Patent application number | Description | Published |
20110300466 | Chemical Bonding For Catalyst/Membrane Surface Adherence In Membrane Electrolyte Fuel Cells - An alkaline membrane fuel cell including at least one of i) a catalyst coated OH— ion conducting membrane having a catalyst layer and an OH— ion conducting membrane, and ii) a catalyst coated carbonate ion conducting membrane having a catalyst layer and a carbonate ion conducting membrane, respectively, wherein the at least one catalyst layer is chemically bonded to a surface of the at least one membrane, wherein the chemical bonding is established by crosslinking of polymer constituents across an interface between the at least one catalyst layer and the at least one membrane. | 12-08-2011 |
20120321973 | Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells and Apparatus and Methods for Supplying Water Thereto - A device to produce electricity by a chemical reaction without the addition of liquid electrolyte comprises an anode electrode, a polymer membrane electrolyte fabricated to conduct hydroxyl (OH—) ions, the membrane being in physical contact with the anode electrode on a first side of the membrane, and a cathode electrode in physical contact with a second side of the membrane. The anode electrode and cathode electrode contain catalysts, and the catalysts are constructed substantially entirely from non-precious metal catalysts. Water may be transferred to the cathode side of the membrane from an external source of water. | 12-20-2012 |
20120321991 | Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells and Apparatus and Methods for Supplying Water Thereto - A device to produce electricity by a chemical reaction without the addition of liquid electrolyte comprises an anode electrode, a polymer membrane electrolyte fabricated to conduct hydroxyl (OH—) ions, the membrane being in physical contact with the anode electrode on a first side of the membrane, and a cathode electrode in physical contact with a second side of the membrane. The anode electrode and cathode electrode contain catalysts, and the catalysts are constructed substantially entirely from non-precious metal catalysts. Water may be transferred to the cathode side of the membrane from an external source of water. | 12-20-2012 |
20130130136 | Use of Ammonia as Source of Hydrogen Fuel and as a Getter for Air-CO2 in Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells - Embodiments of the invention provide an ammonia operated fuel cell system including an alkaline membrane fuel cell (AMFC) having an anode, and an ammonia thermal cracker including a combustion chamber, the cracker being in gas communication with an ammonia source, and configured to provide a supply of H | 05-23-2013 |
20130273453 | Chemical Bonding For Improved Catalyst Layer/Membrane Surface Adherence In Membrane-Electrolyte Fuel Cells - A catalyst coated membrane (CCM) for an alkaline fuel cell having OH-ion conducting catalyst layers and a membrane, wherein the ionomer throughout the entire CCM is cross-linked in one chemical step including cross-linking within the membrane and within the catalyst layers, thus enabling simultaneous chemical bonding across the interfaces between the catalyst layers and the ion conducting membrane. | 10-17-2013 |
20130295485 | Anode Electro-Catalysts for Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells - An anode catalyst for an alkaline membrane fuel cell (AMFC) includes a catalytically active component and a catalytically inactive component, wherein the catalytically active component is selected from one or more of the group of ruthenium (Ru), rhodium (Rh), silver (Ag), osmium (Os), iridium (Ir), platinum (Pt), silver (Ag) and gold (Au)) and wherein the catalytically inactive component is selected from the group of iron (Fe), lead (Pb), nickel (Ni), cobalt (Co) and zinc (Zn). | 11-07-2013 |
20140186728 | Use of Ammonia as Source of Hydrogen Fuel and as a Getter for Air-CO2 in Alkaline Membrane Fuel Cells - Embodiments of the invention provide an ammonia operated fuel cell system including an alkaline membrane fuel cell (AMFC) having an anode, and an ammonia thermal cracker including a combustion chamber, the cracker being in gas communication with an ammonia source, and configured to provide a supply of H | 07-03-2014 |
20140272663 | Preparation of Advanced CCMs for AMFCs by Amination and Cross-linking of the Precursor Form of the Ionomer - In an AMFC, in the formation of a CCM, the anode catalyst layer is selectively cross-linked while the cathode catalyst layer is not cross-linked. This has been found to provide structural stabilization of the CCM without loss of initial power value for a CCM without cross-linking. | 09-18-2014 |