Fuel cell gas diffusion layer made up of a carbon substrate grafted with an aromatic grouping
US10581088B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 17, 2017 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 10, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P70/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The present invention relates to a gas diffusion layer for a fuel cell, made of a carbon substrate grafted with at least one aromatic group having formula (II): wherein: the asterisk * designates a carbon atom with no hydrogen and no Ri group, with i=1 to 5, and covalently bonded to the carbon substrate; at least two of the R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 groups are different from a hydrogen atom; at least two of the R1, R2, R3, R4, and R5 groups are hydrophobic groups or hydrophilic groups or a hydrophobic group and a hydrophilic group.
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