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Title: Method of preparing a sintered lithium aluminate structure for containing electrolyte

Abstract

A porous sintered tile is formed of lithium aluminate for retaining molten lectrolyte within a fuel cell. The tile is prepared by reacting lithium hydroxide in aqueous solution with alumina particles to form beta lithium aluminate particles. The slurry is evaporated to dryness and the solids dehydrated to form a beta lithium aluminate powder. The powder is compacted into the desired shape and sintered at a temperature in excess of 1200 K. but less than 1900 K. to form a porous integral structure that is subsequently filled with molten electrolyte. A tile of this type is intended for use in containing molten alkali metal carbonates as electolyte for use in a fuel cell having porous metal or metal oxide electrodes for burning a fuel gas such as hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide with an oxidant gas containing oxygen.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Evergreen Park, IL
  2. Cupertino, CA
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
863799
Patent Number(s):
4251600
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C01 - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY C01F - COMPOUNDS OF THE METALS BERYLLIUM, MAGNESIUM, ALUMINIUM, CALCIUM, STRONTIUM, BARIUM, RADIUM, THORIUM, OR OF THE RARE-EARTH METALS
C - CHEMISTRY C04 - CEMENTS C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
method; preparing; sintered; lithium; aluminate; structure; containing; electrolyte; porous; tile; formed; retaining; molten; lectrolyte; fuel; cell; prepared; reacting; hydroxide; aqueous; solution; alumina; particles; form; beta; slurry; evaporated; dryness; solids; dehydrated; powder; compacted; desired; shape; temperature; excess; 1200; 1900; integral; subsequently; filled; type; intended; alkali; metal; carbonates; electolyte; oxide; electrodes; burning; gas; hydrogen; carbon; monoxide; oxidant; oxygen; lithium hydroxide; metal carbonates; oxide electrode; containing molten; fuel cell; containing electrolyte; alumina particles; lithium aluminate; porous metal; oxidant gas; gas containing; molten electrolyte; fuel gas; carbon monoxide; alkali metal; metal oxide; aqueous solution; molten alkali; desired shape; containing oxygen; porous sintered; metal carbonate; subsequently filled; retaining molten; oxide electrodes; metal carbon; porous integral; aluminate particles; /429/264/

Citation Formats

Sim, James W, and Kinoshita, Kimio. Method of preparing a sintered lithium aluminate structure for containing electrolyte. United States: N. p., 1981. Web.
Sim, James W, & Kinoshita, Kimio. Method of preparing a sintered lithium aluminate structure for containing electrolyte. United States.
Sim, James W, and Kinoshita, Kimio. Thu . "Method of preparing a sintered lithium aluminate structure for containing electrolyte". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/863799.
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abstractNote = {A porous sintered tile is formed of lithium aluminate for retaining molten lectrolyte within a fuel cell. The tile is prepared by reacting lithium hydroxide in aqueous solution with alumina particles to form beta lithium aluminate particles. The slurry is evaporated to dryness and the solids dehydrated to form a beta lithium aluminate powder. The powder is compacted into the desired shape and sintered at a temperature in excess of 1200 K. but less than 1900 K. to form a porous integral structure that is subsequently filled with molten electrolyte. A tile of this type is intended for use in containing molten alkali metal carbonates as electolyte for use in a fuel cell having porous metal or metal oxide electrodes for burning a fuel gas such as hydrogen and/or carbon monoxide with an oxidant gas containing oxygen.},
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year = {Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1981},
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