The present invention relates to a method of non-destructively measuring a thickness of a reinforcement membrane, and more particularly, to a method of non-destructively measuring a thickness of a hydrogen ion exchange reinforcement membrane for a fuel cell, in which the reinforcement membrane has a symmetric three-layer structure including a reinforcement base layer and pure water layers disposed at opposing sides of the reinforcement base layer, including performing total non-destructive inspection and omitting a process of analyzing a position by means of a thickness peak of a power spectrum of the respective layers of the reinforcement membrane.

The present invention relates to a method of non-destructively measuring a thickness of a reinforcement membrane, and more particularly, to a method of non-destructively measuring a thickness of a hydrogen ion exchange reinforcement membrane for a fuel cell, in which the reinforcement membrane has a symmetric three-layer structure including a reinforcement base layer and pure water layers disposed at opposing sides of the reinforcement base layer, including performing total non-destructive inspection and omitting a process of analyzing a position by means of a thickness peak of a power spectrum of the respective layers of the reinforcement membrane.

The present invention is related to a separator of a microbial fuel cell comprising: a porous supporting material and a C hydrogel, wherein the hydrogel is introduced in pores of the porous supporting material.

The present invention is related to a separator of a microbial fuel cell comprising: a porous supporting material and a C hydrogel, wherein the hydrogel is introduced in pores of the porous supporting material.

The present invention relates to an assembly-type cartridge block enabling various types of cartridges, and a hollow-fiber membrane module comprising the same. The assembly-type cartridge block of an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a body part having a plurality of hollow-fiber membranes therein and having mesh parts formed respectively at the upper and lower parts thereof; and a fastening part formed on a side surface of the body part and configured to be fastened to an adjacent assembly-type cartridge block. Further, the hollow-fiber membrane module of an embodiment of the present invention comprises: a housing unit including a first fluid inlet, a first fluid outlet, a second fluid inlet, and a second fluid outlet; and a cartridge unit installed inside the housing unit and formed by fastening a plurality of assembly-type cartridge blocks, each of the assemble type cartridge blocks having a plurality of hollow-fiber membranes therein.

A membrane for fuel cells, such as PEM and/or AEM fuel cells and/or electrolyzers is disclosed. Such a membrane (e.g., an anion conducting membrane) may include: crosslinked ionomer comprising two types of functional groups: a first type of functional groups forming crosslinking bonds between two ionomer chains; and a second type of functional groups comprising ion conducting functional groups. In some embodiments, the crosslinking bonds may not include the ion conducting functional groups. A catalyst coated membrane (CCM) is also disclosed. In such case the membrane may further include at least one catalyst layer attached to at least one side of the membrane to form the catalyst coated membrane (CCM). The at least one catalyst layer may include catalyst nanoparticles and crosslinked ionomer of the catalyst layer comprising two types of functional groups.

A reinforced ion-conducting membrane comprises a planar reinforcing component which comprises a porous polymer material; an ion-conducting component embedded in at least a region of the planar reinforcing component, which ion-conducting component comprises an ion-conducting polymer material; and linking groups which are chemically bonded to both the planar reinforcing component and the ion-conducting component. The reinforced ion-conducting membrane is useful as the membrane in a membrane-electrode assembly for example as used in fuel cells.

Disclosed are a polymer electrolyte membrane, a method of manufacturing the membrane, and a membrane-electrode assembly including the membrane. The polymer electrolyte membrane contains a porous support having a plurality of pores, a first layer including a first ion conductor that fills the pores adjoining one surface of the porous support, and a second layer including a second ion conductor that fills the pores adjoining the other surface of the porous support, wherein the first ion conductor and the second ion conductor are different from each other, and one selected from the group consisting of the first layer, the second layer, and a combination thereof includes an organic-based antioxidant.

Disclosed are a polymer electrolyte membrane, a method of manufacturing the membrane, and a membrane-electrode assembly including the membrane. The polymer electrolyte membrane contains a porous support having a plurality of pores, a first layer including a first ion conductor that fills the pores adjoining one surface of the porous support, and a second layer including a second ion conductor that fills the pores adjoining the other surface of the porous support, wherein the first ion conductor and the second ion conductor are different from each other, and one selected from the group consisting of the first layer, the second layer, and a combination thereof includes an organic-based antioxidant.

Provided are a separator for a fuel cell, a method of manufacturing the same, and a fuel cell electrode assembly, in which the fuel cell separator includes: a support that is formed by accumulating fibers containing 20 wt % to 50 wt % of a fiber-forming polymer and 50 wt % to 80 wt % of a heat-resistant polymer, and has a plurality of pores; and an ion exchange resin filled in the plurality of pores of the support.