GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODE MATERIAL, PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING GAS DIFFUSION ELECTRODE

摘要

A reaction layer material for a gas diffusion electrode and a production process therefor, which is obtained by mixing a polytetrafluoroethylene dispersion with a surfactant-containing aqueous solution containing hydrophilic fine particles and a hydrophobic carbon black, each dispersed therein satisfying the relationships: 0.5 < D < 2 and rs < 2rp, wherein D = rc/rp, rs represents the average particle diameter of the hydrophilic fine particles dispersed in the surfactant-containing aqueous solution, rc represents the average particle diameter of the hydrophobic carbon black dispersed in the surfactant-containing aqueous solution, and rp represents the average particle diameter of polytetrafluoroethylene fine particles in the polytetrafluoroethylene dispersion to be used; and then adding a self-organizing agent to the mixture and mixing therewith. A jet mill is used for dispersing the hydrophobic carbon black. The liquid obtained by adding and mixing the self-organizing agent is spray-dried or is applied by spraying.