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US 5,175,064 AGranted
Fuel cells based on oxidation of organics over metal exchanged .beta.-aluminas
AssigneeCalifornia Institute of Technology
InventorsJay A. Labinger, Edmund Fowles
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Abstract
Novel fuel cells based on the fast ion conductors, transition metal exchanged .beta."-alumina and other similar metals capable of undergoing a change in oxidation state, which are used as catalysts for the deep oxidation of hydrocarbon-type fuels.
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A novel fuel cell utilizing essentially hydrocarbons as the fuel containing an anode, a cathode, and an electrolyte, all of which are solids, wherein at least the anode comprises a metal exchanged .beta."-alumina as the catalyst, said metal being capable of undergoing a change in oxidation state.
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