Robert bosch gmbh (20240136540). METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATALYST LAYERS FOR FUEL CELLS simplified abstract
Contents
- 1 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATALYST LAYERS FOR FUEL CELLS
- 1.1 Organization Name
- 1.2 Inventor(s)
- 1.3 METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATALYST LAYERS FOR FUEL CELLS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
- 1.4 Simplified Explanation
- 1.5 Potential Applications
- 1.6 Problems Solved
- 1.7 Benefits
- 1.8 Potential Commercial Applications
- 1.9 Possible Prior Art
- 1.10 Original Abstract Submitted
METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATALYST LAYERS FOR FUEL CELLS
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Marcus Wegner of Leonberg (DE)
METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATALYST LAYERS FOR FUEL CELLS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240136540 titled 'METHOD FOR PRODUCING CATALYST LAYERS FOR FUEL CELLS
Simplified Explanation
The invention is a method for producing a catalyst material comprising catalytically active nanoparticles, particularly for fuel cell electrodes with catalyst layers. The process involves providing a first starting material with a first metal, a second starting material with a second metal, mixing them to form a reactant material, and thermally treating the reactant material to produce catalytically active nanoparticles with an alloy of the first and second metal. The content of the second metal on the surface of the nanoparticles is reduced in the intermediate material to create the final product material as the catalyst.
- The method involves providing two starting materials with different metals, mixing them, and thermally treating the resulting material to produce catalytically active nanoparticles with an alloy of the metals.
- The content of the second metal on the surface of the nanoparticles is reduced in the intermediate material to create the final product material as the catalyst.
Potential Applications
This technology can be applied in fuel cell electrodes, specifically in catalyst layers for improved performance and efficiency.
Problems Solved
This method solves the problem of producing catalyst materials with catalytically active nanoparticles efficiently and effectively.
Benefits
The benefits of this technology include enhanced catalytic activity, improved durability, and cost-effectiveness in producing catalyst materials for fuel cells.
Potential Commercial Applications
This innovation has potential applications in the fuel cell industry, specifically in the production of electrodes with catalyst layers for various fuel cell systems.
Possible Prior Art
One possible prior art could be the traditional methods of producing catalyst materials for fuel cells, which may not involve the specific process of creating catalytically active nanoparticles with alloyed metals as described in this invention.
Unanswered Questions
=== How does this method compare to other traditional methods of producing catalyst materials for fuel cells? This article does not provide a direct comparison between this method and traditional methods of producing catalyst materials for fuel cells. Further research or experimentation would be needed to determine the advantages and disadvantages of this new method compared to existing techniques.
=== What are the potential environmental impacts of using this technology in fuel cell production? The article does not address the potential environmental impacts of using this technology in fuel cell production. Additional studies would be required to assess the environmental footprint of implementing this method on a larger scale.
Original Abstract Submitted
the invention relates to a method for producing a catalyst material () comprising catalytically active nanoparticles (), in particular for electrodes () with catalyst layers () as catalysts for a fuel cell (), having the steps of: providing () a first starting material comprising a first metal, providing () a second starting material comprising a second metal, mixing the first starting material and the second starting material in order to form a reactant material, and thermally treating () the reactant material so that catalytically active nanoparticles () are produced from the first starting material and the second starting material and the first and second metal are connected together in order to at least partly form an alloy of the first and second metal in the catalytically active nanoparticles () such that catalytically active nanoparticles () are produced as an intermediate material comprising the alloy of the first and second metal. the content of the second metal and/or the second starting material on the surface () of the catalytically active nanoparticles () is reduced in the intermediate material so that a product material is produced from the intermediate material as the catalyst material ().
