Porous electrolyte retainer for molten carbonate fuel cell
Abstract
A porous tile for retaining molten electrolyte within a fuel cell is prepared by sintering particles of lithium aluminate into a stable structure. The tile is assembled between two porous metal plates which serve as electrodes with fuels gases such as H.sub.2 and CO opposite to oxidant gases such as O.sub.2 and CO.sub.2. The tile is prepared with a porosity of 55-65% and a pore size distribution selected to permit release of sufficient molten electrolyte to wet but not to flood the adjacent electrodes.
- Inventors:
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- Downers Grove, IL
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 864586
- Patent Number(s):
- 4389467
- Application Number:
- 06/211,001
- Assignee:
- United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- porous; electrolyte; retainer; molten; carbonate; fuel; cell; tile; retaining; prepared; sintering; particles; lithium; aluminate; stable; structure; assembled; metal; plates; serve; electrodes; fuels; gases; opposite; oxidant; porosity; 55-65; pore; size; distribution; selected; permit; release; sufficient; wet; flood; adjacent; metal plates; metal plate; fuel cell; lithium aluminate; porous metal; oxidant gas; size distribution; molten electrolyte; pore size; carbonate fuel; molten carbonate; oxidant gases; retaining molten; adjacent electrodes; distribution selected; /429/264/
Citation Formats
Singh, Raj N, and Dusek, Joseph T. Porous electrolyte retainer for molten carbonate fuel cell. United States: N. p., 1983.
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Singh, Raj N, & Dusek, Joseph T. Porous electrolyte retainer for molten carbonate fuel cell. United States.
Singh, Raj N, and Dusek, Joseph T. Tue .
"Porous electrolyte retainer for molten carbonate fuel cell". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/864586.
@article{osti_864586,
title = {Porous electrolyte retainer for molten carbonate fuel cell},
author = {Singh, Raj N and Dusek, Joseph T},
abstractNote = {A porous tile for retaining molten electrolyte within a fuel cell is prepared by sintering particles of lithium aluminate into a stable structure. The tile is assembled between two porous metal plates which serve as electrodes with fuels gases such as H.sub.2 and CO opposite to oxidant gases such as O.sub.2 and CO.sub.2. The tile is prepared with a porosity of 55-65% and a pore size distribution selected to permit release of sufficient molten electrolyte to wet but not to flood the adjacent electrodes.},
doi = {},
journal = {},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jun 21 00:00:00 EDT 1983},
month = {Tue Jun 21 00:00:00 EDT 1983}
}
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