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US 8,568,921 B1Granted
Regenerative ion exchange fuel cell
AssigneeExcellatron Solid State, LLC
InventorLonnie G. Johnson
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Abstract
A regenerative ion exchange fuel cell having an anode, a metal ion conductor coupled to the anode, an aqueous electrolyte solution positioned adjacent the metal ion conductor, a proton conductor mounted adjacent the aqueous electrolyte solution opposite the metal ion conductor, a cathode positioned adjacent the proton conductor opposite the aqueous electrolyte solution, and a cathode current collector associated with the cathode.
Claims4
An ion exchange fuel cell comprising:
- an anode;
- a metal ion conductor coupled in physical contact with said anode;
- an electrochemically active aqueous electrolyte solution positioned in physical contact with said metal ion conductor;
- a proton conductor mounted in physical contact with said aqueous electrolyte solution opposite said metal ion conductor;
- an air cathode positioned in physical contact with said proton conductor opposite said aqueous electrolyte solution;
- and
- a cathode current collector in physical contact with said cathode.
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