Low contaminant formic acid fuel for direct liquid fuel cell
Abstract
A low contaminant formic acid fuel is especially suited toward use in a direct organic liquid fuel cell. A fuel of the invention provides high power output that is maintained for a substantial time and the fuel is substantially non-flammable. Specific contaminants and contaminant levels have been identified as being deleterious to the performance of a formic acid fuel in a fuel cell, and embodiments of the invention provide low contaminant fuels that have improved performance compared to known commercial bulk grade and commercial purified grade formic acid fuels. Preferred embodiment fuels (and fuel cells containing such fuels) including low levels of a combination of key contaminants, including acetic acid, methyl formate, and methanol.
- Inventors:
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- Champaign, IL
- Urbana, IL
- Palatine, IL
- Vancouver, CA
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, IL (United States)
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1015156
- Patent Number(s):
- 7618725
- Application Number:
- 11/079,893
- Assignee:
- The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois (Urbana, IL)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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C - CHEMISTRY C10 - PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES C10L - FUELS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
- DOE Contract Number:
- FG02-99ER14993
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
Citation Formats
Masel, Richard I, Zhu, Yimin, Kahn, Zakia, and Man, Malcolm. Low contaminant formic acid fuel for direct liquid fuel cell. United States: N. p., 2009.
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Masel, Richard I, Zhu, Yimin, Kahn, Zakia, & Man, Malcolm. Low contaminant formic acid fuel for direct liquid fuel cell. United States.
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"Low contaminant formic acid fuel for direct liquid fuel cell". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1015156.
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High power density direct formic acid fuel cells
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- Journal of Power Sources, Vol. 130, Issue 1-2
Direct formic acid fuel cells
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