Electrolyte reservoir for carbonate fuel cells

Title: Electrolyte reservoir for carbonate fuel cells

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An electrode for a carbonate fuel cell and method of making same are described wherein a substantially uniform mixture of an electrode-active powder and porous ceramic particles suitable for a carbonate fuel cell are formed into an electrode with the porous ceramic particles having pores in the range of from about 1 micron to about 3 microns, and a carbonate electrolyte is in the pores of the ceramic particles.

Inventors:: Iacovangelo, C.D.; Shores, D.A.

Issue Date:: 1984-05-23

OSTI Identifier:: 5996691

Application Number:: ON: TI85005736

Assignee:: Dept. of Energy EDB-85-032027

DOE Contract Number:: AC02-80ET17019

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTRODES; FABRICATION; MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS; DESIGN; ELECTROLYTES; LITHIUM CARBONATES; MATRIX MATERIALS; MICROSPHERES; MOLTEN SALTS; POROUS MATERIALS; POTASSIUM CARBONATES; ALKALI METAL COMPOUNDS; CARBON COMPOUNDS; CARBONATES; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; FUEL CELLS; HIGH-TEMPERATURE FUEL CELLS; LITHIUM COMPOUNDS; MATERIALS; OXYGEN COMPOUNDS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; SALTS; 300503* - Fuel Cells- Materials, Components, & Auxiliaries

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