Process for preparing an anode catalyst for fuel cells and the anode catalyst prepared therewith
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
B01J-021/18
B01J-023/40
B01J-023/42
H01M-004/86
H01M-004/90
출원번호
US-0147719
(2002-05-16)
우선권정보
EP-0112536 (2001-05-23)
발명자
/ 주소
Ruth, Karsten
Biberbach, Peter
Starz, Karl-Anton
McIntosh, Ralph
출원인 / 주소
Umicore AG & Co. KG
대리인 / 주소
Kalow & Springut LLP
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The invention provides a process for preparing a platinum-ruthenium catalyst and the catalyst prepared therewith. The catalyst can be supported on a support material in powder form or may also be unsupported. To prepare the supported catalyst, the support material is suspended in water and the suspe
The invention provides a process for preparing a platinum-ruthenium catalyst and the catalyst prepared therewith. The catalyst can be supported on a support material in powder form or may also be unsupported. To prepare the supported catalyst, the support material is suspended in water and the suspension is heated to at most the boiling point. While keeping the temperature of the suspension the same, solutions of hexachloroplatinic acid and ruthenium chloride are then added to the suspension, then the pH of the suspension is increased to a value between 6.5 and 10 by adding an alkaline solution and the noble metals are thus precipitated onto the support material. Afterwards, one or more organic carboxylic acids and/or their salts are added to the suspension and the catalyst is chemically reduced, washed, dried and optionally subsequently calcined under an inert or reducing atmosphere at a temperature between 300 und 1000° C. The catalyst is characterised by a high tolerance to carbon monoxide poisoning in the fuel cell.
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1. A process for preparing a supported platinum-ruthenium catalyst on a powdered support material, comprising:a. suspending the support material in water to form a suspension;b. heating the suspension at most up to said suspension's boiling point;c. after step b, while maintaining the same temperatu
1. A process for preparing a supported platinum-ruthenium catalyst on a powdered support material, comprising:a. suspending the support material in water to form a suspension;b. heating the suspension at most up to said suspension's boiling point;c. after step b, while maintaining the same temperature and stirring, adding solutions of hexachloroplatinic acid and ruthenium chloride to the suspension;d. after step c, increasing the pH of the suspension to a value between 6.5 and 10 by adding an alkaline solution in order or precipitate hexachioroplatinic acid and ruthenium chloride in the form of sparingly soluble noble metal compounds;e. after step d, adding one or more organic carboxylic acids and/or their salts to the suspension, and reducing the precipitated noble metal compounds by adding a reducing agent to form a catalyst; andf. after step e, washing and drying the catalyst. 2. A process according to claim 1 further comprising calcining the catalyst in step f at a temperature between 300 and 1000 C under an inert or reducing atmosphere after it has been washed and dried. 3. A process according to claim 1, where said support material is selected from the group consisting of carbon black, graphitized carbon black, graphite, active carbon and conductive inorganic oxides. 4. A process according to claim 1, wherein the pH of the suspension is increased by addition caustic soda solution. 5. A process according to claim 1, where the organic carboxylic acid is selected from the groups consisting of tartaric acid, phthalic acid, acetic acid, citric acid and their salts, and mixture thereof. 6. A process according to claim 1, wherein chemical reduction is performed by adding a substance selected from the groups consisting of formaldehyde, hydrazine, and sodium borohydride. 7. A process according to claim 1, wherein the proportion of platinum and ruthenium, with respect to the total weight of catalyst, is between 10 and 80 wt. %. 8. A process according to claim 1, wherein the atomic ratio of platinum to ruthenium is adjusted to a value between 4:1 and 1:4. 9. A process for preparing an unsupported platinum-ruthenium catalyst comprising:a. Heating a solution comprised of hexachloroplatinic acid and ruthenium chloride to a maximum of said solution's boiling point; *b. increasing the pH of the solution to a value between 6.5 and 10 by adding an alkaline solution in order to precipitate hexachloroplatinic-acid and ruthenium chloride in the form of sparingly soluble noble metal compounds;c. adding one or more organic carboxylic acids and/or their salts and reducing the precipitated noble metal compounds to form a catalyst; andd. washing and drying the catalyst. 10. A platinum-ruthenium catalyst for fuel cells that comprises platinum and ruthenium in the form of finely divided noble metal particles having an average particle size in the range of 5.2 to 6.7 nm, wherein the ruthenium has a bonding energy, measured by photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), in the range 280 to 280.7 eV (Ru 3d 5/2 peak) and is largely present in the metallic state. 11. A platinum-ruthenium catalyst according to claim 10, wherein the finely divided noble metal particles are deposited on a powdered support material selected from the group consisting of carbon blacks, graphitized carbon blacks, graphites, active carbons and conductive inorganic oxides. 12. A platinum-ruthenium catalyst according to claim 10, wherein the finely divided noble metal particles are present in an unsupported state. 13. A platinum-ruthenium catalyst according to claim 10, wherein the atomic ratio of platinum to ruthenium is between 4:1 and 1:4. 14. A process for preparing a platinum-ruthenium catalyst on a powdered support material, comprising:a. forming an aqueous suspension of the powdered support material;b. heating the aqueous suspension at most up to said aqueous suspension's boiling point;c. after step b, adding solutions of hexachlorplatinic acid and ruthenium chloride to the aqueous suspension;d. after step c, increasing the pH of the aqueous suspension to 6.5-10 in order to form sparingly soluble noble metal compounds;e. after step d, adding one or more organic carboxylic acids and/or their salts to the suspension, and reducing the sparingly soluble noble metal compounds by adding a reducing agent to form a catalyst; ande. after step e, washing and drying the catalyst.
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