Boron monoxide-hydrogen peroxide fuel cell

Patent · Tue Jan 08 00:00:00 EST 1985

OSTI ID:5744150

Struthers, R C

A primary fuel cell including an elongate case defining a central ion exchange compartment with opposite ends and containing a liquid ionolyte. The case next defines an anode section at one end of the case and including a gas compartment containing boron monoxide gas fuel, a liquid compartment between the gas compartment and the ion exchange compartment and containing a liquid anolyte. The ionolyte and anolyte are separated by a cationic membrane. The gas and liquid compartments are separated by an anode plate including an electron collector part, a catalyst material carried by said part and a gas permeable hydrophobic membrane between the boron monoxide gas and the catalyst material. The cell further includes a cathode section at the other end of the case defining a cathode fuel compartment containing a fluid cathode fuel and a cathode plate between and separating the cathode fuel and the ionolyte in the ion exchange compartment. The cathode plate includes an electron distributor part and a catalyst material carried by the distributor part. If the cathode fuel is a gas fuel, the cathode plate also includes a gas permeable hydrophobic membrane between the catalyst material carried by the distributor part and the cathode fuel. The cathode and anode plates have terminals connected with a related external electric circuit.

• Assignee: EDB-85-103444
• Patent Number(s): US 4492741
• OSTI ID: 5744150
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: Filed date 20 Dec 1983; Other Information: PAT-APPL-563464
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
HYDROGEN FUEL CELLS
ANODES
BORON OXIDES
CATALYSTS
CATHODES
CATIONS
DIFFUSERS
ELECTROLYTES
ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS
ION EXCHANGE MATERIALS
PERMEABILITY
PLATES
BORON COMPOUNDS
CHALCOGENIDES
CHARGED PARTICLES
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTRODES
FUEL CELLS
IONS
MATERIALS
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
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