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Title: Cathode for molten carbonate fuel cell

Abstract

A porous sintered cathode for a molten carbonate fuel cell and method of making same, the cathode including a skeletal structure of a first electronically conductive material slightly soluble in the electrolyte present in the molten carbonate fuel cell covered by fine particles of a second material of possibly lesser electronic conductivity insoluble in the electrolyte present in the molten carbonate fuel cell, the cathode having a porosity in the range of from about 60% to about 70% at steady-state cell operating conditions consisting of both macro-pores and micro-pores.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. New Lenox, IL
  2. Hickory Hills, IL
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
867231
Patent Number(s):
4891280
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (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:  
W-31109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
cathode; molten; carbonate; fuel; cell; porous; sintered; method; including; skeletal; structure; electronically; conductive; material; slightly; soluble; electrolyte; covered; fine; particles; possibly; lesser; electronic; conductivity; insoluble; porosity; range; 60; 70; steady-state; operating; conditions; consisting; macro-pores; micro-pores; fuel cell; fine particles; operating conditions; conductive material; carbonate fuel; molten carbonate; electronically conductive; porous sintered; electronic conductivity; operating condition; cell operating; skeletal structure; fine particle; sintered cathode; slightly soluble; cathode including; material slightly; /429/

Citation Formats

Kaun, Thomas D, and Mrazek, Franklin C. Cathode for molten carbonate fuel cell. United States: N. p., 1990. Web.
Kaun, Thomas D, & Mrazek, Franklin C. Cathode for molten carbonate fuel cell. United States.
Kaun, Thomas D, and Mrazek, Franklin C. Mon . "Cathode for molten carbonate fuel cell". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/867231.
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