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Kubota Research Associates, Inc. has launched 'P-Wave MemBond,' a waterproof bonding process for the assembly of fuel cells. Concurrently, Ion Power, Inc. and Kubota Research have announced a strategic alliance to accelerate fuel cell research and drive its progress toward commercial applications. Ion Power is a major supplier of Nafion, DuPont's perfluorosulphonic acid polymer, to the fuel cell industry.
Available immediately to the fuel cell research industry is a packaged offering which facilitates the bonding of Nafion and other PEM materials to metallic bipolar plates. Based on the patent-pending 'P-Wave Pseudo Process Technology', this makes it possible to bond the PEM directly to metals like aluminium, titanium, nickel or stainless steel and other materials such as graphite and polymeric materials, to form a chemically-resistant bond that does not degrade on long-term exposure to the highly acidic water environment within fuel cells. The manufacturing process is said to be simplified ...