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Title: All ceramic structure for molten carbonate fuel cell

Abstract

An all-ceramic molten carbonate fuel cell having a composition formed of a multivalent metal oxide or oxygenate such as an alkali metal, transition metal oxygenate. The structure includes an anode and cathode separated by an electronically conductive interconnect. The electrodes and interconnect are compositions ceramic materials. Various combinations of ceramic compositions for the anode, cathode and interconnect are disclosed. The fuel cell exhibits stability in the fuel gas and oxidizing environments. It presents reduced sealing and expansion problems in fabrication and has improved long-term corrosion resistance.

Inventors:
 [1];  [2]
  1. Lemont, IL
  2. Downers Grove, IL
Issue Date:
Research Org.:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
868433
Patent Number(s):
5139896
Assignee:
United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
Patent Classifications (CPCs):
C - CHEMISTRY C04 - CEMENTS C04B - LIME, MAGNESIA
H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
DOE Contract Number:  
W-31109-ENG-38
Resource Type:
Patent
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
ceramic; structure; molten; carbonate; fuel; cell; all-ceramic; composition; formed; multivalent; metal; oxide; oxygenate; alkali; transition; anode; cathode; separated; electronically; conductive; interconnect; electrodes; compositions; materials; various; combinations; disclosed; exhibits; stability; gas; oxidizing; environments; reduced; sealing; expansion; fabrication; improved; long-term; corrosion; resistance; fuel cell; corrosion resistance; ceramic material; ceramic composition; fuel gas; alkali metal; metal oxide; transition metal; ceramic materials; carbonate fuel; molten carbonate; electronically conductive; oxidizing environments; ceramic compositions; various combinations; multivalent metal; cathode separated; cell exhibits; ceramic structure; composition formed; metal oxygen; metal oxygenate; oxidizing environment; ceramic mater; conductive interconnect; /429/

Citation Formats

Smith, James L, and Kucera, Eugenia H. All ceramic structure for molten carbonate fuel cell. United States: N. p., 1992. Web.
Smith, James L, & Kucera, Eugenia H. All ceramic structure for molten carbonate fuel cell. United States.
Smith, James L, and Kucera, Eugenia H. Wed . "All ceramic structure for molten carbonate fuel cell". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/868433.
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abstractNote = {An all-ceramic molten carbonate fuel cell having a composition formed of a multivalent metal oxide or oxygenate such as an alkali metal, transition metal oxygenate. The structure includes an anode and cathode separated by an electronically conductive interconnect. The electrodes and interconnect are compositions ceramic materials. Various combinations of ceramic compositions for the anode, cathode and interconnect are disclosed. The fuel cell exhibits stability in the fuel gas and oxidizing environments. It presents reduced sealing and expansion problems in fabrication and has improved long-term corrosion resistance.},
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year = {Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1992},
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