Determination of optimum electrolyte composition for molten carbonate fuel cells

Technical Report · Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1987

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/5026249· OSTI ID:5026249

Yuh, C. Y.; Pigeaud, A.

The objective of this study is to determine the optimum electrolyte composition for molten carbonate fuel cells. To accomplish this, the contractor will provide: (1) Comprehensive reports of on-going efforts to optimize carbonate composition. (2) A list of characteristics affected by electrolyte composition variations (e.g. ionic conductivity, vapor pressure, melting range, gas solubility, exchange current densities on NiO, corrosion and cathode dissolution effects). (3) Assessment of the overall effects that these characteristics have state-of-the-art cell voltage and lifetime.

• Research Organization: Energy Research Corp., Danbury, CT (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC21-86MC23264
• OSTI ID: 5026249
• Report Number(s): DOE/MC/23264-6; ON: DE92017547
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
ELECTROLYTES
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS
CATHODES
CORROSION
CURRENT DENSITY
IONIC CONDUCTIVITY
MELTING
NICKEL OXIDES
OPTIMIZATION
PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS
PROGRESS REPORT
SOLUBILITY
VAPOR PRESSURE
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
DOCUMENT TYPES
ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY
ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTRODES
FUEL CELLS
HIGH-TEMPERATURE FUEL CELLS
NICKEL COMPOUNDS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PHASE TRANSFORMATIONS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
TRANSITION ELEMENT COMPOUNDS
300501* - Fuel Cells- Design & Development
300505 - Fuel Cells- Electrochemistry
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