发明名称 |
Organic fuel cell with gas separator |
摘要 |
A liquid organic fuel cell is provided which employs a solid electrolyte membrane. An organic fuel, such as a methanol/water mixture, is circulated past an anode of a cell while oxygen or air is circulated past a cathode of the cell. The cell solid electrolyte membrane is preferably fabricated from Nafion TM . Additionally, a method for improving the performance of carbon electrode structures for use in organic fuel cells is provided wherein a high surface-area carbon particle/Teflon TM -binder structure is immersed within a Nafion TM /methanol bath to impregnate the electrode with Nafion TM . A method for fabricating an anode for use in a organic fuel cell is described wherein metal alloys are deposited onto the electrode in an electrodeposition solution containing perfluorooctanesulfonic acid. A fuel additive containing perfluorooctanesulfonic acid for use with fuel cells employing a sulfuric acid electrolyte is also disclosed. New organic fuels, namely, trimethoxymethane, dimethoxymethane, and trioxane are also described for use with either conventional or improved fuel cells. <IMAGE> |
申请公布号 |
EP1489676(A2) |
申请公布日期 |
2004.12.22 |
申请号 |
EP20040019941 |
申请日期 |
1994.10.18 |
申请人 |
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA;CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY |
发明人 |
SURAMPUDI, SUBBARAO;NARAYANAN, SEKHARIPURAM R.;VAMOS, EUGENE;FRANK, HARVEY A.;HALPERT, GERALD;OLAH, GEORGE;PRAKASH, G.K. |
分类号 |
H01M4/86;H01M4/88;H01M4/90;H01M4/92;H01M4/96;H01M8/02;H01M8/04;H01M8/06;H01M8/10;H01M8/22;H01M8/24 |
主分类号 |
H01M4/86 |
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