USE OF CARBON COATING IN AN ELECTROCHEMICAL CELL
First Claim
1. An electrochemical cell comprising:
- a first electrode;
a second electrode;
a membrane disposed between and in fluid communication with said first electrode and said second electrode;
a first cell separator plate opposing said first electrode and defining a first flow field there between, said first flow field proximate a first frame member; and
a second cell separator plate opposing said second electrode and defining a second flow field there between, said second flow field proximate a second frame member;
wherein said first cell separator plate, said second cell separator plate, said first frame member, said second frame member, or a combination thereof comprising at least one of the foregoing, are at least partially coated with a layer comprising elemental carbon.
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Abstract
An electrochemical cell includes a first electrode, a second electrode, and a membrane disposed between and in fluid communication with the first and second electrodes. A first cell separator plate opposes the first electrode and defines a first flow field therebetween, the first flow field being proximate a first frame member. A second cell separator plate opposes the second electrode and defines a second flow field therebetween, the second flow field being proximate a second frame member. The first cell separator plate, the second cell separator plate, the first frame member, the second frame member, or a combination thereof, are at least partially coated with a layer containing elemental carbon.
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1. An electrochemical cell comprising:
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a first electrode;
a second electrode;
a membrane disposed between and in fluid communication with said first electrode and said second electrode;
a first cell separator plate opposing said first electrode and defining a first flow field there between, said first flow field proximate a first frame member; and
a second cell separator plate opposing said second electrode and defining a second flow field there between, said second flow field proximate a second frame member;
wherein said first cell separator plate, said second cell separator plate, said first frame member, said second frame member, or a combination thereof comprising at least one of the foregoing, are at least partially coated with a layer comprising elemental carbon. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 26)
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7. A method of coating a surface of an electrochemical cell comprising:
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preparing a coating composition comprising a liquid dispersion of elemental carbon, the liquid dispersion comprising elemental carbon particles, a dispersing medium and a dispersing agent; and
applying the liquid dispersion to a surface of the electrochemical cell to provide an elemental carbon layer thereon. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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