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EP1342282A4 - Air breathing direct methanol fuel cell - Google Patents

Air breathing direct methanol fuel cell

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Publication number
EP1342282A4
EP1342282A4 EP01996902A EP01996902A EP1342282A4 EP 1342282 A4 EP1342282 A4 EP 1342282A4 EP 01996902 A EP01996902 A EP 01996902A EP 01996902 A EP01996902 A EP 01996902A EP 1342282 A4 EP1342282 A4 EP 1342282A4
Authority
EP
European Patent Office
Prior art keywords
fuel cell
methanol fuel
direct methanol
air breathing
breathing direct
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Withdrawn
Application number
EP01996902A
Other languages
German (de)
French (fr)
Other versions
EP1342282A1 (en
Inventor
Xiaoming Ren
Shimshon Gottesfeld
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
University of California
Original Assignee
University of California
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Publication date
Priority claimed from US09/713,146 external-priority patent/US6621847B1/en
Application filed by University of California filed Critical University of California
Publication of EP1342282A1 publication Critical patent/EP1342282A1/en
Publication of EP1342282A4 publication Critical patent/EP1342282A4/en
Withdrawn legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/10—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes
    • H01M8/1009—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes with one of the reactants being liquid, solid or liquid-charged
    • H01M8/1011—Direct alcohol fuel cells [DAFC], e.g. direct methanol fuel cells [DMFC]
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/10—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes
    • H01M8/1009—Fuel cells with solid electrolytes with one of the reactants being liquid, solid or liquid-charged
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/24—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells
    • H01M8/2455—Grouping of fuel cells, e.g. stacking of fuel cells with liquid, solid or electrolyte-charged reactants
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01M—PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSION OF CHEMICAL ENERGY INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY
    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
    • H01M8/02—Details
    • H01M8/0202—Collectors; Separators, e.g. bipolar separators; Interconnectors
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
    • Y02—TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE
    • Y02E—REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
    • Y02E60/00—Enabling technologies; Technologies with a potential or indirect contribution to GHG emissions mitigation
    • Y02E60/30—Hydrogen technology
    • Y02E60/50—Fuel cells

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  • Life Sciences & Earth Sciences (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Manufacturing & Machinery (AREA)
  • Sustainable Development (AREA)
  • Sustainable Energy (AREA)
  • Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Chemical Kinetics & Catalysis (AREA)
  • Electrochemistry (AREA)
  • General Chemical & Material Sciences (AREA)
  • Fuel Cell (AREA)
  • Inert Electrodes (AREA)
EP01996902A 2000-11-14 2001-10-31 Air breathing direct methanol fuel cell Withdrawn EP1342282A4 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
US713146 2000-11-14
US09/713,146 US6621847B1 (en) 1999-11-17 2000-11-14 Narrow-band excimer laser apparatus
PCT/US2001/046140 WO2002041433A1 (en) 2000-11-14 2001-10-31 Air breathing direct methanol fuel cell

Publications (2)

Publication Number Publication Date
EP1342282A1 EP1342282A1 (en) 2003-09-10
EP1342282A4 true EP1342282A4 (en) 2008-01-02

Family

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EP01996902A Withdrawn EP1342282A4 (en) 2000-11-14 2001-10-31 Air breathing direct methanol fuel cell

Country Status (4)

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EP (1) EP1342282A4 (en)
JP (1) JP2004522257A (en)
AU (1) AU2002220168A1 (en)
WO (1) WO2002041433A1 (en)

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US3385736A (en) * 1965-03-01 1968-05-28 Monsanto Res Corp Method of making electrode from viscoelastic dough
US3514335A (en) * 1966-12-30 1970-05-26 Gen Electric Process and apparatus for electrochemically oxidizing alcohol to generate electrical energy
US4017663A (en) * 1974-02-15 1977-04-12 United Technologies Corporation Electrodes for electrochemical cells
GB2039133A (en) * 1979-01-02 1980-07-30 Gen Electric Wet proofed conductive current collector for electrochemical cells
US4389467A (en) * 1979-12-27 1983-06-21 The United States Of America As Represented By The United States Department Of Energy Porous electrolyte retainer for molten carbonate fuel cell
US4390603A (en) * 1981-06-30 1983-06-28 Hitachi, Ltd. Methanol fuel cell
US4562123A (en) * 1983-09-14 1985-12-31 Hitachi, Ltd. Liquid fuel cell
US4826741A (en) * 1987-06-02 1989-05-02 Ergenics Power Systems, Inc. Ion exchange fuel cell assembly with improved water and thermal management
GB2296124A (en) * 1994-12-08 1996-06-19 Mtu Friedrichshafen Gmbh Bipolar plate for fuel cells comprises single integral metal sheet having raised regions forming contact surfaces and gas flow paths
EP0872907A1 (en) * 1997-04-11 1998-10-21 Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. Fuel cell
EP1106295A2 (en) * 1999-12-08 2001-06-13 Lincoln Global, Inc. Arc welding device and method with fuel cell

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Title
See also references of WO0241433A1 *

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EP1342282A1 (en) 2003-09-10
WO2002041433A1 (en) 2002-05-23
AU2002220168A1 (en) 2002-05-27
JP2004522257A (en) 2004-07-22

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