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| 20080299444 | HYDROGEN STORAGE ELECTRODE - An electrode includes a hydrogen storage material wherein the electrode has a discharge capacity of greater than about 200 mHh/g. The electrode may include an electrically conductive substrate; and a material capable of storing hydrogen on a surface thereof supported by the substrate. The hydrogen storage material is formed by contacting a powder composition with a first solution prior to electrode fabrication and by contacting the hydrogen storage material to a second solution subsequent to electrode fabrication; and the first solution comprises a first reducing agent and a first alkaline base, and the second solution comprises a second reducing agent and a second alkaline base. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090071931 | INTERCONNECT SUPPORTED FUEL CELL ASSEMBLY, PREFORM AND METHOD OF FABRICATION - A fuel cell assembly includes at least one fuel cell including at least two electrodes and an electrolyte. An interconnect structure includes at least one flow channel initially defined by a removable sacrificial material. A method of forming the fuel cell assembly includes the steps of providing the interconnect structure having at least one flow channel, depositing the sacrificial material into the flow channel, depositing an electrode or an electrode/electrolyte material upon the interconnect structure and the sacrificial material, and processing the fuel cell so as to remove the sacrificial material. | 03-19-2009 |
| 20090110806 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING AN ELECTRODE AND DEVICE - A method includes: coat a slurry that includes a carbon material, a water-insoluble binder, and a water-soluble polymer on a surface of a current collector to form a template structure; then dry the template structure; and finally, contact the template structure to an aqueous solution, and thereby to remove the water-soluble polymer and to form at least one electrode having a plurality of pores. | 04-30-2009 |
| 20090159448 | ELECTROLYSIS DEVICE, METHOD, AND WASHER USING SUCH A DEVICE - An electrolysis device, for producing alkaline water from water, includes an electrolysis vessel, a pair of high porous electrodes arranged in the electrolysis vessel, and a cell unit arranged between the positive and negative electrodes. The pair of high porous electrodes respectively serve as a positive electrode and a negative electrode. The cell unit includes a bipolar membrane element and at least one cation exchangeable membrane. The bipolar membrane element has a cation exchangeable side and an anion exchangeable side. The cation exchangeable side is closer to the negative electrode than the anion exchangeable side. The cation exchangeable membrane is arranged between the anion exchangeable side of the bipolar membrane element and the positive electrode, so as to define an alkalic chamber between the bipolar membrane element and the cation exchangeable membrane. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090159460 | ELECTRODIALYSIS DEVICE AND PROCESS - A device includes a first electrode and a second electrode spaced from the first electrode to define a volume. An anion exchange membrane and a cation exchange membrane are disposed within the volume. A controller controls a supply of electrical current from an electrical source to the first electrode and to the second electrode. The electrical current supply is controlled to switch from a first mode of operation to a second mode of operation providing electrical current having a reverse polarity during each cycle. The electrical current is supplied at a controlled cycle rate and for a controlled duration. The cycle rate is greater than about 100 hertz and less than about 10 kilohertz. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20100129674 | AMINOBENZOIC ACID POLYMER COMPOSITIONS AND FILMS; METHODS OF FORMING AND USING THE SAME - A copolymer is disclosed, having aminobenzoic or substituted aminobenzoic and comonomer repeating units. Methods of preparing the copolymer by polymerizing a reaction mixture comprising aminobenzoic acid in the presence of at least one strong acid and optionally at least one initiator are disclosed. Compositions and films comprising at least one such copolymer, composites comprising a film as described above overlaid by another coating, methods of coating a metal surface with such a composition or film, and methods of protecting a metallic surface comprising applying to the surface a film comprising an electroconductive copolymer as described above are also disclosed. | 05-27-2010 |
| 20110024359 | METHOD FOR REMOVING CHLORIDE FROM AQUEOUS SOLUTION - A method for removing chloride from an aqueous solution having an initial chloride ion (Cl | 02-03-2011 |
| 20110042219 | NON-FARADAY BASED SYSTEMS, DEVICES AND METHODS FOR REMOVING IONIC SPECIES FROM LIQUID - A non-Faraday ionic species removal process and system is described. The system includes a power supply, a pump for transporting a liquid through the system, and a plurality of porous electrodes. The electrodes , each include an electrically conductive porous portion. The electrodes may also include a substrate contiguous with the porous portion. The porous electrode can be utilized in electrodialysis and electrodialysis reversal systems. A method for forming a porous electrode is described. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110042232 | SOLID ELECTROLYTE PRODUCING ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A solid electrolyte producing system includes a supercapacitor desalination device comprising a power supply and a supercapacitor desalination unit. The supercapacitor desalination unit includes a pair of electrodes electrically coupled to the power supply and operable in a charging mode of operation and a discharging mode of operation. A feeding source is configured to provide a feed liquid to the supercapacitor desalination unit when the supercapacitor desalination unit is in the charging mode of operation. The feed liquid comprises at least one determined electrolyte. A crystallization device is providing for receiving a concentrated liquid from the supercapacitor desalination device in the discharging mode of operation, the concentrated liquid being a saturated liquid or supersaturated liquid of the at least one determined type of electrolyte. The at least one determined type of electrolyte precipitates in the crystallization device as solid electrolyte. The system further comprises a separation device for separating the solid electrolyte from the liquid of the crystallization device as a solid electrolyte product. | 02-24-2011 |
