摘要 |
<p>A method of manufacturing an electrode for an electrochemical fuel cell is disclosed, comprising providing a sheet (10) of compressed mass of expanded graphite particles having a plurality of perforations (20) defined by walls of the expanded graphite particles, and the perforations passing through the sheet between first and second opposed surfaces of the sheet; coating the sheet with a thermosettable organic resin (66), said coating step comprising filling a portion of said perforations with the thermosettable organic resin; curing and baking the sheet, and reopening a portion of the filled perforations during the curing and baking step; activating the thermosettable organic resin to form a high surface area carbon on the walls of the perforations; and loading a catalyst (600) onto the high surface area carbon.</p> |