Air breathing direct methanol fuel cell
Abstract
An air breathing direct methanol fuel cell is provided with a membrane electrode assembly, a conductive anode assembly that is permeable to air and directly open to atmospheric air, and a conductive cathode assembly that is permeable to methanol and directly contacting a liquid methanol source. Water loss from the cell is minimized by making the conductive cathode assembly hydrophobic and the conductive anode assembly hydrophilic.
- Inventors:
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- Los Alamos, NM
- Issue Date:
- Research Org.:
- Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 874776
- Patent Number(s):
- 6458479
- Assignee:
- The Regents of the University of California (Los Alamos, NM)
- Patent Classifications (CPCs):
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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
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-7405-ENG-36
- Resource Type:
- Patent
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- air; breathing; direct; methanol; fuel; cell; provided; membrane; electrode; assembly; conductive; anode; permeable; directly; atmospheric; cathode; contacting; liquid; source; water; loss; minimized; hydrophobic; hydrophilic; fuel cell; cathode assembly; atmospheric air; membrane electrode; anode assembly; /429/
Citation Formats
Ren, Xiaoming, and Gottesfeld, Shimshon. Air breathing direct methanol fuel cell. United States: N. p., 2002.
Web.
Ren, Xiaoming, & Gottesfeld, Shimshon. Air breathing direct methanol fuel cell. United States.
Ren, Xiaoming, and Gottesfeld, Shimshon. Tue .
"Air breathing direct methanol fuel cell". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/874776.
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title = {Air breathing direct methanol fuel cell},
author = {Ren, Xiaoming and Gottesfeld, Shimshon},
abstractNote = {An air breathing direct methanol fuel cell is provided with a membrane electrode assembly, a conductive anode assembly that is permeable to air and directly open to atmospheric air, and a conductive cathode assembly that is permeable to methanol and directly contacting a liquid methanol source. Water loss from the cell is minimized by making the conductive cathode assembly hydrophobic and the conductive anode assembly hydrophilic.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002},
month = {Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2002}
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