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US20140116877A1 US14/126,555 US201214126555A US2014116877A1 US 20140116877 A1 US20140116877 A1 US 20140116877A1 US 201214126555 A US201214126555 A US 201214126555A US 2014116877 A1 US2014116877 A1 US 2014116877A1
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  • the invention pertains to the production of gas by electrolysis and especially to devices for producing hydrogen using a proton-exchange membrane to implement electrolysis at low temperature of water.
  • Fuel cells are envisaged as an electric power supply system for future mass-produced motor vehicles as well as for a large number of applications.
  • a fuel cell is an electrochemical device that converts chemical energy directly into electrical energy. Hydrogen (H2) or molecular hydrogen is used as a fuel for the fuel cell. The molecular hydrogen is oxidized on an electrode of the cell and oxygen (O2) or molecular oxygen from the air is reduced on another electrode of the cell. The chemical reaction produces water.
  • H2 Hydrogen
  • O2 oxygen
  • the great advantage of the fuel cell is that it averts emissions of atmospheric pollutant compounds at the place where electricity is generated.
  • electrolyzers provided with proton-exchange membranes (PEMs) are known.
  • PEMs proton-exchange membranes
  • an anode and a cathode are fixed on either side on the proton-exchange membrane and put into contact with water.
  • a difference in potential is applied between the anode and the cathode.
  • oxygen is produced at the anode by oxidation of water.
  • the oxidation at the anode also gives rise to H+ ions that pass through the proton-exchange membrane up to the cathode, and electrons that are sent back to the cathode by the electrical supply unit.
  • the H+ ions are reduced at the level of the cathode to generate molecular hydrogen.
  • the proton-exchange membrane is not perfectly impermeable to gas. A part of the gases produced at the anode and the cathode thus passes through the proton-exchange membrane by diffusion. This induces problems of purity of the gas produced but also induces problems of security.
  • the proportion of hydrogen in oxygen must especially remain absolutely below 4%, such a proportion being the lower limit of the explosivity of hydrogen in oxygen.
  • the permeability of the membranes to gas can be reduced by increasing the thickness of the proton-exchange membrane. This, however, causes an increase in the electrical resistance by making it more difficult for the H+ ions to pass through, and lowers the performance of the systems.
  • the recombination reaction of the catalyst particles is exothermal and induces a loss of energy. Furthermore, such a solution is not optimized for industrial-scale applications since a part of the molecular hydrogen generated at the cathode is nevertheless lost inside the proton-exchange membrane. Furthermore, the permeability of the proton-exchange membrane to molecular hydrogen is greater than its permeability to molecular oxygen. Consequently, a part of the molecular hydrogen nevertheless reaches the anode since the quantity of molecular oxygen is insufficient in the catalyst particles disposed in the membrane.
  • the invention seeks to resolve one or more of these drawbacks.
  • the invention thus pertains to a membrane-electrode assembly for an electrolysis device comprising:
  • the electrical resistance of the junction is at least 20 times greater than the proton resistance between the catalyst and the cathode.
  • the junction forms a peripheral frame maintaining the proton-exchange membrane in position.
  • the junction comprises a structural part having electrical resistivity at 293.15K greater than 20 ⁇ cm.
  • the catalyst is capable of oxidizing molecular hydrogen.
  • the catalyst comprises titanium fixed to a conductive graphite support, the conductive graphite support being fixed to a first layer of the proton-exchange membrane fixedly attached to the cathode and to a second layer of the proton-exchange membrane fixedly attached to the anode.
  • the proton resistance of the first proton-exchange layer is lower than the proton resistance of the second proton-exchange layer.
  • the proton-exchange membrane comprises first, second and third proton-exchange layers, the cathode being fixed to the first proton-exchange layer and the anode being fixed to the third proton-exchange layer, said catalyst being a first catalyst, disposed between the first and second proton-exchange layers, the assembly furthermore comprising:
  • the invention also pertains to a device for the electrolysis of water, comprising a membrane-electrode assembly as described here above and an electrical power supply applying a difference in potential between the anode and the cathode of the membrane-electrode assembly, this difference in potential being appropriate for hydrolyzing water in contact with the anode.
  • the values of resistance of the junction between the catalyst and the cathode are configured in such a way that the voltage of the catalyst is below 0.8V.
  • FIG. 1 is a schematic view in section of an electrolysis device incorporating a membrane-electrode assembly according to a first embodiment of the invention
  • FIG. 2 is a schematic view in section of an electrolysis device incorporating a membrane-electrode assembly according to a second embodiment of the invention.
  • the invention proposes to place a catalyst within the proton-exchange membrane of a membrane-electrode assembly.
  • An electronic conductive junction links the catalyst to the cathode, with electric resistance 2 to 500 times greater than the proton resistance of the membrane between the catalyst and the cathode.
  • the invention enables the oxidation of the molecular hydrogen diffusing through the membrane from the cathode in order to limit the quantity of molecular hydrogen reaching the anode.
  • the invention also enables molecular hydrogen to be reformed at the cathode by reducing protons with the electrons that come from the oxidation of the hydrogen and are collected by the catalyst. The energy efficiency of the catalyst is thus improved.
  • FIG. 1 is a view in section of an example of an electrolysis device 1 according to one embodiment of the invention.
  • the electrolysis device 1 comprises an electrochemical cell 2 and an electrical supply 3 .
  • the electrochemical cell 2 comprises a membrane-electrode assembly 4 , electrical power supply plates 203 and 204 , porous current collectors 205 and 206 and seals 201 and 202 .
  • the membrane-electrode assembly 4 comprises a proton-exchange membrane as well as a cathode and an anode fixed to either side of this proton-exchange membrane.
  • the proton-exchange membrane comprises a first layer 401 to which the cathode 403 is fixed.
  • the proton-exchange membrane comprises a second layer 402 to which the anode 404 is fixed.
  • a catalyst in the form of a catalytic layer or catalyst layer 410 is disposed within the proton-exchange membrane between the first layer 401 and the second layer 402 .
  • the membrane-electrode assembly 4 thus comprises a stack formed by the cathode 403 , the first layer 401 , the catalyst layer 410 , the second layer 402 and the anode 404 .
  • the membrane-electrode assembly 4 also comprises an electronically conductive junction 411 connecting the cathode 403 to the catalyst layer.
  • the porous current collector 205 is interposed between the cathode 403 and the power supply plate 203 .
  • the porous current collector 206 is interposed between the anode 404 and the power supply plate 204 .
  • the electrical supply plate 203 has a water supply conduit, not shown, communicating with the cathode 403 by means of the porous current collector 205 .
  • the electrical power supply plate 203 also has a conduit for removing molecular hydrogen, not shown, in communication with the cathode 403 by means of the porous current collector 205 .
  • the electrical power supply plate 204 has a water supply conduit, not shown, in communication with the anode 404 by means of the porous current collector 206 .
  • the electrical power supply plate 204 also has a conduit for removing molecular oxygen, not shown, in communication with the anode 404 by means of the porous current collector 206 .
  • the electrical power supply 3 is configured to apply a DC voltage generally ranging from 1.3V to 3.0V with a current density at the power supply plates ranging from 10 to 40000 A/m 2 , and advantageously from 500 to 40000 A/m 2 .
  • a reaction of oxidation of the water at the anode produces molecular oxygen and, simultaneously, a proton reduction reaction at the cathode produces molecular hydrogen.
  • the reaction at the anode 404 is the following:
  • the protons generated by the anode reaction pass through the proton-exchange membrane up to the cathode 403 .
  • the power supply 3 conducts the electrons generated by the anode reaction up to the cathode 403 .
  • the reaction at the cathode 403 is thus as follows:
  • the proton-exchange membrane has the function of being crossed by protons coming from the anode 404 towards the cathode 403 while at the same time blocking the electrons as well as the molecular oxygen and the molecular hydrogen generated.
  • the prior-art proton-exchange membrane structures undergo a phenomenon of diffusion by a part of the gases produced at the cathode and at the anode.
  • the first function of the catalyst layer 410 is to oxidize the molecular hydrogen passing through the membrane to form protons.
  • the protons thus formed return under the effect of the electrical field to the cathode 403 .
  • the quantity of molecular hydrogen that reaches the anode 404 is thus reduced.
  • the second function of the catalyst layer 410 is to reduce the molecular oxygen passing through the membrane to form water. This reaction of reduction brings into play especially the protons present in the proton-exchange membrane.
  • the third function of the catalyst layer 410 is to collect the electrons generated by the oxidation of molecular hydrogen not compensated for by the reduction of molecular oxygen.
  • the catalyst layer 410 is conductive.
  • the electrons collected by the catalyst layer 410 are conducted up to the cathode 403 by means of the conductive junction 411 . These electrons enable an additional reduction of protons at the cathode 403 . Thus, the efficiency of generation of molecular hydrogen by electrolysis is increased while, at the same, an appreciable reduction is obtained in the diffusion of molecular hydrogen up to the anode 404 .
  • the electrical resistance of the junction 411 is at least two times greater than the proton resistance of the membrane between the layer 410 and the cathode 403 , advantageously at least 20 times greater, by preference at least 50 times greater and preferably at least 100 times greater. With such values, the creation of an excessively great leakage current is prevented.
  • the SHE standard potential (at 100 kPa and 298.15 K) of the pair H + /H 2 is equal to 0V.
  • the SHE standard potential of the pair O 2 /H 2 O is equal to 1.23V.
  • the potential of the layer 410 must therefore be greater than 0 to enable the oxidation of the molecular hydrogen and must advantageously be lower than 0.8V (RHE) to ensure optimal reduction of molecular oxygen.
  • the permeation of hydrogen measured on materials conventionally used as membranes corresponds to a maximum current density of 10 mA cm ⁇ 2 (as a function of the thickness and conditions of temperature, pressure, etc.).
  • This value of current density is the maximum value that can pass through the junction 411 . Indeed, a part of the hydrogen passing through the membrane is directly recombined at the layer 410 with the oxygen (reduction) to form water.
  • Ucat is the cathode potential
  • Ra is the proton resistance between the layer 410 and the cathode 403
  • Rsa is the resistance of the junction 411
  • Sa is the cross-section of the junction 411
  • j jonc is the density of current passing through the junction
  • Ucou is the potential of the layer 410 .
  • the maximum value of the resistance of the junction 411 is thus 8 ⁇ .
  • the proton resistance of the membrane between the layer 410 and the cathode 403 could, in this case, advantageously range from 6 to 32 m ⁇ according to its nature, its thickness, and the conditions of measurement (temperature, pressure), taking for example a cross-section of 25 cm 2 for the anode 404 .
  • the junction 411 can be obtained by means of a material with high resistivity such as a semi-conductive metal oxide (SnO 2 , oxide combined with antimony or indium for example) or an electronic conductive polymer.
  • the junction 411 can for example be obtained by means of a structural element having electrical resistivity at 293.15K greater than 20 ⁇ cm.
  • the junction 411 can also be obtained by means of a resistive electronic component connected to the layer 410 and the cathode 403 by means of electrical cables.
  • the junction 411 forms a peripheral frame holding the cathode 403 or the first layer 401 in position.
  • the cathode 403 can advantageously be formed by using an electronic conductive material formed by platinum particles supported by carbon.
  • the anode 404 can advantageously be formed by using noble metal oxides such as iridium oxide or ruthenium oxide in order to resist high potentials.
  • the layer 410 is advantageously formed by a porous electronic conductive support on which a catalyst material such as platinum is fixed.
  • This layer 410 is configured in a known manner to enable the passage of the protons.
  • the layer 410 can be obtained in the form of a conductive carbon screen to which platinum particles are fixed.
  • the layer 410 can also be made in the form of a carbon layer coated with a layer of platinum particles.
  • the layer 410 can be formed by the application of ink containing catalyst material on the conductive support.
  • the layer 410 formed can be assembled with the layers 401 and 402 by any appropriate method such as a hot pressing.
  • the layer 410 can also be formed by the application of this ink directly on the first layer 401 or on the second layer 402 of the proton-exchange membrane.
  • the application of ink can be obtained by any appropriate method, for example spraying, coating, silk-screen printing.
  • the deposit of the layer 410 can also be obtained by any other technique such as physical vapor deposition (PVD) or by metal-oxide chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD).
  • the thickness of the layer 410 can, for example, be limited so as not to induce excessive resistance to the diffusion of protons through the membrane-electrode assembly 4 .
  • the layers 401 and 402 can be formed out of materials usually selected by those skilled in the art for proton-exchange membranes.
  • a material such as the one commercially distributed under the reference Nafion 211 or the reference Nafion 212 can for example be used.
  • the permeability of the proton-exchange membrane to molecular hydrogen is greater than its permeability to molecular oxygen.
  • the goal is to limit the direct recombination of hydrogen with oxygen at the layer 410 .
  • the use of the junction 411 enabling the retrieval of permeation hydrogen at the cathode 403 can be preferred.
  • the quantity of oxygen present at the layer 410 must be limited by the sizing of the layers 401 and 402 .
  • the thickness of the layer 402 is greater than the thickness of the layer 401 .
  • layers 401 and 402 made out of material commercially distributed under the reference Nafion 211 , it would be appropriate for these layers 401 and 402 to have respective thicknesses of 25 ⁇ m and 75 ⁇ m.
  • FIG. 2 is a view in section of an example of an electrolysis device 1 according to another embodiment of the invention.
  • the electrolysis device 1 comprises an electrochemical cell 2 and an electric power supply 3 .
  • the electric power supply 3 is identical to that of the previous embodiment and shall not be described in further detail.
  • the electrochemical cell 2 comprises electrical power supply plates 203 and 204 , porous current collectors 205 and 206 , and seals 201 and 202 . These are components whose structure and configuration are identical to those described with reference to FIG. 1 .
  • the electrochemical cell 2 also comprises a membrane-electrode assembly 4 .
  • the membrane-electrode assembly 4 comprises a proton-exchange membrane as well as a cathode and an anode fixed on either side of this proton-exchange membrane.
  • the cathode 403 and the anode 404 are identical to those of the previous embodiment.
  • the proton-exchange membrane comprises a first layer 421 to which the cathode 403 is fixed.
  • the proton-exchange membrane comprises a second layer 422 .
  • a first catalyst in the form of a catalyst layer 431 is disposed within the proton-exchange membrane between the first layer 421 and the second layer 422 .
  • the membrane-electrode assembly 4 furthermore comprises a conductive junction 441 connecting the cathode 403 to the catalyst layer 431 .
  • the proton-exchange membrane comprises a third layer 423 to which the anode 404 is fixed.
  • a second catalyst in the form of a catalyst layer 432 is disposed within a proton-exchange membrane between the second layer 422 and the third layer 423 .
  • the first catalyst layer 431 and the second catalyst layer 432 are thus separated by the third layer 423 .
  • the membrane-electrode assembly 4 furthermore comprises a conductive junction 442 connecting the anode 404 to the catalyst layer 432 .
  • the proton-exchange membrane has the function of being crossed by protons of the anode 404 going to the cathode 403 while at the same time blocking the electrons as well as the molecular oxygen and the molecular hydrogen generated.
  • the catalyst layer 431 has a function of oxidizing the molecular hydrogen passing through the membrane to form protons.
  • the protons thus formed return to the cathode 403 .
  • the quantity of molecular hydrogen reaching the anode 404 is thus reduced.
  • the catalyst layer 431 also has the function of collecting electrons generated by the oxidation of the molecular hydrogen passing through the proton-exchange membrane. To this end, the catalyst layer 431 is conductive.
  • the electrons collected by the catalyst layer 431 are conducted up to the cathode 403 by means of the conductive junction 441 . These electrons make it possible to obtain an additional reduction of protons at the cathode 403 .
  • the efficiency of generation of molecular hydrogen by electrolysis is increased while at the same time an appreciable reduction is fostered in the diffusion of molecular hydrogen up to the anode 404 .
  • the catalyst layer 432 has the function of conducting electrons coming from the anode 404 . To this end, the catalyst layer 432 is conductive.
  • the catalyst layer 432 also has the function of reducing the molecular oxygen passing through the membrane to form water. This reaction of reduction especially brings into action protons present in the proton-exchange membrane and electrons generated by the oxidation of the molecular oxygen at the anode 404 and conducted up to the catalyst layer 432 by means of the conductive junction 442 .
  • the catalyst layers 431 and 432 can have the same structure as the catalyst layer 410 of the previous embodiment. Methods of manufacture equivalent to those described for the catalyst layer 410 can also be used for these catalyst layers 431 and 432 .
  • junctions 441 and 442 can have appreciably the same structure as the junction 411 of the previous embodiment.
  • the SHE standard potential (at 100 kPa and 298.15 K) of the pair H + /H 2 is equal to 0V.
  • the SHE standard potential of the pair O 2 /H 2 O is equal to 1.23V.
  • the potential U 1 of the layer 431 must therefore be greater than 0 to enable the molecular hydrogen to be oxidized.
  • the potential U 2 of the layer 432 must advantageously be lower than 0.8 V(SHE) to ensure optimum reduction of molecular oxygen.
  • the permeation of hydrogen measured on materials conventionally used as membranes corresponds to a maximum density of current j jonc H2 of 10 mA cm ⁇ 2 (depending on the thickness and conditions of temperature, pressure, etc.).
  • the permeation of oxygen is half as great and corresponds to j jonc O2 .
  • Rsa is defined as the resistance of the junction 441 , Rsb the resistance of the junction 442 , Ra the proton resistance between the layer 410 and the cathode, Rb the proton resistance between the layer 432 and the anode, Uan the anode potential and Ucat the cathode potential, Sa the cross-section of the junction 441 and Sb the cross-section of the junction 442
  • the electrical resistance of the junction 441 is greater than the proton resistance of the membrane between the layer 421 and the cathode 403 .
  • Such values prevent the creation of a short circuit and limit the deterioration of the potential within the proton-exchange membrane.
  • the proton resistance of the membrane 423 between the layer 432 and the anode 404 advantageously ranges from 6 to 32 m ⁇ depending on its nature, its thickness and the conditions of measurement (temperature, pressure), in taking for example a cross-section of 25 cm 2 for the cathode 403 .
  • the layers 421 , 422 and 423 can be made out of a material distributed under the trade reference Nafion 211 .
  • the presence of two junctions makes the two sides independent since there is no longer any direct recombination between hydrogen and oxygen on the central catalyst layer unlike in the previous embodiment.
  • Respective thicknesses of 25, 25 and 75 ⁇ m can be proposed for the layers 421 , 422 and 423 .
  • the invention has been described with reference to a device for the electrolysis of water. It is however also possible to envisage a case where such a device is configured to carry out other types of electrolysis resulting in a generation of gases for which it is desirable to prevent their diffusion through a proton-exchange membrane.

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