Cell module, ozone generator thereof and methods for generating ozone using the same

Abstract

A cell module includes an anode, a cathode and a proton exchange membrane. The anode adheres to one side of the proton exchange membrane while the cathode adheres to the opposite side thereof. The anode comprises a substrate and at least one diamond-like carbon layer covering the substrate. The present disclosure further provides an ozone generator and a method using the same.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A cell module comprising:
 a proton exchange membrane;   an anode, including a substrate and at least one diamond-like carbon layer formed on a surface thereof, adhered to one side of the proton exchange membrane;   a cathode, corresponding to the anode, adhered the opposite side of the proton exchange membrane.   
     
     
         2 . The cell module according to  claim 1 , wherein the proton exchange membrane material is formed by a sulfonated tetrafluoroethylene based material. 
     
     
         3 . The cell module according to  claim 1 , wherein the substrate is made of a material selected from the group consisting of carbon cloth, carbon paper and the combination thereof, and the anode is made of a material selected from the groups consisting of platinum, copper, silicon dioxide, carbon dioxide, carbon cloth, carbon paper, carbon materials and the combination thereof. 
     
     
         4 . The cell module according to  claim 1 , wherein the diamond-like carbon layer further comprises a dopant. 
     
     
         5 . The cell module according to  claim 4 , wherein the dopant is nitrogen and the mass fraction is between 10 to 30 percentages of the diamond-like carbon layer. 
     
     
         6 . The cell module according to  claim 1 , wherein the diamond-like carbon layer is multi-layered. 
     
     
         7 . The cell module according to  claim 1 , wherein the diamond-like carbon layer has two to six layers. 
     
     
         8 . An ozone generator, including:
 a tank with a plurality of water inlets and a plurality of water outlets;   a cell module disposed in the tank, including a proton exchange membrane, an anode and a corresponding cathode, wherein the anode adheres to one side of the proton exchange membrane, the anode includes a substrate and at least one diamond-like carbon layer, the cathode adheres to the other side of the proton exchange membrane, and at least two conduction plates disposed on either side of the cell module.   
     
     
         9 . The ozone generator according to  claim 8 , wherein the diamond-like carbon layer further comprises a dopant. 
     
     
         10 . The ozone generator according to  claim 8 , wherein the dopant is nitrogen and the mass fraction is between 10 to 30 percentages of the diamond-like carbon layer. 
     
     
         11 . The ozone generator according to  claim 8 , wherein the diamond-like carbon layer is a multi-layered. 
     
     
         12 . The ozone generator according to  claim 8 , wherein the diamond-like carbon layer has two to six layers. 
     
     
         13 . The ozone generator according to  claim 8 , wherein the tank is made of anti-oxidized materials and the tank includes a anode water tank and a cathode water tank, wherein the first and cathode water tank have a plurality of corresponding fastening holes. 
     
     
         14 . The ozone generator according to  claim 8 , wherein the plurality of water inlets open at lower halves on one side of the first and cathode water tank and the plurality of water outlets open at upper halves, opposite to the water inlets, of the first and cathode water tank. 
     
     
         15 . The ozone generator according to  claim 8 , wherein the proton exchange membrane is formed by a material based on sulfonated tetrafluoroethylene. 
     
     
         16 . The ozone generator according to  claim 8 , wherein the substrate is made of a material selected from the group consisting of carbon cloth, carbon paper and the combination thereof, and the anode is made of a material selected from the groups consisting of platinum, copper, silicon dioxide, carbon dioxide, carbon cloth, carbon paper, carbon materials and the combination thereof. 
     
     
         17 . The ozone generator according to  claim 8 , wherein each of the conduction plates includes a frame portion and a connection portion formed by an extension from the frame portion.