A glass coating composition for a fuel cell gasket is described. The coating comprises: a glass component effective to form an alkaline solution in the presence of an equivalent amount of water by weight, a binder component, a liquid carrier which is greater than 50% by volume: water, and a retarder effective to inhibit hardening of the composition. The glass coating composition is particularly useful in fuel cell gaskets and provides improved resistance to solidification in an aqueous dispersion.

A glass coating composition for a fuel cell gasket is described. The coating comprises: a glass component effective to form an alkaline solution in the presence of an equivalent amount of water by weight, a binder component, a liquid carrier which is greater than 50% by volume: water, and a retarder effective to inhibit hardening of the composition. The glass coating composition is particularly useful in fuel cell gaskets and provides improved resistance to solidification in an aqueous dispersion.

A gasket manufacturing method, which enables an improvement in sealing performance by making the thickness of a gasket formed on a bead on a base member more uniform. The manufacturing method of a separator-integrated gasket includes dispensing a gasket material, and curing the gasket material dispensed on the bead. The bead includes portions having different widths in a short direction thereof. Compared to a moving speed of a dispensing apparatus relative to the separator body in a narrow portion where the width is small, the moving speed is slower in a wide portion having a larger width than the narrow portion.

An elastomeric material is disclosed, which is suitable, in particular, as a sealing material between the fuel cells of a fuel cell stack and the stacks as such, wherein the hybrid elastomeric material includes a hybrid elastomer with a proportion of a siloxane polymeric material and a proportion of a polyolefin elastomeric material, wherein the two materials are crosslinked with one another by addition. Further aspects relate to polyelectrolyte fuel cells, which include sealing elements made of the hybrid elastomeric material, as well as the use of the hybrid elastomeric material in a screen printing process.

An elastomeric material is disclosed, which is suitable, in particular, as a sealing material between the fuel cells of a fuel cell stack and the stacks as such, wherein the hybrid elastomeric material includes a hybrid elastomer with a proportion of a siloxane polymeric material and a proportion of a polyolefin elastomeric material, wherein the two materials are crosslinked with one another by addition. Further aspects relate to polyelectrolyte fuel cells, which include sealing elements made of the hybrid elastomeric material, as well as the use of the hybrid elastomeric material in a screen printing process.

A metal pole plate sealing structure for a fuel cell is disclosed, as well as a fuel cell using this structure. The metal pole plate sealing structure for a fuel cell includes a metal pole plate, a membrane electrode assembly and a sealing rubber body. The metal pole plate has a sealing rubber groove. The sealing rubber body is accommodated in the sealing rubber groove. The sealing rubber groove, the sealing rubber body and a frame of the membrane electrode assembly cooperate with each other to seal an internal space enclosed when the metal pole plate and the membrane electrode assembly are pressed together. An inner surface of the sealing rubber groove has a positioning unit which makes it easier to fix an installation position of the sealing rubber body in the sealing rubber groove.

A metal pole plate sealing structure for a fuel cell is disclosed, as well as a fuel cell using this structure. The metal pole plate sealing structure for a fuel cell includes a metal pole plate, a membrane electrode assembly and a sealing rubber body. The metal pole plate has a sealing rubber groove. The sealing rubber body is accommodated in the sealing rubber groove. The sealing rubber groove, the sealing rubber body and a frame of the membrane electrode assembly cooperate with each other to seal an internal space enclosed when the metal pole plate and the membrane electrode assembly are pressed together. An inner surface of the sealing rubber groove has a positioning unit which makes it easier to fix an installation position of the sealing rubber body in the sealing rubber groove.

The invention provides an assembly for fuel cell which has an excellent adhesive force in the presence of hot water, and a laminated body which is used for the assembly for fuel cell. The assembly for fuel cell comprises an adhesive resin layer containing a polyolefin having at least one group selected from the group consisting of an acidic group and an acid anhydride group and having an acid value of 0.01 mgKOH/g to 6.5 mgKOH/g; and two or more members bonded with the adhesive resin layer interposed therebetween, wherein at least one of the members is a metal member having a ratio of a dipole term in surface free energy of 0.01% to 5.0%.

The invention provides an assembly for fuel cell which has an excellent adhesive force in the presence of hot water, and a laminated body which is used for the assembly for fuel cell. The assembly for fuel cell comprises an adhesive resin layer containing a polyolefin having at least one group selected from the group consisting of an acidic group and an acid anhydride group and having an acid value of 0.01 mgKOH/g to 6.5 mgKOH/g; and two or more members bonded with the adhesive resin layer interposed therebetween, wherein at least one of the members is a metal member having a ratio of a dipole term in surface free energy of 0.01% to 5.0%.

The invention relates to a metal-air electrochemical cell comprising a frame (100) defining an electrolyte chamber having an anode side and a cathode side, wherein an air cathode assembly is provided in the cathode side, said air cathode assembly (20) comprising hydrophobic porous film having a first face and a second face, with current collector (21) and catalyst-containing active layer (26) provided on said first face, with the planar dimensions of the catalyst-containing active layer on said first face being smaller than that of said hydrophobic film and said current collector, such that the catalyst-containing active layer does not reach the edges of said hydrophobic film and said current collector, thereby creating a catalyst-free margin (27) on the hydrophobic film (31) and current collector which surrounds the catalyst-containing active layer, and wherein said first face of the hydrophobic film and said frame of the cell arm joined together by thermoplastic (101) applied onto the catalyst-free margin of the hydrophobic film. A method of assembling the metal/air cell is also described.