Fuel cell having fuel tank directly attached to anode allowing pump-free fuel delivery
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H01M-008/22
H01M-008/04
출원번호
US-0081362
(2008-04-15)
등록번호
US-8092955
(2012-01-10)
발명자
/ 주소
Peled, Emanuel
Duvdevani, Tair
Melman, Avi
Aharon, Adi
출원인 / 주소
Tel-Aviv Univrsity Future Technology Development L.P.
대리인 / 주소
Hopkins, Susanne M.
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초록▼
The present invention provides improved, low-cost fuel cells having reduced fuel crossover, reduced sensitivity to metal ion impurities and ability to operate under a broad range of temperatures. The invention further provides improved methods for catalyst preparation and a new integrated flow field
The present invention provides improved, low-cost fuel cells having reduced fuel crossover, reduced sensitivity to metal ion impurities and ability to operate under a broad range of temperatures. The invention further provides improved methods for catalyst preparation and a new integrated flow field system for use in H2/O2 fuel cells.
대표청구항▼
1. A direct oxidation fuel cell comprising an anode, a cathode and a fuel tank directly attached to the anode, allowing pump-free delivery of fuel from said tank to said anode, said anode or cathode having a surface area, the fuel tank having a volume (in ml), wherein a ratio of the fuel tank volume
1. A direct oxidation fuel cell comprising an anode, a cathode and a fuel tank directly attached to the anode, allowing pump-free delivery of fuel from said tank to said anode, said anode or cathode having a surface area, the fuel tank having a volume (in ml), wherein a ratio of the fuel tank volume (in ml) and the anode or the cathode surface area (in cm2) is between 1:3 to 1:230, said fuel cell having a crossover current density lower than 25 mA/cm2. 2. The fuel cell according to claim 1, wherein said crossover current density is lower than 5 mA/cm2. 3. The fuel cell according to claim 1, wherein said crossover current density is lower than 2 mA/cm2. 4. The fuel cell according to claim 1, wherein said crossover current density is between 1.5 mA/cm2 and 5 mA/cm2. 5. The fuel cell according to claim 1, further comprising a solid electrolyte membrane disposed between said cathode and said anode. 6. The fuel cell according to claim 5, wherein said electrolyte membrane is a proton conducting membrane. 7. The fuel cell according to claim 6, wherein said proton conducting membrane comprises pores having a diameter smaller than 30 nm. 8. The fuel cell according to claim 6, wherein said proton conducting membrane comprises pores having a diameter smaller than 3 nm. 9. The fuel cell according to claim 6, wherein said proton conducting membrane comprises pores. 10. The fuel cell according to claim 9, wherein said pores comprise a polyheteroacid. 11. The fuel cell according to claim 10, wherein said polyheteroacid is selected from H3PW12040 and H4SiW12O40. 12. The fuel cell according to claim 6, wherein said proton conducting membrane comprises: (a) 5% to 60%, by volume, of an electrically nonconductive inorganic powder, comprising nanosize particles;(b) 5% to 50%, by volume, of a polymeric binder that is chemically compatible with acid, oxygen and said fuel; and(c) 10% to 90%, by volume, of an acid solution or an aqueous acid solution. 13. The fuel cell according to claim 12, wherein said inorganic powder in said proton conducting membrane is selected from the group consisting of SiO2, ZrO2, B2O3, TiO2, Al2O3, hydroxides and oxy-hydroxides of Ti, Al, B and Zr, and any combinations thereof. 14. The fuel cell according to claim 12, wherein said polymeric binder in said proton conducting membrane is selected from the group consisting of polyvinylidene fluoride, poly(vinylidenefluoride)hexafluoropropylene, poly(tetrafluoroethylene), poly(methyl methacrylate), polysulfone amide, poly(acrylamide), poly(vinylchloride), acrylonitrile, poly(vinylfluoride), polychloro(trifluoroethylene) and any combinations thereof. 15. The fuel cell according to claim 12, wherein said acid in said proton conducting membrane is selected from the group consisting of a polyfluoroolefin sulfonic acid; a perfluoroolefin sulfonic acid; a polyfluoroaryl sulfonic acid; a perfluoroaryl sulfonic acid; where up to 50% of the hydrogen or fluorine atoms were replaced by chlorine atoms; CF3(CF2)nSO3H, HO3S(CF2CH2)nSO3H, CF3(CF2CH2)nSO3H, HO3S(CF2)nSO3H, where n is an integer having a value of 1 to 9; perfluorinated carbon backbone acids having sulfonic acid side chains, of the formula —O(CF2CF2)nSO3H wherein n is 1 or 2; HCI; HBr; sulfuric acid; phosphoric acid; and mixtures thereof. 16. The fuel cell according to claim 1, wherein said fuel, is selected from the group consisting of methanol, ethylene glycol, ethanol, glycerol and its formate and oxalate esters, oxalic acid, formaldehyde, formic acid, glyoxylic acid and its methyl esters, glyoxylic aldehyde, methylformate, dimethoxymethane, trimethoxymethane, and trioxane. 17. The fuel cell according to claim 16, wherein said fuel is dissolved in an aqueous solution comprising an acid so as to obtain a fuel concentration of between 1% and 40% (w/w). 18. The fuel cell according to claim 17, wherein said aqueous solution further comprises salts selected from the group consisting of ZnSO4, Al2(SO4)3, MgSO4, CoSO4, MnSO4, Na2SO4, K2SO4, and polyhetroacids selected from the group consisting of H3PW12O40.40H2O and H4SiW12O4.29H2O, provided that said salts or polyhetroacids do not induce precipitation of solids during operation of said fuel cell. 19. The fuel cell according to claim 9, wherein said pores comprise nanoparticles of hydrated silica or silicic acid. 20. The fuel cell according to claim 16, wherein the fuel is in the form of an aqueous solution. 21. The fuel cell according to claim 9, wherein the fuel is an aqueous solution of methanol.
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