US 2010/0062293 A1 · INTERNAL REFORMING ALCOHOL HIGH TEMPERATURE PEM FUEL CELL

Abstract

This invention refers to an Internal Reforming Alcohol Fuel Cell (IRAFC) using polymer electrolyte membranes (PEMs), which are functional at 190-220° C. and alcohol fuel reforming catalysts for the production of CO-free hydrogen in the temperature range of high temperature PEM fuel cell. The fuel cell comprises: an anode; a high-temperature ion-conducting electrolyte membrane, and any other polymer electrolyte that can operate at temperatures between about 180° C. to about 230° C.; a cathode and two current collectors on each side of the cell.

Claims19

Dependent claims

A fuel cell comprising:

a high temperature membrane electrode assembly (HT-MEA), able to operate at temperatures of about 190° C. to about 220° C.;
a fuel reforming catalyst, which is incorporated into the anodic compartment of the HT-MEA

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

12/556,622Filed 10 Sep 2009

Priority

10 Sep 2008

Published

11 Mar 2010

Term ends

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Classification10 codes

H01M 8/0625
From carbon-containing material: in a modular combined reactor/fuel cell structure
H01M 8/0637
From carbon-containing material: direct internal reforming at the anode of the fuel cell
H01M 8/1009
Fuel cells with solid electrolytes: with one of the reactants being liquid, solid or liquid-charged
H01M 8/1011
With one of the reactants being liquid, solid or liquid-charged: direct alcohol fuel cells [DAFC], e.g. direct methanol fuel cells [DMFC]

Internal reforming alcohol high temperature pem fuel cell

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Internal reforming alcohol high temperature pem fuel cell

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Abstract

Claims19