Carbonate fuel cell matrix

Title: Carbonate fuel cell matrix

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A carbonate fuel cell matrix comprising support particles and crack attenuator particles which are made platelet in shape to increase the resistance of the matrix to through cracking. Also disclosed is a matrix having porous crack attenuator particles and a matrix whose crack attenuator particles have a thermal coefficient of expansion which is significantly different from that of the support particles, and a method of making platelet-shaped crack attenuator particles.

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Farooque, Mohammad ^[1]; Yuh, Chao-Yi ^[2]

(Huntington, CT)
(New Milford, CT)

Issue Date:: 1996-01-01

OSTI Identifier:: 870716

Assignee:: Energy Research Corporation (Danbury, CT) ORO

Patent Number(s):: US 5580673

Contract Number:: AC21-90MC27168; FG05-93ER81512

Research Org:: Energy Research Corporation (Danbury, CT)

Sponsoring Org:: USDOE

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: carbonate; fuel; cell; matrix; comprising; support; particles; crack; attenuator; platelet; shape; increase; resistance; cracking; disclosed; porous; thermal; coefficient; expansion; significantly; method; platelet-shaped; fuel cell; carbonate fuel; thermal coefficient; matrix comprising; support particles; cell matrix; comprising support; support particle; /429/29/423/

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