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Title: Process for making structure for a MCFC

Abstract

A process of making a porous carbonate-containing structure for use in a molten carbonate fuel cell, wherein a suitable porous structure is prepared having disposed therein a metal salt selected from the alkali metals and the alkaline earth metals or mixtures thereof with at least a portion of the salt being a monobasic organic acid salt. The monobasic acid salt is converted to the carbonate in situ by heating in the presence of oxygen. Both electrode and electrolyte structures can be prepared. Formic acid is preferred.

Inventors:
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Issue Date:
Research Org.:
General Electric Co., Schenectady, NY (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
865806
Patent Number(s):
4581303
Application Number:
06/719,653
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by U.S. Department of Energy (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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
DOE Contract Number:  
AC02-80ET17019
Resource Type:
Patent
Resource Relation:
Patent File Date: 1985 Apr 03
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
process; structure; mcfc; porous; carbonate-containing; molten; carbonate; fuel; cell; suitable; prepared; disposed; therein; metal; salt; selected; alkali; metals; alkaline; earth; mixtures; portion; monobasic; organic; acid; converted; situ; heating; presence; oxygen; electrode; electrolyte; structures; formic; preferred; porous carbon; acid salt; fuel cell; porous structure; alkali metal; alkaline earth; metal salt; earth metal; carbonate fuel; molten carbonate; disposed therein; alkali metals; earth metals; electrolyte structure; organic acid; formic acid; salt selected; /429/

Citation Formats

Pasco, Wayne D., and Arendt, Ronald H. Process for making structure for a MCFC. United States: N. p., 1986. Web.
Pasco, Wayne D., & Arendt, Ronald H. Process for making structure for a MCFC. United States.
Pasco, Wayne D., and Arendt, Ronald H. Wed . "Process for making structure for a MCFC". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/865806.
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abstractNote = {A process of making a porous carbonate-containing structure for use in a molten carbonate fuel cell, wherein a suitable porous structure is prepared having disposed therein a metal salt selected from the alkali metals and the alkaline earth metals or mixtures thereof with at least a portion of the salt being a monobasic organic acid salt. The monobasic acid salt is converted to the carbonate in situ by heating in the presence of oxygen. Both electrode and electrolyte structures can be prepared. Formic acid is preferred.},
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