Award Number: DE-EE0007650CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, B3.15Fuel Cell Technologies OfficeLocation(s): MNOffice: Golden Field Office
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September 1, 2016
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Novel ionomers and electrode structures for improved PEMFC electrode performance at low PGM loadings
Award Number: DE-EE0007650
CX(s) Applied: A9, B3.6, B3.15
Fuel Cell Technologies Office
Date: 8/11/2016
Location(s): MN
Office(s): Golden Field Office
DOE is proposing to provide federal funding to 3M Company (3M) to develop and characterize novel electrode-specific ionomers and incorporate these into traditional and powdered nanostructured thin-film (NSTF) catalyst electrodes to improve electrode and microelectrode arrays performance and durability.
Ionomer raw material manufacturing would occur at 3M’s plant in Neuss, Germany. Ionomer and NSTF synthesis would occur at the 3M Company headquarters in St. Paul, MN and the 3M Menomonie facility in Menomonie, WI respectively. Electrode fabrication (ink making, coating and drying), and fuel cell manufacture and testing would occur at the 3M Company headquarters St. Paul, MN. Additional electrode and fuel cell testing and characterization would occur at Tufts University in Medford, MA, Michigan Technological University (Michigan Tech) in Houghton, MI, and collaborating DOE Fuel Cell Consortium for Performance and Durability National Laboratories. All facilities in which this lab work would occur are purpose-built for the type of activities being proposed; therefore, no new or modified permits, construction of new facilities or physical modifications to existing facilities would occur as a result of the proposed project.