HYDROGEN/HYDROGEN PEROXIDE FUEL CELL

摘要

One embodiment of the present invention includes a technique of performing a catalytic oxidation reaction at an anode (31) to provide hydrogen ions from molecular hydrogen and a catalytic reduction reaction at a cathode (41) to provide hydroxyl ions from liquid hydrogen peroxide. Passage the molecular hydrogen to a reaction region (24) is impeded with a proton exchange membrane (33) and passage of the hydrogen peroxide to the reaction region (24) is impeded with an ion-selective arrangement (43). Electric potential is generated between the anode (31) and the cathode (41) to provide electric power from a reaction of the hydrogen ions and the hydroxyl ions in the reaction region (24). In one variation, a regeneration technique is also provided.