Air Breathing Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

Title: Air Breathing Direct Methanol Fuel Cell

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A method for activating a membrane electrode assembly for a direct methanol fuel cell is disclosed. The method comprises operating the fuel cell with humidified hydrogen as the fuel followed by running the fuel cell with methanol as the fuel.

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Ren,; Xiaoming, ^[1]

Los Alamos, NM

Issue Date:: 2003-07-22

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

OSTI Identifier:: 879859

Patent Number(s):: 6596422

Application Number:: 10/284009

Assignee:: The Regents of the University of California (Los Alamos, NM)

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

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H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
H01M4/8605 - {Porous electrodes}
H01M8/0247 - characterised by the form
H01M8/04186 - of liquid-charged or electrolyte-charged reactants
H01M8/2455 - with liquid, solid or electrolyte-charged reactants
H01M8/0254 - corrugated or undulated
H01M8/0662 - Treatment of gaseous reactants or gaseous residues, e.g. cleaning
H01M8/1009 - with one of the reactants being liquid, solid or liquid-charged

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
Y02E60/50 - Fuel cells

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01M - PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
H01M8/1004 - characterised by membrane-electrode assemblies [MEA]

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DOE Contract Number:: W-7405-ENG-36

Resource Type:: Patent

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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                    Ren,, and Xiaoming,. Air Breathing Direct Methanol Fuel Cell.  United States: N. p., 2003. 
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        "Air Breathing Direct Methanol Fuel Cell".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/879859.

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  abstractNote = {A method for activating a membrane electrode assembly for a direct methanol fuel cell is disclosed. The method comprises operating the fuel cell with humidified hydrogen as the fuel followed by running the fuel cell with methanol as the fuel.},

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