WO2006068051A1 - 燃料電池セパレータ用シート状成形材料、その製造方法及び燃料電池用セパレータ - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a sheet-shaped molding for use in a separator for a fuel cell such as a phosphoric acid fuel cell, a direct methanol fuel cell, or a solid polymer fuel cell used for an automotive power source, a portable power source, an emergency power source, etc.
- a fuel cell such as a phosphoric acid fuel cell, a direct methanol fuel cell, or a solid polymer fuel cell used for an automotive power source, a portable power source, an emergency power source, etc.
- the present invention relates to a material, a manufacturing method thereof, and a fuel cell separator using the same. Background art
- a so-called fuel cell that extracts energy obtained by an electrochemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen as electric power is expected to be widely used in various applications such as portable devices and automobiles.
- This fuel cell has a membrane and electrode assembly (hereinafter referred to as MEA) having a gas diffusion layer such as an electrode and carbon paper on both sides of an electrolyte membrane, a fuel (hydrogen gas, etc.) and an oxidant (at least one side).
- MEA membrane and electrode assembly
- the separators used in these fuel cells are required to have “conductivity” in order to increase the power generation efficiency of the fuel cells.
- the separators are made thinner because of the demand for smaller fuel cells.
- the separator since a fuel cell for obtaining practical power is usually used by laminating a plurality of separators in the thickness direction, the separator itself has a high “thickness accuracy”. It is expected to reduce the contact resistance between the separator and MEA and between the fuel cell cells, and to ensure the airtightness or watertightness of the various gas or liquid seal packings and gaskets introduced into the fuel cell. It has been done. From this point of view, a molding material suitable for producing separators with high conductivity, thinness and high thickness accuracy is desired. There is also a need for a method that can produce a separator with high productivity and low cost from an economic standpoint.
- thermoplastic resin and conductive particles such as graphite used as a conductive agent
- thermoplastic resin and conductive agent are used. It will be strong shear force and pressure. As a result, the conductive particles are crushed, increasing the number of conductive particles, increasing the contact resistance between the conductive particles, and reducing the conductivity of the separator obtained by molding the sheet material. There is.
- the ratio of the conductive agent in the mixture is increased to 80% by weight or more for the purpose of improving the conductivity of the separator, more shearing force and pressure are applied in the kneading process, sheeting process and molding process of the mixture. As a result, it becomes difficult to obtain the conductive performance desired for the separator, and since it contains a high concentration of conductive agent, it becomes difficult to obtain a thin sheet with poor workability. Furthermore, a separator obtained by molding such a sheet material has a problem of thickness accuracy that easily causes a dimensional accuracy defect that is poor in mold shape transferability.
- Patent Document 3 as a method for obtaining a conductive thin sheet without applying a strong shearing force or pressure to a conductive agent, a so-called conductive material in which conductive fine particles such as graphite are uniformly dispersed in epoxy resin. There has been proposed a method of applying a functional paint to a nonwoven fabric surface.
- the amount of the conductive particles added is reduced to about 35 to 60% by weight, and the flow is reduced. Therefore, it must be said that it is impossible to obtain the conductivity of 200 m ⁇ cm or less required for the fuel cell separator with the amount of the conductive particles.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2001-122677
- Patent Document 2 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-198062
- Patent Document 3 Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. 2003-89969
- Patent Document 4 Japanese Unexamined Patent Application Publication No. 2004-356091
- the present invention aims to solve the above-mentioned problems of the prior art. Specifically, the present invention has excellent conductivity, and can be made thinner and higher than before. It is an object of the present invention to provide a sheet-shaped molding material for obtaining a fuel cell separator having thickness accuracy, a manufacturing method thereof, and a fuel cell separator formed by molding the molding material.
- the inventors of the present invention produced a sheet-shaped molding material by depositing conductive particles on the surface of the resin sheet in a layered manner, and the sheet By molding the shaped molding material, the kneading step of the resin and the conductive particles can be omitted, and the sheet can be produced under relatively mild conditions, and the conductive particles can be extremely crushed.
- an excellent, thin-walled fuel cell separator with high thickness accuracy can be produced efficiently.
- the present invention is a sheet-shaped molding material having one conductive particle layer consisting of particle particles containing conductive particles on at least one surface of a resin sheet, the conductive particles in the sheet-shaped molding material
- the present invention provides a sheet-shaped molding material for a fuel cell separator, characterized in that its content is 70 to 95% by weight.
- the present invention also provides the following step (1), step (2) and at least one side of the resin sheet. And the step (3) are sequentially performed.
- Step (1) Step of uniformly spreading conductive particles on the surface of the resin sheet
- Step (2) Step of attaching a part of the conductive particles to the resin sheet Step (3); Step of removing conductive particles not attached to the resin sheet in the step (2).
- the present invention provides a fuel cell separator formed by molding the above-described sheet-shaped molding material.
- the sheet-shaped molding material of the present invention By using the sheet-shaped molding material of the present invention, it is possible to efficiently produce a fuel cell separator that has excellent conductivity, is thin, and has a high thickness accuracy. It can be used effectively for fuel cells such as power supplies and emergency power supplies.
- FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram of a composite sheet of two types of thermosetting resin.
- FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram of a composite sheet of two types of thermoplastic resin.
- FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram of a composite sheet of thermosetting resin and thermoplastic resin.
- FIG. 4 is a plan view and a cross-sectional view (AA) of a resin sheet showing a state where graphite particles are dispersed on one side and spread over the entire surface with a squeegee plate according to an embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 5 is a conceptual diagram showing a state in which a part of the graphite particles adheres to the resin sheet.
- FIG. 6 is a conceptual diagram of an apparatus for removing non-adhered graphite particles from the power of a sheet-shaped molding material precursor for molding a fuel cell separator.
- FIG. 7 is a schematic cross-sectional view of a sheet-shaped molding material for molding a fuel cell separator.
- FIG. 8 is a conceptual diagram at each stage when the laminated sheet-shaped molding material is press-pressed in a molten state of the resin.
- FIG. 9 is a partial perspective view showing a fuel cell separator of the present invention.
- FIG. 10 A plan view (a) and a cross-sectional view (b) of a separator for a fuel cell in which thickness measurement points are entered. Explanation of symbols
- the sheet-shaped molding material for a fuel cell separator of the present invention has one conductive particle layer on at least one surface of a resin sheet, and the content of conductive particles in the sheet-shaped molding material is
- the particle layer may be formed only on one side of the sheet-shaped molding material or on both sides.
- the sheet-shaped molding material of the present invention is characterized in that conductive particles are present on the surface (one side or both sides) of the sheet and are unevenly distributed in the thickness direction of the sheet to form one layer.
- Main departure FIG. 7 schematically shows a cross section of the sheet-like molding material for a fuel cell separator.
- the resin sheet of the present invention may or may not have voids. However, the presence of voids increases the ratio of conductive particles and has excellent conductivity. Is obtained. In addition, even if the true specific gravity of the resin sheet is large! (The resin sheet thickness is the thinnest), the thickness of the resin sheet can be applied to the present invention. This is preferable because of improved properties.
- the position of the void in the resin sheet used in the present invention and the shape of the void are not particularly limited, and may be present inside the resin sheet or on the surface of the resin sheet. .
- the voids exist in an open state on the surface of the resin sheet.
- a sheet having a large opening area on the surface of the resin sheet is preferred. It is more preferable that the opening area force is smaller on the inside because the conductive particles adhere more reliably to the resin sheet.
- a preferred void ratio of the resin sheet is that a large amount of conductive particles can be inserted into the resin sheet, that the conductive particles can be easily fixed to the resin sheet, In view of the handling property of the sheet-like molding material, 30 to 90% is preferable, and 50 to 85% is more preferable.
- the porosity of the resin sheet can be calculated by the formula (I).
- the true volume of the resin sheet can be calculated by measuring the weight of the resin sheet and dividing the value by the specific gravity of the sheet.
- the apparent volume of the resin sheet can also be used to calculate the measured value of the apparent thickness, width, and length of the sheet.
- the apparent thickness is the thickness between the upper and lower planes of the resin sheet.
- the size of the void of the resin sheet is determined in consideration of the size of the conductive particles to be used. That is, when using large conductive particles, the small conductivity that enlarges the voids of the resin sheet When particles are used, the voids of the resin sheet are reduced.
- the average pore diameter of the voids is preferably 10 to 800 ⁇ m, particularly preferably 50 to 500 ⁇ m.
- the conductive particles can be uniformly distributed on the resin sheet, and the void force of the resin sheet in which the conductive particles are inserted is less likely to fall off. A homogeneous sheet-shaped molding material can be obtained.
- the average pore diameter of the void is a circumscribed circle diameter of an enlarged image of the sheet surface obtained using a stereomicroscope or the like, and is a weighted average value of the average pore diameter of the void existing in a 10 mm square sheet.
- the shortest diameter of the inscribed circle of the penetrating part is adopted.
- basis weight of ⁇ sheet used in the present invention it is particularly preferable that it is 5 ⁇ 300GZm 2 is preferred instrument 5 ⁇ 2 OOgZm 2.
- basis weight of the resin sheet is in the range of 5 to 300 g / m 2 , a sheet-shaped molding material having a suitable ratio of the weight of conductive particles and the weight of the resin sheet described later can be obtained. By using this, it is possible to form a thin fuel cell separator with small thickness variation.
- the thickness of the resin sheet is preferably 50 to 200 ⁇ m, more preferably 5 to 300 ⁇ m. If the thickness of the resin sheet is in the range of 5 to 300 ⁇ m, it is preferable in terms of easily maintaining the thickness accuracy of the separator obtained by molding and securing the conductivity of the separator finally obtained. If a thicker resin sheet is used, when a plurality of sheets are laminated and formed into a separator shape, sufficient contact between the conductive particles cannot be secured, and the conductivity of the separator is lowered.
- thermosetting resin examples include thermosetting resin and thermoplastic resin.
- Examples of powerful thermosetting resins include phenol resin, epoxy resin, beryl ester resin, urea resin, melamine resin, unsaturated polyester resin, silicone resin, diallyl phthalate resin, maleimide
- the resin examples include polyimide resin and polyimide resin.
- the thermosetting resin is not limited to only one type of resin. Even if two or more types of resin are mixed, a composite sheet in which two or more types of resin are formed in layers can be used (Fig. 1). The sheet made of thermosetting resin was prepared by diluting the thermosetting resin and the curing catalyst with a solvent.
- this resin sheet is used in an uncured state that is finally cured in the separator molding process, or in an uncured state or a so-called B stage state.
- thermoplastic resin examples include polyethylene, polypropylene, cycloolefin polymer, polystyrene, syndiotactic polystyrene, polychlorinated butyl, ABS resin, polyamide resin, polyacetal, polycarbonate, polyphenylene ether, and modified polyolefin.
- thermoplastic resin is not only composed of one type of resin. Even if two or more types of resin are mixed, two or more types of resin are formed in layers. A composite sheet can also be used (see Figure 2).
- a sheet made of thermoplastic resin can be obtained by extruding a resin usually melted in an extruder through a slit-shaped die having a predetermined thickness.
- the resin sheet of the present invention can be used as a sheet in which a thermosetting resin and a thermoplastic resin are mixed, or a composite sheet in which two or more kinds of resin are formed in layers (Fig. 3). reference).
- the thermosetting resin is in liquid form, it can also be used as an adhesive between the resin sheet and the conductive particles.
- a reinforcing material such as a fiber can be added to each of the resin sheets.
- the fiber that can be used as the reinforcing material include glass fiber, carbon fiber, metal fiber, and fiber made of resin.
- thermoplastic resin is in accordance with heat resistance and durability with respect to the operating temperature of each fuel cell. Can be appropriately selected and used.
- polyphenylene sulfide resin (hereinafter referred to as PPS) is preferred from the viewpoint of corrosion resistance and heat resistance, so-called direct polymer fuel cell, so-called direct using methanol as fuel.
- PPS and polypropylene are preferred for corrosion resistance and mechanical strength.
- PPS is particularly preferable because it can increase the conductivity and mechanical strength of a molded article having a low melt viscosity and a high affinity with conductive particles.
- the resin of the resin sheet used in the present invention is generally superior in mechanical strength of thermoplastic resin to that of uncured thermosetting resin. In view of this, and the ease of handling of the sheet-like molding material of the present invention, the thermoplastic resin is preferred.
- resin sheet used in the present invention include, for example, a synthetic resin sheet, a synthetic fiber fabric, and a non-woven fabric.
- non-woven fabrics are preferred because they are easy to handle and have a high porosity.
- the basis weight and thickness variation of the nonwoven fabric are affected by the thickness and porosity, but are generally said to be ⁇ 5 to 10%.
- the thickness accuracy of a typical separator can be sufficiently secured.
- a nonwoven fabric refers to a structure in which fibers are bonded or entangled by a chemical method, a mechanical method, or a combination thereof.
- the non-woven fabric may be any type of non-woven fabric, for example, bonded by an adhesive, mechanically bonded by a needle punch, etc., directly such as spunbond. Any of those joined by melting can be used. In view of good thickness accuracy of the nonwoven fabric, a nonwoven fabric joined by direct melting such as spunbond is preferred.
- the type of fiber constituting the nonwoven fabric is not particularly limited, but a thermoplastic resin fiber is preferred because it can be easily made into a fiber.
- the thermoplastic resin of the thermoplastic resin fiber those exemplified as the thermoplastic resin of the resin sheet can be used.
- a plurality of fibers having different compositions may be used in combination. In this case, it is preferable to combine fibers having different fiber melting points of 10 ° C. or more, preferably 30 ° C. or more. Particularly, fibers composed of fibers having a high melting point in the core and a low melting point in the sheath are used.
- the nonwoven fabric used is preferable. If it is a non-woven fabric, when the conductive particles spread on the surface are adhered to the non-woven fabric, the low melting point fibers can be melted while the shape of the high melting point fibers in the core is maintained. Conductive particles can be easily attached.
- a nonwoven fabric containing carbon fibers can be used as the sheet-shaped molding material of the present invention.
- carbon fibers By using carbon fibers, thermal expansion during molding can be suppressed, and the strength of the molded product can be improved.
- carbon fibers include pitch-based carbon fibers, lane-based carbon fibers, and polyacrylonitrile-based carbon fibers. These can be used alone or as a mixture of two or more.
- the surface of the carbon fiber in the nonwoven fabric can be force-treated with the thermosetting resin described above without departing from the weight range of the conductive particles in the sheet-shaped molding material.
- the thermosetting resin does not only act as a binder between the nonwoven fabric and the carbon fiber in the sheet-shaped molding material, but also when the sheet-shaped molding material described later is molded into a separator shape. It is also effective as a binder for the carbon material in the separator.
- the nonwoven fabric is immersed in a resin solution in which epoxy resin and curing agent are diluted in a solvent, or after the resin solution is applied to the nonwoven fabric by a method such as spraying, the nonwoven fabric is surface-treated by removing the solvent. Can be processed.
- the present invention is characterized in that there is a single conductive particle layer that is powerful, and is specifically illustrated in FIG.
- the particle layer preferably contains 75% by weight or more of conductive particles in terms of conductivity, and most preferably 100% by weight.
- the particle layer is formed on the surface of the resin sheet in a layered manner, it adheres to the resin sheet, and even if the particle layer is formed on the surface of the sheet, the particles are open on the surface of the resin sheet. It may be formed in the surface layer of the resin sheet by inserting into the gap.
- the average pore diameter of the voids of the resin sheet and the average particle diameter of the conductive particles have a certain relationship. It is necessary. This relationship is as described for the size of the gap.
- Examples of the conductive particles include powder particles of carbon particles, metals, metal compounds, and the like, and one or more of these conductive particles can be used in combination.
- the conductive particles can be used by mixing non-conductive particles or semiconductive particles.
- non-conductive particles examples include calcium carbonate, silica, kaolin, clay, talc, my strength, glass flakes, glass beads, glass powder, hydrated talcite, and wollastonite.
- Examples of the semiconductive particles include acid zinc, tin oxide, and titanium oxide.
- Examples of the carbon particles include artificial graphite, natural graphite, glassy carbon, carbon black, acetylene black, and ketjen black. These carbon particles can be used alone or in combination of two or more. These carbon particles may have any shape such as a foil shape, a scale shape, a plate shape, a needle shape, a spherical shape, and an amorphous shape, with no particular limitation. Further, expanded graphite obtained by subjecting graphite to chemical treatment can also be used. In view of conductivity, artificial graphite, natural graphite, and expanded graphite are preferable in that a separator having a high degree of conductivity can be obtained in a smaller amount.
- Examples of the metal and the metal compound include aluminum, zinc, iron, copper, gold, stainless steel, palladium, titanium, and further borides such as titanium, zirconium, rhodium, and fluorine. It is done. These metals and metal compounds can be used alone or in combination of two or more. Especially for the shape of the powder of these metals and metal compounds The restriction may be any of foil shape, scale shape, plate shape, needle shape, spherical shape, amorphous shape, and the like. Furthermore, it is also possible to use those metals and metal compounds coated with a non-conductive or semiconductive material powder surface.
- the size of the conductive particles is not particularly limited as long as it can be uniformly distributed on the resin sheet, but from the viewpoint of the conductivity and mechanical properties of the fuel cell separator obtained by molding, An average particle size in the range of 1 to 800 ⁇ m is preferable, and 50 to 600 ⁇ m is particularly preferable.
- Examples of the method for measuring the particle diameter of the conductive particles include a laser beam diffraction method and a sieving method.
- the laser light diffraction method utilizes the fact that the intensity distribution of the diffracted light of a particle is a function of the particle diameter. Specifically, a suspension in which carbon powder is dispersed is caused to flow into the laser light path, and one after another. The diffracted light of the particles passing through is converted into a plane wave with a lens, and the intensity distribution in the radial direction is detected by projecting it onto a photodetector with a rotating slit.
- carbon fibers can be used in combination within a range that does not impair the uniformity of dispersion and distribution of the conductive particles on the sheet surface. By using this carbon fiber in combination, the porosity of the separator can be improved.
- carbon fibers having a fiber length of 3 mm or less, preferably 1 mm or less are used from the viewpoint of making the conductive particles and carbon fiber distribution on the surface of the sheet-shaped molding material uniform.
- the sheet-like molding material of the present invention preferably has an apparent average thickness of 0.1 to 0.6 mm in relation to the average particle diameter of the conductive particles in order to reduce the thickness variation of the molded product.
- the thickness is preferably 0.1 to 0.4 mm.
- Examples of the method for producing a sheet-shaped molding material for a fuel cell separator according to the present invention include: (a) a method in which conductive particles are adhered to a resin sheet without using an adhesive; and (b) an adhesive on a resin sheet.
- a method of adhering conductive particles through the substrate can be used.
- the method (a) is preferred in that the content of conductive particles can be increased and high conductivity can be obtained. Yes.
- this manufacturing method is performed by sequentially performing the following step (1), step (2) and step (3) on one side of the resin sheet.
- Step (1) is a step of uniformly dispersing conductive particles on the surface of the resin sheet.
- spraying is preferably performed so that the entire surface of the resin sheet is covered with conductive particles, and the contact area between the conductive particles and the resin sheet is as large as possible.
- the method of spraying the conductive particles There are no particular restrictions on the method of spraying the conductive particles.
- (A1) a method of spraying the required amount of conductive particles evenly on the resin sheet using a spraying device having a large number of nozzles
- A2) A method of placing a large amount of conductive particles on one end of the surface of the resin sheet and spreading it evenly over the entire surface of the resin sheet with a squeegee plate can be mentioned.
- the method (A2) is preferred in that a more uniform and uneven conductive particle layer can be obtained. In this case, the amount of conductive particles is expected to adhere, and it is preferable to spray more than twice the amount.
- FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing the step (1) of spraying the conductive particles 7 on one surface of the resin sheet 6.
- the method (A2) will be described with reference to FIG.
- Conductive particles are placed on the resin sheet 6, and then the conductive particles are spread over the entire surface of the resin sheet 6.
- There are various methods for spreading the conductive particles For example, a spacer 8 having a height of 3 to 10 times the average diameter of the conductive particles is placed on both sides (up and down or left and right) of the resin sheet 6, and the spacers are spread.
- the conductive particles are spread evenly over the entire surface of the resin sheet 6 with the squeegee plate 9 from one side of the chamber to the other side. By spreading the entire surface of the sheet 6 with the squeegee plate 9, a uniform layer of conductive particles having a certain thickness is formed on the resin sheet 6.
- an adhesive is applied in advance before the conductive particles are dispersed on the surface of the resin sheet.
- the compound that can be used as a strong adhesive is not particularly limited, and may be water-based, solvent-based and solvent-free!
- the solventless type must be liquid at room temperature, in which case the liquid thermosetting resin It is preferable that When using a water-based or solvent-type adhesive, it can be adhered by applying these onto a resin sheet and then spraying the conductive particles before heating or reducing the pressure. In any type of adhesive, it is necessary to use one that is thermally stable at the melting temperature of the resin sheet.
- a compound containing one or more functional groups such as a carboxyl group, a hydroxyl group, an amino group, a sulfonic acid group, and a phosphoric acid group. Is preferable.
- a molding material having an adhesive layer and a conductive particle layer on the surface of the resin sheet is obtained.
- Step (2) is a step of attaching a part of the conductive particles to the resin sheet.
- (B1) press the conductive particles against the resin sheet using a pressure port press.
- (B2) When the resin sheet is made of non-woven fabric or the like, press the conductive particles against the resin sheet, (B3) When the resin sheet is softened or melted by heating, heat is applied to the resin sheet and Z or the conductive particles to heat all the resin sheet or A method of melting a part and then cooling and thermally fusing the conductive particles to the resin sheet can be mentioned. Further, the above methods (B1) to (B3) may be combined.
- Examples of the heat fusion method in the method (B3) include a calender roll, a hot air heater, an infrared heater, and a heating method using water vapor.
- the conductive particles are prevented from scattering. From the point of view, heating with a calendar roll or an infrared heater is preferred.
- a method of heating the calender roll will be specifically described with reference to FIG.
- the calender roll 10 is heated to a temperature 5 to 20 ° C. higher than the thermal softening temperature of the resin sheet 6, and the top of the laminate of the resin sheet 6 and the conductive particles 7 prepared in step (1).
- the heat of the calender roll 10 that has been passed while being in contact with the conductive particles 7 is transferred to the conductive particles 7 and the heat stored in the conductive particles 7 makes contact with the conductive particles 7. Melt the local area.
- the resin sheet 6 melted in V is naturally cooled, and the conductive particles 7 in contact with the resin sheet 6 Fused with grease sheet 6.
- This calender heating method does not heat the entire resin sheet 6, but only heats the local area of the resin sheet 6 that comes into contact with the conductive particles 7 and does not transmit heat to other parts. Since the expansion and contraction of 6 does not occur, it is preferable in that a more uniform sheet-shaped molding material can be obtained. At this time, if the pressing pressure of the calender roll is 5 kgfZcm or less, the conductive particles can adhere to the resin sheet without breaking.
- the step (2) is completed, the fuel cell in which the conductive particles are attached to the resin sheet and the conductive particles not attached to the resin sheet are placed thereon. A sheet-shaped molding material precursor for a separator can be obtained.
- this resin is used in this step (2).
- a part of the conductive particles can be adhered to the resin sheet by adhering the conductive particles in contact with the resin sheet to the resin sheet using a calendar mouth heating method or the like.
- the step (3) is a step of removing the conductive particles attached to the resin sheet in the step (2).
- the conductive particles that are not in direct contact with the resin sheet 6 are not fused. By removing these non-fused conductive particles, the sheet-shaped molding material having the conductive particle layer of the present invention is obtained. Obtainable.
- the sheet-like molding material precursor for the fuel cell separator As a method for removing the conductive particles after adhering to the resin sheet, (C1) the sheet-like molding material precursor for the fuel cell separator is turned upside down and attached to the resin sheet. A method of dropping the conductive particles on the resin sheet, (C2) a method in which the upward force of the precursor is attached to the resin sheet using a suction nozzle, and the conductive particles are removed by suction. (C3) An upward force of the precursor may be a method in which gas is blown to remove conductive particles that are not attached to the resin sheet.
- the conductive particles can be removed without continuous adhesion.
- the removed conductive particles can be recovered and reused.
- Reference numeral 11 in FIG. 7 denotes a heat-sealed portion between the thermoplastic resin sheet 6 and the conductive particles 7.
- the method for producing a sheet-shaped molding material of the present invention employs a method of forming a sheet-shaped molding material by adhering conductive particles to the resin sheet by penetration, heat fusion or adhesion, and therefore, in each step.
- the conductive particles used as the raw material are hardly crushed, and the particle diameter is easily maintained.
- the amount of conductive particles attached to the resin sheet can be designed by appropriately selecting the size and shape of the conductive particles and the surface area of the resin sheet. Since the amount of conductive particles adhering to the resin sheet per unit area is determined by the surface area of the resin sheet and the size and shape of the conductive particles, the commonly used resin sheets and conductive particles are used. By using this, it is possible to manufacture a sheet-shaped molding material for a fuel cell separator, which has a very small thickness of the sheet-shaped molding material and fluctuation in the amount of conductive particles attached.
- the separator for a fuel cell of the present invention can be obtained by molding a single or a plurality of laminated sheet-like molding materials obtained through the above steps.
- Examples of powerful molding methods include conventionally performed press molding and stampable molding.
- the sheet-shaped molding material will be described in detail below, depending on whether it is made of a thermoplastic resin or a thermosetting resin.
- the sheet-shaped molding material is made of thermoplastic resin
- at least one sheet-shaped molding material is placed in a cavity mold having a separator shape.
- the mold temperature is preferably not higher than the melting point of the resin sheet.
- the mold temperature is equal to or higher than the melting point of the resin sheet
- the sheet-shaped molding material is placed in the mold, the sheet undergoes deformation such as shrinkage in a short time, and the resin and the conductive particles partially This is not preferable because the distribution tends to be non-uniform.
- the core mold is placed on the sheet-shaped molding material, and the sheet-shaped molding material is pressed with a pressure of 0.05 MPa to 10 MPa with the core mold and the cavity mold, and a heating press or the like is used.
- the mold temperature is cooled to a temperature not higher than the melting point of the resin sheet, preferably not higher than the melting point to 50 ° C. using a cooling press or the like, A pressure of 0.5 MPa to 100 MPa is applied to the sheet-shaped molding material. After the mold is cooled, the pressure is released and the mold force separator is removed.
- the sheet-shaped molding material is made of a thermosetting resin
- the sheet-shaped molding material is separated by a compression molding method using a separator mold heated to the curing temperature of the thermosetting resin. Is made.
- the molding pressure is appropriately selected within the range of 0.5 MPa to 100 MPa.
- the apparent thickness range of the sheet-shaped molding material of the present invention is 0.1 to 0.6 mm. By laminating them, it is possible to easily obtain a thin separator having a thickness variation of 1 mm or less.
- the thickness variation of the separator obtained by molding the sheet-shaped molding material of the present invention is preferably 15 ⁇ m or less.
- the separator for a fuel cell molded using the sheet-shaped molding material of the present invention can uniformly distribute the conductive particles particularly in the thermoplastic resin matrix, and as a result, the conductivity. Can be obtained.
- the fuel cell separator in which the average particle diameter of the conductive particles used as a raw material is finally obtained is retained as much as possible.
- the conductivity of the fuel cell separator The viewpoint power is preferable. From this viewpoint, the average particle diameter of the conductive particles contained in the finally obtained fuel cell separator 60% or more of the average particle size before forming the reinforced resin sheet is preferably 70% or more, more preferably 80% or more.
- the fuel cell separator can of course be used for a basic structural unit of a fuel cell, that is, a fuel cell composed of only a single cell. However, a fuel cell in which a plurality of single cells are stacked is used. It can also be used for a battery stack.
- a fuel cell is a power generator that uses hydrogen obtained by reforming fossil fuel as a main fuel and extracts energy generated by an electrochemical reaction between the hydrogen and oxygen as electric power. Usually, this is formed by stacking a plurality of single cells that generate power in series and collecting current with current collecting plates provided at both ends of the stack.
- the shape of the fuel cell separator obtained in the present invention is not particularly limited, and examples thereof include a fuel cell separator 12 shown in FIG. In FIG. 9, a separator having a shape having a gas or liquid channel 13 on one side or both sides is shown.
- the sheet-shaped molding material for a fuel cell separator of the present invention is particularly suitable for producing a fuel cell separator having a so-called ribbed shape.
- the fuel cell separator of the present invention can be used as a separator for various types of fuel cells such as hydrazine type, direct methanol type, alkali type, solid polymer type, phosphoric acid type and the like.
- the fuel cell obtained by using the fuel cell separator of the present invention is strong against impact and can be downsized.
- a portable power source, an emergency power source, etc. an artificial satellite, an airplane It can be used as a power source for various mobile objects such as spacecraft.
- a stack of 20 sheets of the sheet-shaped molding material is heated to 300 ° C in a heating furnace, the PPS fibers are melted, and immediately supplied to a mold heated to 150 ° C mounted on a press molding machine.
- the product was shaped by cooling under pressure and cooled and solidified to obtain a molded product with ribs having a shape shown in FIG. 10 having a width of 15 cm, an average thickness of 1.09 mm, and a length of 15 cm.
- the molding cycle is 30 seconds.
- the volume resistivity of the molded product was 6 mQ′cm, the bending strength was 53 MPa, the thickness variation was 0.009 mm, and the average particle size of graphite in the molded product was 81 ⁇ m.
- PPS fiber nonwoven fabric (weight is 20 g / m 2 , thickness is 80 ⁇ m, void average pore diameter is 38 m, porosity is 85%) is operated with the same raw materials, methods and conditions as in Example 1. As a result, a sheet-shaped molding material having an apparent thickness of 0.16 mm, a basis weight of 80 g / m 2 and a porosity of about 75% was obtained.
- Example 2 Using this sheet-shaped molding material, the same operation as in Example 1 was performed to obtain a molded product with a rib having a shape shown in FIG. 10 having a width of 15 cm, an average thickness of 1. lmm, and a length of 15 cm.
- the molding cycle was 30 seconds.
- the same operation as described above was performed to mold a flat molded product having a width of 15 cm, a thickness of about 1 mm, and a length of 15 cm.
- the volume resistivity of the molded product was 16 ⁇ 'cm, the bending strength was 60 MPa, the thickness variation was 0.007 mm, and the average particle size of graphite in the molded product was 83 m.
- PPS fiber nonwoven fabric (weight is 25 g / m 2 , thickness is 100 m, average pore diameter is 38 m, porosity is 85%) is operated using the same raw materials, methods and conditions as in Example 1.
- Example 2 Using this sheet-shaped molding material, the same operation as in Example 1 was performed to obtain a molded product with a rib having a shape shown in FIG. 10 having a width of 15 cm, an average thickness of 1. lmm, and a length of 15 cm.
- the molding cycle was 30 seconds.
- the same operation as described above was performed to mold a flat molded product having a width of 15 cm, a thickness of about 1 mm, and a length of 15 cm.
- the volume resistivity of the molded product was 17 m ⁇ ′cm, the bending strength was 64 MPa, the thickness variation was 0.007 mm, and the average particle size of graphite in the molded product was 83 m.
- PP / PE fiber nonwoven fabric (weight is 10g / m 2 , thickness is 45 m, average pore diameter is 37 m, porosity is 85%, soft temperature is 100 ° C) Except for changing the temperature of the calender roll to 140 ° C, the operation was carried out in the same manner and under the same conditions as in Example 1, the apparent thickness was 0.15 mm, the basis weight was 70 g / m 2 , A sheet-shaped molding material having a porosity of about 75% was obtained.
- a stack of 22 sheets of this sheet-shaped molding material is heated to 185 ° C in a heating furnace to melt the polyolefin fin resin fiber and immediately supplied to a mold heated to 80 ° C installed in a press molding machine. Then, molding was performed by pressurizing at 40 MPa, and cooling and solidification were performed to obtain a molded product with a rib having a shape shown in FIG. The molding cycle was 30 seconds.
- the same operation as described above was performed to mold a flat molded product having a width of 15 cm, a thickness of about 1 mm, and a length of 15 cm.
- the volume resistivity of the molded product was 8 m ⁇ ′cm, the bending strength was 40 MPa, the thickness variation was 0. Olmm, and the average particle size of graphite in the molded product was 81 ⁇ m.
- PPZPE fiber nonwoven fabric (weight is 15 g / m 2 , thickness is 68 m, average pore diameter is 37 m, porosity is 85%, soft temperature is 100 ° C)
- the sheet-like molding material having an apparent thickness of 0.16 mm, a weight per unit area of 75 g / m 2 and a porosity of about 77% was obtained.
- a stack of 22 sheets of this sheet-shaped molding material is heated to 185 ° C in a heating furnace to melt the polyolefin fin resin fiber and immediately supplied to a mold heated to 80 ° C installed in a press molding machine. Then, it was shaped by cooling at 40 MPa and cooled and solidified to obtain a molded product with a rib having a shape shown in FIG. 10 having a width of 15 cm, an average thickness of 0.99 mm, and a length of 15 cm.
- the molding cycle was 30 seconds.
- the same operation as described above was performed to mold a flat molded product having a width of 15 cm, a thickness of about 1 mm, and a length of 15 cm.
- the volume resistivity of the molded product was 10 m ⁇ 'cm, the bending strength was 43 MPa, the thickness variation was 0.009 mm, and the average particle size of graphite in the molded product was 80 m.
- This composite sheet was semi-cured in a drying oven at 60 ° C for 2 hours, and then the graphite not attached to the non-woven fabric fibers was removed, resulting in an apparent thickness of 0.15 mm and a basis weight of 75 g / m. to obtain a sheet-form molding material is 2.
- 20 sheets of this sheet (150mm X 150mm) are stacked, filled in a preheated 150 ° C mold, and pressed at 40MPa to form a ribbed product with a width of 15cm, an average thickness of 1.06mm, and a length of 15cm. Got.
- the molding cycle was 45 minutes.
- a flat plate-shaped product having a width of 15 cm, a thickness of about 1 mm, and a length of 15 cm was also formed.
- the volume resistivity of the molded products was 22 m ⁇ ⁇ cm, the bending strength was 44 MPa, the thickness was 0. Olmm, and the average particle size of graphite in the molded products was 80 m.
- the obtained stampable sheet is cut into a predetermined size (120mm x 120mm), heated in a heating furnace at 320 ° C for 10 minutes, melted PPS, and immediately heated to 150 ° C mounted on a press molding machine
- the product was supplied to the mold and pressed at 40 MPa to form and cool and solidify to obtain a molded product with ribs having a width of 15 cm, an average thickness of 1. lmm, and a length of 15 cm.
- the molding cycle was 30 seconds.
- a flat plate-shaped product having a width of 15 cm, a thickness of about 1 mm, and a length of 15 cm was also formed.
- the volume resistivity of the molded products was 116 m ⁇ ⁇ cm, the bending strength was 61 MPa, the thickness variation was 0.110 mm, and the average particle size of graphite in the molded products was 14 m.
- This resin sheet was semi-cured in a drying oven at 60 ° C for 2 hours.
- 20 sheets (150mm x 150mm) like this, filling them in a preheated 150 ° C mold and pressing them with 40MPa, the width is 15cm, the average thickness is 1.27mm, and the length is 15cm.
- a rib shaped product was obtained.
- the molding cycle was 45 minutes.
- a flat plate-shaped product having a width of 15 cm, a thickness of about 1 mm, and a length of 15 cm was also formed.
- the volume resistivity of the molded products is 466 m ⁇ .cm
- the bending strength is 46 MPa
- thickness variation is 0.165 mm
- the average particle size of graphite in the molded product is 80 ⁇ m.
- Uniform dispersion is obtained by mixing and stirring 40 parts of artificial graphite similar to the artificial graphite used in Example 1 and 60 parts of Epiclon 830 having a viscosity of 4000 mPa.s for 2 minutes in an environment of an ambient temperature of 40 ° C. Was prepared.
- the obtained dispersion was used in the PPZPE fiber nonwoven fabric used in Example 3 (weight is 10 g / m 2 , thickness is 45 m, average pore diameter is 37 m, porosity is 85%, soft soot temperature is Using a squeegee plate on one side at 100 ° C., it was applied at 90 g / m 2 to obtain a resin sheet (graphite content: 36% by weight).
- This resin sheet was semi-cured in a drying oven at 60 ° C for 2 hours.
- 20 sheets of such sheets (150mm XI 50mm) are stacked, filled in a pre-heated 150 ° C mold and pressed at 40MPa to obtain a rib with a width of 15cm, an average thickness of 1.25mm, and a length of 15cm.
- a molded article was obtained.
- the molding cycle was 45 minutes.
- a flat molded product having a width of 15 cm, a thickness of about 1 mm, and a length of 15 cm was also formed.
- the volume resistivity of the molded product was 783 m ⁇ ⁇ cm, the bending strength was 49 MPa, the thickness variation was 0.143 mm, and the average particle size of graphite in the molded product was 80 ⁇ m.
- Unit is ⁇ ⁇ cm.
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