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| 20080241611 | MCFC anode for direct internal reforming of ethanol, manufacturing process thereof, and method for direct internal reforming in MCFC containing the anode - A direct internal reforming system of ethanol for a molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) is provided. An MCFC anode for a direct internal reforming of ethanol, a manufacturing process thereof, and a direct internal reforming method in MCFC where an ethanol solution is injected into the anode are provided. by the simple process of coating the surface of the anode with small quantity of catalyst, the drawback in that the performance of MCFC is degraded when the ethanol is directly used as a fuel is overcome. Further, an additional apparatus such as an external reforming apparatus and additional cost for pelletizing the catalyst powders are not required, which is economical. Furthermore, the performance improvement enables long-term operation, which contributes to commercialization of MCFC. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080241620 | SEPARATOR FOR COOLING MCFC, MCFC INCLUDING THE SAME AND METHOD FOR COOLING MCFC USING THE SEPARATOR - A separator for cooling an MCFC has a cooling gas flow path provided in the separator, a cooling anode gas or a cooling cathode gas flowing through the cooling gas flow path, the cooling anode gas or the cooling cathode gas having a temperature lower than that of a general anode gas or a general cathode gas which is supplied to an anode or a cathode of the MCFC. | 10-02-2008 |
| 20080299421 | Method for Analyzing the Performance of Mea and Segmented Cell Used for the Method - A separation plate having a gas flow path is segmented for analyzing MEA performance without segmenting an electrode or a gas diffusion layer. In advance, a MEA is operated for a long time in a real stack environment using a typical separation plate which is not segmented, and then the segmented separation plate for analyzing MEA performance is mounted to the MEA. | 12-04-2008 |
| 20090023018 | Multi-Layered Electrode for Fuel Cell and Method for Producing the Same - Disclosed are a multi-layered electrode for fuel cell and a method for producing the same, wherein the electrode can be operated under non-humidification and normal temperature, the flooding of the electrode catalyst layer can be prevented, and the long-term operation characteristic can be increased due to the prevention of the loss of the electrode catalyst layer. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090208814 | HONEYCOMB-TYPE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME - The present invention relates to a honeycomb type SOFC wherein a first material, density of which is lowered upon phase-transition, a second material having higher thermal expansion coefficient than that of an electrode supporter, or a composite material of the first and second materials is filled in the electrode channel to which the collector is bonded as a material which can form an oxide under the electrode atmosphere, and a manufacturing method thereof. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090238711 | Ni-Al ALLOY ANODE FOR MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELL MADE BY IN-SITU SINTERING THE Ni-Al ALLOY AND METHOD FOR MAKING THE SAME - Disclosed is a Ni-Al alloy anode for molten carbonate fuel cell made by in-situ sintering the Ni-Al alloy. Further, disclosed is a method for preparing the same comprising steps of preparing a sheet with Ni-Al alloy powders (S1); and installing the sheet in a fuel cell without any heat treatment for sintering the Ni-Al alloy in the sheet and then in-situ sintering the Ni-Al alloy in the sheet during a pretreatment process of the cell with the sheet (S2), wherein a reaction activity of the Ni-Al alloy anode can be maintained, the method is simple and economic, and a mass production of the Ni-Al alloy anode and a scale-up in the method are easy. | 09-24-2009 |
| 20100021775 | APPARATUS FOR PORTABLE FUEL CELLS AND OPERATING METHOD THEREOF - Disclosed are an apparatus for portable fuel cell and an operation method thereof, wherein stabilization state after initial operation can be determined using OCV. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100203415 | UNIT CELL OF HONEYCOMB-TYPE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL, STACK USING THE UNIT CELL AND METHOD MANUFACTURING THE UNIT CELL AND STACK - Disclosed is a unit cell of a honeycomb-type solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) having a plurality of channels. The channels include cathode channels and anode channels. The cathode channels and anode channels are set up alternately in the unit cell. A collector is installed inside each of the cathode channels and the anode channels, and a packing material is packed into the channels having the collector. Disclosed also is a stack including the unit cells and methods for manufacturing the unit cell and the stack. | 08-12-2010 |
| 20100279197 | Membrane-electrode binder having dual electrode, method of manufacturing the binder, and fuel cell comprising the same - A membrane-electrode binder for a fuel cell, a method of manufacturing the binder, and a fuel cell comprising the binder are provided, in which the membrane-electrode binder comprises a dual electrode constituted by a first electrode and a second electrode in a two-layer form, and a polymer electrolyte membrane disposed on the dual electrode, the dual electrode comprising an electrode substrate and a catalyst layer formed thereon. In detail, the membrane-electrode binder comprises the dual electrode that is constituted by the first electrode obtained by using a PBI-based binder, the second electrode obtained by using a PTFE-based binder, and an inorganic acid doped PBI-based polymer electrolyte membrane disposed on the dual electrode and coming in contact with the first electrode. In the configuration of the dual electrode, the PBI-based binder used for manufacturing the first electrode contributes to enhancing an adhesive strength with the inorganic acid doped PBI-based polymer electrolyte membrane, and the PTFE-based binder used for manufacturing the second electrode contributes to suppressing the emission of an inorganic acid from the inorganic acid doped PBI-based polymer electrolyte membrane, together improving the performance of a fuel cell. | 11-04-2010 |
