gas diffusion electrode, as will be described later. However, it cannot be measured if the measurement limit exceeds 190 cc / min.
- the practical upper limit is preferably about 190 cc / min at 3 kPa.
- the gas diffusion electrode is not too thick to reduce the gas diffusivity in the thickness direction, or when the porosity is too large to be incorporated into the fuel cell as a gas diffusion layer, It is easy to maintain the structure as the gas diffusion layer.
- the first microporous layer or the second microporous layer is formed in two or more stages when the porosity of each layer is inclined or the first microporous layer cannot be formed thick at once. It is also possible to do.
- the microporous layer is formed by laminating three or more individual microporous layers, another corresponding microporous layer is provided between the first microporous layer and the second microporous layer.
- These layers preferably have the same pore diameter and porosity as those of the first microporous layer or the second microporous layer or intermediate values thereof.
- the first coating liquid is applied to the surface of the conductive porous substrate to form a first microporous layer, and the second coating liquid is formed on the second microporous layer. It is preferable to apply so that the thickness is less than 10 ⁇ m. In order to apply such a thin film uniformly, the first coating liquid is applied on the conductive porous substrate, and then the second coating liquid is continuously applied without drying. It is also effective to apply multi-layer technology.
- the surface of the conductive porous substrate is generally rough, and the unevenness may be as close as 10 ⁇ m. Even if the first coating liquid is applied to the surface having large unevenness, the unevenness cannot be completely eliminated after drying.
- the second microporous layer is preferably a thin film having a thickness of less than 10 ⁇ m
- the viscosity of the second coating liquid is preferably lowered to some extent.
- the liquid tends to accumulate in the concave and convex portions (that is, thick), and the liquid is deposited on the convex portions.
- the thin film of the second microporous layer cannot be formed without riding.
- the first coating liquid and the second coating liquid are overlapped before drying, and the second coating liquid is uniformly dried on the surface of the first microporous layer.
- a microporous thin film can be formed.
- the first coating solution is applied by a die coater, and the second coating solution is also applied by a die coater.
- the first coating solution is applied by various roll coaters,
- the method of applying the second coating liquid with a die coater, the method of applying the first coating liquid with a roll knife coater, the method of applying the second coating liquid with a die coater, and the application of the first coating liquid A method that uses a lip coater to apply the second coating liquid using a die coater, a method that uses a slide die coater to overlap the first coating liquid and the second coating liquid before applying to the substrate, etc. Is applicable.
- the application method of the above die coater and roll knife coater is described in many existing documents such as “All about Converting” (edited by Processing Technology Research Group).
- the die coater is a type in which a pre-weighed coating liquid is applied onto a substrate via a die for uniformly distributing in the width direction.
- the roll knife coater is a coating that smoothens the coating surface regardless of the unevenness of the substrate by scraping off the thickly thick coating liquid with a roll knife set at a certain height in the same way as the knife coater. It is a method.
- a thin film of 0.1 ⁇ m or more and less than 10 ⁇ m is formed as uniformly as possible. It is desirable to increase the adhesion between the applied electrolyte membrane and the gas diffusion electrode (contact area between the catalyst layer surface and the microporous layer surface of the gas diffusion electrode) as much as possible. For this purpose, it is desirable to make the surface of the microporous layer of the gas diffusion electrode as smooth as possible.
- a method of applying the catalyst ink to the gas diffusion electrode side is also generally known (GDE method). In this case, too, in order to apply the catalyst ink uniformly, the microporous layer of the gas diffusion electrode is formed.
- the first coating liquid is applied with a roll knife coater or the like, and the roughness of the substrate is once applied, and then the second coating liquid is applied with a die coater. Then, higher smoothness can be obtained.
- the surface roughness Ra is used.
- the second microporous layer is on the outermost surface, and the value of the surface roughness Ra of the second microporous layer is 6 ⁇ m. It is desirable that it is as follows, and more preferably 4 ⁇ m or less.
- Ra is larger than 6 ⁇ m, the adhesion to the catalyst layer is poor, and considering the case where the catalyst ink is applied to the surface of the microporous layer, the lower limit of the surface roughness Ra is considered to be about 0.1 ⁇ m. It is done.
- the substrate roughness is generally as large as 10 ⁇ m or more, so even if the first and second microporous layers are provided thereon, the outermost surface It is difficult to reduce the value of the surface roughness Ra of the second microporous layer at 2 ⁇ m or less.
- non-contact type measuring instrument Although various surface roughness meters can be used for measuring the surface roughness, it is preferable to use a non-contact type measuring instrument because the microporous layer is relatively fragile.
- An example of a non-contact type measuring instrument is a laser microscope VX-100 manufactured by Keyence Corporation.
- the production apparatus suitable for producing the gas diffusion electrode of the present invention includes an unwinding machine for unwinding a long conductive porous substrate wound in a roll shape, and an electrically conductive porous material unwound by an unwinding machine.
- First coating machine for applying the first coating liquid to the porous substrate, applying the second coating liquid to the conductive porous substrate which is coated with the first coating liquid and is not substantially dried A conductive porous material coated with a second coating machine, a first coating liquid, and a second coating liquid disposed on the same side of the substrate surface on which the first coating machine is disposed It comprises a dryer for drying the substrate and a winder that winds up the obtained gas diffusion electrode.
- the long conductive porous substrate 1 is unwound from the unwinder 2 and conveyed while being appropriately supported by the guide roll 3, and is the first coating machine.
- the first coater is applied to one side of the conductive porous substrate by the die coater 4.
- the first coating liquid is usually supplied from the coating liquid tank 12 to the die coater by the liquid feeding pump 13.
- the filter 14 is used for filtration.
- the second coating liquid is applied on the coating surface of the first coating liquid by the second die coater 5 which is a second coating machine installed on the same substrate surface side as the first die coater 4. After that, drying is performed collectively by the dryer 7, and the gas diffusion electrode is wound up by the winder 9.
- the second coating liquid is also usually supplied from the coating liquid tank 12 to the die coater by the liquid feed pump 13.
- the filter 14 is used for filtration.
- the sintering machine 8 it is preferable to install the sintering machine 8 after the dryer 7, and to sinter in-line.
- the back roll 6 may be used when the coating liquid is applied by the die coater, and the paper 10 unwound from the paper unwinding machine 11 is used as a product for protecting the coated surface during winding. It may be wound together.
- a roll knife coater 40 is installed in place of the first die coater 4 in FIG.
- the substrate is conveyed while supplying the coating material to the liquid dam 42, and the coating material is scraped off with the roll knife roll 41 so that a desired coating amount is obtained.
- the drying of the plurality of layers can be simplified, and the dryer can be simplified. Since the process up to the removal can be shortened, the productivity is high and the loss can be reduced even when the substrate is broken.
- the gas diffusion electrode of the present invention is a fuel cell in which a single cell is assembled by assembling a member such as a separator by pressure bonding so that the catalyst layer and the gas diffusion electrode are in contact with both sides of an electrolyte membrane provided with catalyst layers on both sides. Used as. At that time, the second microporous layer may be assembled so as to be in contact with the catalyst layer.
- a carbon paper having a conductive porous substrate with a thickness of 150 ⁇ m and a porosity of 85% was prepared as follows.
- a dispersion in which flaky graphite (average particle size: 5 ⁇ m), phenol resin and methanol were mixed at a mass ratio of 5:10:85 was prepared.
- the carbon fiber paper is continuously impregnated with the dispersion so that the resin component (phenol resin + flaky graphite) is 130 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the short carbon fibers, and the temperature is 100 ° C.
- the product After passing through a resin impregnation step of drying for a minute, the product was wound into a roll to obtain a resin-impregnated carbon fiber paper.
- the phenol resin a mixture of a resol type phenol resin and a novolac type phenol resin at a mass ratio of 1: 1 was used.
- a hot plate was set on a flat plate press so that the hot plates were parallel to each other, a spacer was placed on the lower hot plate, and heat treatment was performed at a hot plate temperature of 180 ° C. for 5 minutes.
- Carbon fiber paper that has been subjected to compression treatment is used as a precursor fiber sheet, and is introduced into a heating furnace having a maximum temperature of 2400 ° C. that is maintained in a nitrogen gas atmosphere.
- the obtained carbon paper had a density of 0.25 g / cm 3 and a porosity of 85%.
- the weight of carbon fiber and the thickness of the spacer during compression treatment were adjusted to obtain carbon paper having a thickness after carbonization of 250 ⁇ m.
- the thickness of the microporous layer was measured by subtracting the thickness of the conductive porous substrate from the thickness of the gas diffusion electrode when the coating thickness was confirmed when the coating solution was applied to the substrate. That is, with respect to the thickness of the first microporous layer, the thickness of the first microporous layer depends on the difference between the thickness of the substrate coated with only the first microporous layer and the thickness of the conductive porous substrate. did. At this time, the thickness of the microporous layer immersed in the conductive porous substrate is not included. As for the thickness of the second microporous layer, as shown in FIG.
- the thickness of the second microporous layer was adjusted by the difference between the portion where the second microporous layer was formed and the portion where the second microporous layer was not formed.
- the thickness of the microporous layer in the gas diffusion electrode obtained by applying and sintering the coating liquid S-4800 manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd. was used as a scanning electron microscope, and the cross section of the gas diffusion electrode was measured from the cross-sectional plane.
- S-4800 manufactured by Hitachi, Ltd. was used as a scanning electron microscope, and the cross section of the gas diffusion electrode was measured from the cross-sectional plane.
- the interface between the conductive porous substrate and the first microporous layer and the second microporous layer The distance from the interface between the first microporous layer and the first microporous layer was taken as the thickness of the first microporous layer, and the average value over 10 fields of view was determined.
- the distance between the interface between the first microporous layer and the second microporous layer and the surface of the second microporous layer was defined as the thickness of the second microporous layer, and an average value in 10 fields of view was obtained. .
- an ion milling device IM4000 manufactured by Hitachi High-Technologies Corporation was used.
- the magnification of the scanning electron microscope image in the measurement was 1000 to 2000 times for the first microporous layer and 2000 to 3000 times for the second microporous layer.
- the pore diameter of the conductive porous substrate and the microporous layer was determined by measuring the peak diameter of the pore diameter distribution obtained by measuring in the measurement pressure range of 6 kPa to 414 MPa (pore diameter 30 nm to 400 ⁇ m) by mercury porosimetry. When a plurality of peaks appear in the near pore diameter region, the peak diameter of the highest peak was adopted. As a measuring device, Autopore 9520 manufactured by Shimadzu Corporation was used.
- the peak of the pore diameter is the maximum point in the target region in the logarithmic differential pore volume distribution graph (FIG. 5) obtained by pore measurement with a mercury porosimeter (if there are a plurality of maximum points, it is the maximum). The maximum point) was taken as the peak of the region, and the position was taken as the pore diameter.
- the integrated data for the small pore diameter is subtracted from the integrated volume value for the large pore diameter to be measured.
- the sum of pore volumes in the second region is obtained by subtracting the integrated data up to 1.0 ⁇ m from the integrated data up to 0.2 ⁇ m.
- the arithmetic average roughness Ra is obtained by measuring the roughness with a 10X objective lens and without cutoff using a Keyence laser microscope VK-X100, This was performed for 10 fields of view, and the average value was defined as the surface roughness value.
- MVDP-200C water vapor permeation evaluation apparatus manufactured by Seika Sangyo Co., Ltd.
- the differential pressure between the primary side and the secondary side is controlled in the vicinity of 0 Pa (0 ⁇ 3 Pa) (that is, there is almost no gas flow due to the pressure difference, and the gas movement phenomenon occurs only by molecular diffusion).
- the gas concentration when the equilibrium was reached was measured with this gas concentration meter, and this value (%) was used as an index of gas diffusivity in the thickness direction.
- ⁇ Gas diffusivity in in-plane direction> In the piping system as shown in FIG. 4, using only a steam gas / water vapor permeation diffusion evaluation apparatus (MVDP-200C) manufactured by Seika Sangyo Co., Ltd., only valve A (303) is first opened and valve B (305) is closed. Then, a nitrogen gas 313 is caused to flow to the primary side pipe A (302), a predetermined amount (190 cc / min) of gas flows to the mass flow controller (301), and the gas pressure to the pressure controller (304) Adjust to take 5 kPa.
- the gas diffusion electrode sample (308) is set on the sealing material (312) between the gas chamber A (307) and the gas chamber B (309).
- valve A (303) is closed and the valve B (305) is opened so that nitrogen gas flows through the pipe B (306).
- the nitrogen gas flowing into the gas chamber A (307) moves to the gas chamber B (309) through the gap of the gas diffusion electrode sample (308), passes through the pipe C (310), and further flows into the gas flow meter (311). And is released into the atmosphere.
- the gas flow rate (cc / min) flowing through the gas flow meter (311) at this time was measured, and this value was defined as gas diffusivity in the in-plane direction.
- the obtained gas diffusion electrode was formed by integrating an electrolyte membrane / catalyst layer integrated product (Nippon Gore's electrolyte membrane “Gore Select” (registered trademark) and Nippon Gore's catalyst layer “PRIMEA” (registered trademark) on both sides.
- the membrane electrode assembly (MEA) was manufactured by sandwiching the catalyst layer and the microporous layer so that the catalyst layer and the microporous layer were in contact with each other and hot pressing. This membrane electrode assembly is incorporated into a single cell for a fuel cell.
- the cell temperature is 40 ° C.
- the fuel utilization efficiency is 70%
- the air utilization efficiency is 40%
- the hydrogen on the anode side and the air on the cathode side are 75 ° C. and 60 ° C., respectively.
- the value of current density (limit current density) at which power generation is stopped when the current density is increased by humidifying the temperature to be 0 ° C. is used as an index for flooding resistance.
- the measurement was similarly performed at a battery temperature of 90 ° C., and used as an index of dry-up resistance.
- the power generation performance under normal operating conditions (battery temperature 70 ° C.) was also measured.
- Example 1 A water repellent resin dispersed in water so that the concentration of fluororesin is 2% by mass while transporting carbon paper having a thickness of 150 ⁇ m and a porosity of 85%, which is wound in a roll shape, using a wind-up type transport device.
- a water-repellent treatment was performed by dipping in a dipping tank filled with the dispersion, drying with a dryer 7 set at 100 ° C. and winding with a winder to obtain a water-repellent conductive porous substrate. .
- As the water-repellent resin dispersion FEP dispersion ND-110 diluted with water so that the FEP concentration was 2% by mass was used.
- two die coaters (4, 5) are provided in a conveying device including an unwinding machine 2, a guide roll 3, a back roll 6, an interleaf unwinding machine 11, and a winding machine 9. ), And a winding type continuous coater equipped with a dryer 7 and a sintering machine 8 was prepared.
- a raw material obtained by winding carbon paper having a thickness of 150 ⁇ m, a porosity of 85%, and a width of about 400 mm into a 400 m roll was set in the unwinding machine 2.
- the raw material was conveyed by driving rolls installed in the unwinding unit, the winding unit, and the coater unit.
- the coating solution was prepared as follows.
- First coating liquid 15 parts by mass of carbon black CB 1 having a structure index of 3.0 or more, 5 parts by mass of FEP dispersion (“Neofluon” (registered trademark) ND-110), 15 surfactants (“TRITON” (registered trademark) X-100) Mass parts and 65 parts by mass of purified water were kneaded with a planetary mixer to prepare a coating solution. The coating liquid viscosity at this time was 7.5 Pa ⁇ s.
- Second coating liquid 5 parts by mass of carbon black CB 3 having a structure index of less than 3.0, 2 parts by mass of FEP dispersion (“NEOFLON” (registered trademark) ND-110), surfactant (“TRITON” (registered trademark) X-100) 7 Mass parts and 86 parts by mass of purified water were kneaded with a planetary mixer to prepare a coating solution. The conditions were adjusted, and in applying the first coating liquid, the basis weight of the microporous layer after sintering was adjusted to 16 g / m 2 . At this time, the thickness of the first microporous layer was 25 ⁇ m. Furthermore, in applying the second coating liquid, the thickness of the second microporous layer was adjusted to 3 ⁇ m.
- the gas diffusion electrode prepared as described above was thermocompression-bonded so that the microporous layer and the catalyst layer were in contact with both sides of the electrolyte membrane provided with the catalyst layer on both sides, and incorporated into a single cell of the fuel cell.
- the power generation performance (limit current density) was evaluated at each temperature of 70 ° C. and 90 ° C.
- Example 2 A gas diffusion electrode was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the carbon black contained in the first coating liquid was changed to carbon black CB 2 having a structure index of 3.0 or more.
- Example 3 In Example 1, a gas diffusion electrode was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the thickness of the carbon paper was changed to 180 ⁇ m.
- Example 4 In Example 3, a gas diffusion electrode was obtained in the same manner as in Example 3 except that the carbon black contained in the first coating liquid was changed to carbon black CB 2 having a structure index of 3.0 or more.
- Example 5 In Example 1, a gas diffusion electrode was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that carbon paper having a porosity of 85% and a thickness of 250 ⁇ m was used as the conductive porous substrate. This gas diffusion electrode was incorporated into a single cell for fuel cells in the same manner as in Example 1, and power generation performance was evaluated.
- Example 6 a gas diffusion electrode was obtained in the same manner as in Example 5 except that the carbon black contained in the first coating liquid was changed to carbon black CB 2 having a structure index of 3.0 or more.
- Example 1 (Comparative Example 1) In Example 1, the carbon black of the first microporous layer was changed to carbon black CB 3 having a structure index of less than 3.0, and the carbon black of the second microporous layer was changed to carbon black CB 4 having a structure index of less than 1.5.
- a gas diffusion electrode was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except for changing to. This gas diffusion electrode was incorporated into a single cell for fuel cells in the same manner as in Example 1, and power generation performance was evaluated. In this example, no peak was obtained in the second region in the pore size distribution, and the sum of the pore volumes in this region was a small value.
- Example 2 A gas diffusion electrode was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the carbon black of the first microporous layer was changed to carbon black CB 4 having a structure index of less than 1.5 in Example 1.
- Example 3 (Comparative Example 3) In Example 1, all except for changing the first carbon black microporous layer of carbon black CB 3 below structure index 3.0, in the same manner as in Example 1 to obtain a gas diffusion electrode.
- Example 4 (Comparative Example 4) In Example 3, it was except that the first carbon black microporous layer of carbon black CB 3 below structure index 3.0 All in the same manner as in Example 3 to obtain a gas diffusion electrode.
- Example 7 A gas diffusion electrode was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the thickness of the first microporous layer was changed to 22 ⁇ m and the thickness of the second microporous layer was changed to 6 ⁇ m.
- Example 8 A gas diffusion electrode was obtained in the same manner as in Example 7 except that the carbon black contained in the first coating liquid was changed to carbon black CB 2 having a structure index of 3.0 or more.
- Example 9 In Example 1, a gas diffusion electrode was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the thickness of the second microporous layer was changed to 11 ⁇ m.
- Example 10 a gas diffusion electrode was obtained in the same manner as in Example 9 except that the carbon black contained in the first coating liquid was changed to carbon black CB 2 having a structure index of 3.0 or more.
- Example 11 In Example 1, a gas diffusion electrode was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1 except that the thickness of the first microporous layer was 50 ⁇ m.
- Example 12 In Example 11, a gas diffusion electrode was obtained in the same manner as in Example 11 except that the carbon black contained in the first coating liquid was changed to carbon black CB 2 having a structure index of 3.0 or more.
- Example 13 In Example 1, the first coating liquid was diluted with water so that it could be easily infiltrated into the conductive porous substrate, and all the steps were carried out except that the thickness of the microporous layer substantially matched that of Example 1. A gas diffusion electrode was obtained in the same manner as in Example 1.
- Example 14 In Example 13, a gas diffusion electrode was obtained in the same manner as in Example 13 except that the carbon black contained in the first coating liquid was changed to carbon black CB 2 having a structure index of 3.0 or more.
- the gas diffusion electrode of the present invention has high gas diffusibility, good drainage, and can achieve both flood resistance and dry-up resistance, an inexpensive fuel cell with high power generation performance in a wide temperature range. It can be suitably used as an electrode.
- SYMBOLS 1 Conductive porous base material 2 Unwinding machine 3 Guide roll (non-drive) 4 First die coater 5 Second die coater 6 Back roll 7 Dryer 8 Sintering machine 9 Winding machine (drive) 10 Interleaf 11 Unwinder (for interleaf) DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 12 Coating liquid tank 13 Liquid feed pump 14 Filter 40 Roll knife coater 41 Knife roll 42 Liquid dam 201 1st microporous layer 202 2nd microporous layer 203 Immersion of the microporous layer into the conductive porous substrate .
- Mass flow controller 302 Piping A 303 Valve A 304 Pressure controller 305 Valve B 306 Piping B 307 Gas chamber A 308 Gas diffusion electrode sample 309 Gas chamber B 310 Piping C 311 Gas flow meter 312 Sealing material 313 Nitrogen gas
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Description
(1)導電性多孔質基材の少なくとも片面に微多孔層を有する、ガス拡散電極であって、
前記微多孔層は、導電性多孔質基材に接する第1の微多孔層、及び第2の微多孔層を少なくとも有し、
ガス拡散電極の細孔径分布は、10μm以上100μm以下の第1の領域、0.2μm以上1.0μm未満の第2の領域、及び0.050μm以上0.2μm未満の第3の領域に少なくともピークを有し、
第2の領域中の細孔の容積の和は、第1の領域中の細孔の容積の和の10%以上40%以下であり、第3の領域中の細孔の容積の和は、第2の領域中の細孔の容積の和の40%以上80%以下であることを特徴とするガス拡散電極、
または、
(2) 導電性多孔質基材の少なくとも片面に微多孔層を有する、ガス拡散電極であって、
前記微多孔層は、導電性多孔質基材に接する第1の微多孔層、及び第2の微多孔層を少なくとも有し、
第1の微多孔層は、ストラクチャー指数が3.0以上のカーボンブラックを含み、第2の微多孔層は、ストラクチャー指数が3.0未満のカーボンブラックを含むことを特徴とする、ガス拡散電極、である。
微多孔層の合計の厚みは10μmより大きく60μm以下であることが好ましい。
導電性多孔質基材
・厚み150μm、空隙率85%のカーボンペーパーを以下のように調製して得た。
・炭化後の厚みが180μmとなるように炭素繊維の目付け量、圧縮処理の際のスペーサーの厚みを調整した以外は、厚み150μm、空隙率85%のカーボンペーパーと同様にして、厚み180μm、空隙率85%のカーボンペーパーを得た。
・さらに比較用に炭素繊維の目付け量、圧縮処理の際のスペーサーの厚みを調整し炭化後の厚みが250μmのカーボンペーパーを得た。
DBP吸油量140cc/100g、BET比表面積41m2/g、ストラクチャー指数3.4
ストラクチャー指数3.0以上のカーボンブラックCB2
DBP吸油量125cc/100g、BET比表面積41m2/g、ストラクチャー指数3.1
ストラクチャー指数3.0未満のカーボンブラックCB3
DBP吸油量175cc/100g、BET比表面積67m2/g、ストラクチャー指数2.6
ストラクチャー指数1.5未満のカーボンブラックCB4
DBP吸油量174cc/100g、BET比表面積 254m2/g、ストラクチャー指数0.69
撥水性樹脂
・“ネオフロン”(登録商標)FEPディスパージョンND-110(FEP樹脂、ダイキン工業(株)製)
界面活性剤
・“TRITON”(登録商標)X-100(ナカライテスク(株)製)
<基材および微多孔層の厚みの測定>
基材(ガス拡散電極および導電性多孔質基材)の厚みについては、(株)ニコン製デジタル厚み計“デジマイクロ”を用い、基材に0.15MPaの荷重を加えながら測定を行った。
導電性多孔質基材、微多孔層の細孔径は、水銀圧入法により、測定圧力6kPa~414MPa(細孔径30nm~400μm)の範囲で測定して得られる細孔径分布のピーク径を求めた。なお、近い細孔径領域に複数のピークが現れる場合は、最も高いピークのピーク径を採用した。測定装置としては、島津製作所社製オートポア9520を用いた。
測定すべきガス拡散電極の微多孔層表面について、(株)キーエンス製レーザー顕微鏡VK-X100を用い、対物レンズ10倍、カットオフなしで粗さ測定を行うことで算術平均粗さRaを求め、これを10視野について行って、その平均値を表面粗さの値とした。
西華産業製水蒸気ガス水蒸気透過拡散評価装置(MVDP-200C)を用い、ガス拡散電極の一方の面側(1次側)に拡散性を測定したいガスを流し、他方の面側(2次側)に窒素ガスを流す。1次側と2次側の差圧を0Pa近傍(0±3Pa)に制御しておき(即ち圧力差によるガスの流れはほとんどなく、分子拡散によってのみガスの移動現象が起こる)、2次側のガス濃度計により、平衡に達したときのガス濃度を測定し、この値(%)を厚み方向のガス拡散性の指標とした。
<面内方向のガス拡散性>
西華産業製水蒸気ガス水蒸気透過拡散評価装置(MVDP-200C)を用い、図4に示すような配管系において、最初にバルブA(303)のみ開いて、バルブB(305)を閉じた状態にしておいて、窒素ガス313を一次側配管A(302)に流し、マスフローコントローラー(301)に所定量(190cc/分)のガスが流れ、圧力コントローラー(304)にガス圧力が大気圧に対して5kPaかかるように調整する。ガス室A(307)とガス室B(309)の間にあるシール材(312)の上にガス拡散電極試料(308)をセットする。次いで、バルブA(303)を閉じ、バルブB(305)を開いて、配管B(306)に窒素ガスが流れるようにする。ガス室A(307)に流入する窒素ガスは、ガス拡散電極試料(308)の空隙を通ってガス室B(309)に移動し、配管C(310)を通過、さらにガス流量計(311)を通過して大気中に放出される。このときのガス流量計(311)を流れるガス流量(cc/分)を測定し、この値を面内方向のガス拡散性とした。
得られたガス拡散電極を、電解質膜・触媒層一体化品(日本ゴア製の電解質膜“ゴアセレクト”(登録商標)に、日本ゴア製触媒層“PRIMEA”(登録商標)を両面に形成したもの)の両側に、触媒層と微多孔層が接するように挟み、ホットプレスすることにより、膜電極接合体(MEA)を作製した。この膜電極接合体を燃料電池用単セルに組み込み、電池温度40℃、燃料利用効率を70%、空気利用効率を40%、アノード側の水素、カソード側の空気をそれぞれ露点が75℃、60℃となるように加湿して発電させ、電流密度を高くしていって発電が停止する電流密度の値(限界電流密度)を耐フラッディング性の指標とした。また、電池温度90℃で同様に測定を行い、耐ドライアップ性の指標とした。さらに、通常の運転条件(電池温度70℃)での発電性能も測定した。
ロール状に巻き取られた厚み150μm、空隙率85%のカーボンペーパーを巻き取り式の搬送装置を用いて、搬送しながら、フッ素樹脂濃度を2質量%になるように水に分散した撥水性樹脂ディスパージョンを満たした浸漬槽に浸漬して撥水処理を行い、100℃に設定した乾燥機7で乾燥して巻き取り機で巻き取って、撥水処理した導電性多孔質基材を得た。撥水性樹脂ディスパージョンとして、FEPディスパージョン ND-110を水でFEPが2質量%濃度になるように薄めたものを用いた。
ストラクチャー指数3.0以上のカーボンブラックCB1 15質量部、FEPディスパージョン(“ネオフロン”(登録商標)ND-110)5質量部、界面活性剤(“TRITON”(登録商標)X-100)15質量部、精製水65 質量部をプラネタリーミキサーで混練し、塗液を調製した。この時の塗液粘度は、7.5Pa・sであった。
ストラクチャー指数3.0未満のカーボンブラックCB3 5質量部、FEPディスパージョン(“ネオフロン”(登録商標)ND-110)2質量部、界面活性剤(“TRITON”(登録商標) X-100)7質量部、精製水 86質量部をプラネタリーミキサーで混練し、塗液を調製した。条件を調整し、第1の塗液の塗布にあたっては、焼結後の微多孔層の目付け量が16g/m2となるように調整した。このとき、第1の微多孔層の厚みは25μmであった。さらに、第2の塗液の塗布にあたっては、第2の微多孔層の厚みが3μmとなるよう調製した。
実施例1において、第1の塗液に含まれるカーボンブラックをストラクチャー指数3.0以上のカーボンブラックCB2に変更した以外は全て、実施例1と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。
実施例1において、カーボンペーパーの厚みを180μmに変更した以外は全て、実施例1と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。
実施例3において、第1の塗液に含まれるカーボンブラックをストラクチャー指数3.0以上のカーボンブラックCB2に変更した以外は全て、実施例3と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。
実施例1において、導電性多孔質基材として空隙率85%、厚み250μmのカーボンペーパーを用いた以外は全て、実施例1と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。このガス拡散電極を実施例1と同様に燃料電池用単セルに組み込み、発電性能評価を行なった。
実施例5において、第1の塗液に含まれるカーボンブラックをストラクチャー指数3.0以上のカーボンブラックCB2に変更した以外は全て、実施例5と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。
実施例1において、第1の微多孔層のカーボンブラックをストラクチャー指数3.0未満のカーボンブラックCB3に変更し、第2微多孔層のカーボンブラックをストラクチャー指数1.5未満のカーボンブラックCB4に変更した以外は全て、実施例1と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。このガス拡散電極を実施例1と同様に燃料電池用単セルに組み込み、発電性能評価を行なった。この例においては、細孔径分布において第2の領域にピークが得られず、この領域の細孔の容積の和は小さい値となった。
実施例1において、第1微多孔層のカーボンブラックをストラクチャー指数1.5未満のカーボンブラックCB4に変更した以外は全て、実施例1と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。
実施例1において、第1の微多孔層中のカーボンブラックをストラクチャー指数3.0未満のカーボンブラックCB3に変更した以外は全て、実施例1と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。
実施例3において、第1の微多孔層中のカーボンブラックをストラクチャー指数3.0未満のカーボンブラックCB3に変更した以外は全て、実施例3と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。
実施例1において、第1の微多孔層の厚みを22μm、第2の微多孔層の厚みを6μmに変更した以外は全て、実施例1と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。
実施例7において、第1の塗液に含まれるカーボンブラックをストラクチャー指数3.0以上のカーボンブラックCB2に変更した以外は全て、実施例7と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。
実施例1において、第2の微多孔層の厚みを11μmにした以外は全て、実施例1と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。
実施例9において、第1の塗液に含まれるカーボンブラックをストラクチャー指数3.0以上のカーボンブラックCB2に変更した以外は全て、実施例9と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。
実施例1において、第1の微多孔層の厚みを50μmにした以外は全て、実施例1と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。
実施例11において、第1の塗液に含まれるカーボンブラックをストラクチャー指数3.0以上のカーボンブラックCB2に変更した以外は全て、実施例11と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。
実施例1において、第1の塗液を水で希釈し、導電性多孔質基材にしみこみやすいようにしたうえで、微多孔層厚みが実施例1とほぼ合うようにした以外は全て、実施例1と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。
実施例13において、第1の塗液に含まれるカーボンブラックをストラクチャー指数3.0以上のカーボンブラックCB2に変更した以外は全て、実施例13と同様にしてガス拡散電極を得た。
2 巻き出し機
3 ガイドロール(非駆動)
4 第1のダイコーター
5 第2のダイコーター
6 バックロール
7 乾燥機
8 焼結機
9 巻き取り機(駆動)
10 合い紙
11 巻き出し機(合い紙用)
12 塗液タンク
13 送液ポンプ
14 フィルター
40 ロールナイフコーター
41 ナイフロール
42 液ダム
201 第1の微多孔層
202 第2の微多孔層
203 導電性多孔質基材への微多孔層の浸み込み。
301 マスフローコントローラー
302 配管A
303 バルブA
304 圧力コントローラー
305 バルブB
306 配管B
307 ガス室A
308 ガス拡散電極試料
309 ガス室B
310 配管C
311 ガス流量計
312 シール材
313 窒素ガス
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- 導電性多孔質基材の少なくとも片面に微多孔層を有する、ガス拡散電極であって、
前記微多孔層は、導電性多孔質基材に接する第1の微多孔層、及び第2の微多孔層を少なくとも有し、
ガス拡散電極の細孔径分布は、10μm以上100μm以下の第1の領域、0.2μm以上1.0μm未満の第2の領域、及び0.050μm以上0.2μm未満の第3の領域に少なくともピークを有し、
第2の領域中の細孔の容積の和は、第1の領域中の細孔の容積の和の10%以上40%以下であり、第3の領域中の細孔の容積の和は、第2の領域中の細孔の容積の和の40%以上80%以下であるガス拡散電極。 - 前記第1の領域中の細孔の容積の和が1.2mL/g以上2.0mL/g以下であり、
前記第2の領域中の細孔の容積の和が0.2mL/g以上0.4mL/g以下であり、
前記第3の領域中の細孔の容積の和が0.15mL/g以上0.30mL/g以下である請求項1に記載のガス拡散電極。 - 第1の微多孔層及び第2の微多孔層が、カーボンブラックを含む請求項1又は2に記載のガス拡散電極。
- 第1の微多孔層中のカーボンブラックのストラクチャー指数が3.0以上、第2の微多孔層中のカーボンブラックのストラクチャー指数が3.0未満である請求項3に記載のガス拡散電極。
- 導電性多孔質基材の少なくとも片面に微多孔層を有する、ガス拡散電極であって、
前記微多孔層は、導電性多孔質基材に接する第1の微多孔層、及び第2の微多孔層を少なくとも有し、
第1の微多孔層は、ストラクチャー指数が3.0以上のカーボンブラックを含み、第2の微多孔層は、ストラクチャー指数が3.0未満のカーボンブラックを含むガス拡散電極。 - 第1の微多孔層は、厚みが10μm以上50μm未満であり、
第2の微多孔層は、厚みが0.1μm以上10μ未満であり、
微多孔層の合計の厚みは10μmより大きく60μm以下である請求項1~5のいずれかに記載のガス拡散電極。 - 前記カーボンブラックの灰分が0.1質量%以下である請求項3~6のいずれかに記載のガス拡散電極。
- 厚み方向のガス拡散性が30%以上である請求項1~7のいずれかに記載のガス拡散電極。
- 面内方向のガス拡散性が25cc/分以上である請求項1~8のいずれかに記載のガス拡散電極。
- 導電性多孔質基材がカーボンペーパーであり、該カーボンペーパーの厚みが220μm以下である請求項1~9のいずれかに記載のガス拡散電極。
- 第2の微多孔層が最表面にあり、
第2の微多孔層の表面粗さが6μm以下である請求項1~10のいずれかに記載のガス拡散電極。
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