{"product_id":"elat-lt1400","title":"ELAT® 1400 - 454 μm Carbon Cloth","description":"\u003cp\u003eFuel Cells Etc’s ELAT® 1400 is a carbon cloth Gas Diffusion Layer (GDL) with a carbon microporous layer. The thickness is 454 μm. ELAT® has been engineered to have state-of-the-art performance over a wide range of operating conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eELAT® 1400: Properties and Advantages\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGaseous reactant-consuming electrochemical devices require the fuel or oxidant species to reach to the anode or cathode electrocatalyst layers in an evenly distributed fashion. Additionally, if the electrochemical device needs to consume a liquid reactant in a controlled fashion (meaning limiting the quantity of the liquid medium arriving to the catalyst layer), then there is a need for Teflonization both at the substrate fabric and MPL sections. ELAT® 1400 gas diffusion layer is comprised of base fabric (also known as substrate) and MPL. Having the Teflonization treatment both at the base fabric and MPL sections provides unique features. Teflonization improves the water management aspect of the electrochemical device if the reactant species are in gaseous form. MPL is comprised of carbon black and PTFE, and it provides a cushioning effect for the membrane and protects it from being damaged by the long carbon fibers present in the base fabric. Having the micro-porous and macro-porous features within the MPL and base fabric improves the even distribution of the gaseous species across the entire active area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf ELAT® 1400 is used with liquid reactant-consuming electrochemical devices, the presence of Teflon limits how fast the electrocatalyst layer is flooded by the liquid medium. For example, for direct methanol fuel cells, it is essential that the hydrophobicity of the MPL and base fabric restricts how much methanol\/water arrives at the anode electrocatalyst layer and hence gets close to the membrane. With the proper Teflonization, the fuel crossover issues can potentially be minimized to a certain extent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe above-mentioned features make ELAT® 1400 ideally suitable for gaseous reactant-consuming electrochemical devices (such as hydrogen\/air fuel cells, hydrogen\/oxygen fuel cells, etc.), gas-generating electrochemical devices (such as the cathode side of the PEM or alkaline electrolyzers, etc.), direct methanol fuel cells, batteries, and various other electrochemical devices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eELAT - LT1400: Interfacial Contact Resistance as a Function of Contact Pressure\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe graph below provides the interfacial contact resistance of ELAT® 1400 at different contact pressure values (Credit: \u003cstrong\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1080\/19397038.2021.1986592\"\u003eAmit C. Bhosale et al. in the article entitled \"Effect of gas pressure and clamping pressure on interfacial contact resistance of a cylindrical polymer membrane fuel cell\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\").\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0822\/6524\/3907\/files\/desc-interfacial-contact-resistance-elat-lt1400.jpg?v=1790961453\" style=\"width: 600px; height: 423px\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSuggested Uses\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFuel Cells\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElectrolysis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFlow Through Batteries\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWater Clean-up Electrochemistry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Fuel Cells Etc","offers":[{"title":"5 x 5","offer_id":49732629496067,"sku":"11070005","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"10 x 10","offer_id":49732629528835,"sku":"11070006","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20 x 20","offer_id":49732629561603,"sku":"11070007","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"40 x 40","offer_id":49732629594371,"sku":"11070008","price":235.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0822\/6524\/3907\/files\/ELAT.jpg?v=1790704862","url":"https:\/\/fuelcellsetc.com\/products\/elat-lt1400","provider":"Fuel Cells Etc","version":"1.0","type":"link"}