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A liquid organic, fuel cell is provided which employs a solid electrolyte membrane. An organic fuel, such as a methanol/water mixture, is circulated past an anode of a cell while oxygen or air is circulated past a cathode of the cell. The cell solid electrolyte membrane is preferably fabricated from

A liquid organic, fuel cell is provided which employs a solid electrolyte membrane. An organic fuel, such as a methanol/water mixture, is circulated past an anode of a cell while oxygen or air is circulated past a cathode of the cell. The cell solid electrolyte membrane is preferably fabricated from Nafion™. Additionally, a method for improving the performance of carbon electrode structures for use in organic fuel cells is provided wherein a high surface-area carbon particle/Teflon™-binder structure is immersed within a Nafion™/methanol bath to impregnate the electrode with Nafion™. A method for fabricating an anode for use in a organic fuel cell is described wherein metal alloys are deposited onto the electrode in an electro-deposition solution containing perfluorooctanesulfonic acid. A fuel additive containing perfluorooctanesulfonic acid for use with fuel cells employing a sulfuric acid electrolyte is also disclosed. New organic fuels, namely, trimethoxymethane, dimethoxymethane, and trioxane are also described for use with either conventional or improved fuel cells.

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A liquid organic, fuel cell is provided which employs a solid electrolyte membrane. An organic fuel, such as a methanol/water mixture, is circulated past an anode of a cell while oxygen or air is circulated past a cathode of the cell. The cell solid electrolyte membrane is preferably fabricated from

A liquid organic, fuel cell is provided which employs a solid electrolyte membrane. An organic fuel, such as a methanol/water mixture, is circulated past an anode of a cell while oxygen or air is circulated past a cathode of the cell. The cell solid electrolyte membrane is preferably fabricated from Nafion™. Additionally, a method for improving the performance of carbon electrode structures for use in organic fuel cells is provided wherein a high surface-area carbon particle/Teflon™-binder structure is immersed within a Nafion™/methanol bath to impregnate the electrode with Nafion™. A method for fabricating an anode for use in a organic fuel cell is described wherein metal alloys are deposited onto the electrode in an electro-deposition solution containing perfluorooctanesulfonic acid. A fuel additive containing perfluorooctanesulfonic acid for use with fuel cells employing a sulfuric acid electrolyte is also disclosed. New organic fuels, namely, trimethoxymethane, dimethoxymethane, and trioxane are also described for use with either conventional or improved fuel cells. ) a hole transport region interposed or situated between the first electrode and the mixed region; and (vi) an electron transport region interposed or situated between the mixed region and the cathode. Illustrated in copending application U.S. Ser. No. 09/935,031, filed Aug. 22, 2001 on “OLEDs Having Light Absorbing Electrode”, U.S. Publication No. 20030038593, the disclosure of which is totally incorporated herein by reference, is an organic light emitting device comprising a first electrode; a second electrode; and a luminescent region including an organic electroluminescent material between the first electrode and the second electrode, wherein one of the first electrode and the second electrode includes both a substantially transparent charge injecting layer adjacent to the luminescent region and an electrically conductive light absorbing layer. Illustrated in U.S. Pat. No. 6,392,339 on “Organic Light Emitting Devices Having Improved Efficiency and Operation Lifetime”, filed on Jul. 20, 1999, the disclosure of which is totally incorporated herein by reference, is an organic light emitting device, comprising, for example, a mixed region comprising a mixture of a hole transport material and an electron transport material, one of the hole transport material and the electron transport material being an emitter, the mixed region having a first surface and a second surface; at least one of (i) a hole transport material on the first surface, and (ii) an electron transport material on the second surface; an anode in contact with the hole transport material on the first surface or with the first surface; and a cathode in contact with the electron transport material on the second surface or with the second surface; and U.S. Pat. No. 6,392,250 on “Organic Light Emitting Devices Having Improved Performance”, filed on Jun. 30, 2000, the disclosure of which is totally incorporated herein by reference, is an organic light emitting device, comprising, for example, a mixed region having a first surface and a second surface, the mixed region comprising a mixture of a hole transport material, an electron transport material and at least one dopant, the dopant being an emitter, at least one of the hole transport material and the electron transport material optionally being an emitter; at least one of (i) a hole transport region on the first surface, and (ii) an electron transport region on the second surface; an anod