Microspheres for combined oxygen separation, storage and delivery

    公开(公告)号:US5766317A

    公开(公告)日:1998-06-16

    申请号:US457863

    申请日:1995-06-01

    摘要: An article for the separation, storage and delivery of substantially pure oxygen, comprises a closed walled, hollow container wherein at least a portion of at least one wall of the container is an oxygen separation material, providing a sole means for transporting substantially all oxygen into the container. An apparatus for the delivery of oxygen comprises means for transferring oxygen from a fluid containing oxygen to at least one such container at elevated temperature and pressure. The apparatus can provide means for transporting said the substantially pure oxygen-bearing container, means for storing said the container, and means for extracting oxygen from the container. A process includes filling the article with substantially pure oxygen, and, storing the substantially pure oxygen within the container for a selected period of time. The process may include releasing the oxygen from the container. The process may be used for the purification of oxygen, or the purification of a fluid containing oxygen as an impurity.

    Electrochemical apparatus and process
    6.
    发明授权
    Electrochemical apparatus and process 失效
    电化学仪器及工艺

    公开(公告)号:US5589285A

    公开(公告)日:1996-12-31

    申请号:US455099

    申请日:1995-05-31

    摘要: The electrical performance of an electrochemical apparatus such as a fuel cell and the durability of the fuel cell elements can be significantly enhanced and extended by the addition of an element between at least one electrode (the oxygen electrode and/or the fuel electrode) and the electrolyte. Performance can be additionally enhanced by the design of at least one electrode to alter its flow characteristics. An integrated separator element can additionally function as at least one electrode of the fuel cell. The electrochemical apparatus is tolerant of the utilization of sulfur bearing fuels.

    摘要翻译: 通过在至少一个电极(氧电极和/或燃料电极)之间添加元件和通过在至少一个电极(氧电极和/或燃料电极)之间添加元件,可以显着增强和延长诸如燃料电池的电化学装置的电性能和燃料电池元件的耐久性 电解液 通过设计至少一个电极以改变其流动特性,可以另外增强性能。 集成分离器元件可另外用作燃料电池的至少一个电极。 电化学装置耐受含硫燃料的利用。

    Method for making a fuel cell
    8.
    发明授权
    Method for making a fuel cell 有权
    制造燃料电池的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08715886B1

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-06

    申请号:US12892339

    申请日:2010-09-28

    IPC分类号: H01M8/00 H01M8/10 H01M4/48

    摘要: The invention is a novel solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) stack comprising individual bi-electrode supported fuel cells in which an electrolyte layer is supported between porous electrodes. The porous electrodes may be made from graded pore ceramic tape that has been created by the freeze cast method followed by freeze-drying. Each piece of graded pore tape later becomes a graded pore electrode scaffold that, subsequent to sintering, is made into either an anode or a cathode. The electrode scaffold comprising the anode includes a layer of liquid metal. The pores of the electrode scaffolds gradually increase in diameter as the layer extends away from the electrolyte layer. As a result of this diameter increase, any forces that would tend to pull the liquid metal away from the electrolyte are reduced while maintaining a diffusion path for the fuel. Advantageously, the fuel cell of the invention may utilize a hydrocarbon fuel without pre-processing to remove sulfur.

    摘要翻译: 本发明是一种新颖的固体氧化物燃料电池(SOFC)堆叠,其包括单独的双电极支撑的燃料电池,其中电解质层被支撑在多孔电极之间。 多孔电极可以由通过冷冻干燥法冷冻干燥生成的分级孔陶瓷带制成。 每片分级孔带随后成为渐变的孔电极支架,其在烧结之后被制成阳极或阴极。 包括阳极的电极支架包括液态金属层。 随着层从电解质层延伸,电极支架的孔直径逐渐增加。 作为这种直径增加的结果,减少了倾向于将液态金属从电解质中拉出的任何力,同时保持燃料的扩散路径。 有利地,本发明的燃料电池可以利用烃燃料而不进行预处理以除去硫。