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US 7,745,064 B2Granted
Oxidation facilitator
AssigneeCellTech Power LLC
InventorsAdam P. Blake, Scott C. Rackey, Wei Bai
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Abstract
Fuel oxidation facilitators for use in electrochemical devices are described, as well as devices incorporating facilitators and methods of their use. Exemplary facilitators separate a liquid anode of a fuel cell from fuel supplied to the fuel cell, and facilitate oxidation of the fuel.
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A fuel cell, comprising:
- an anode compartment constructed and arranged to contain an anode that is a liquid metal during operation of the fuel cell;
- a fuel compartment attachable to a source of fuel for the fuel cell;
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- a porous ceramic oxide layer, constructed and arranged to prevent fluid flow between the anode compartment and the fuel compartment, across which anodic oxidation of a fuel provided by the fuel compartment can occur during fuel cell operation.
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A fuel cell, comprising:
- an anode that is a liquid metal during operation of the fuel cell;
- a fuel manifold attachable to a source of fuel for the cell;
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- a porous ceramic oxide layer across which, at a location where the anode is physically separated from a fuel provided by the manifold, oxidation of the fuel via the anode can occur during fuel cell operation.
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A fuel cell, comprising:
- an anode that is a liquid metal during operation of the fuel cell;
- a fuel manifold attachable to a source of fuel for the cell;
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- a porous ceramic oxide layer across which, at a location where the anode is physically separated from a fuel provided by the manifold, oxidation of the fuel by the anode can occur during fuel cell operation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.