Patent · US Expired

Process for the production of electricity in a fuel cell, and fuel cell

US4783381A · kind A · utility

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12Claims

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Assignee

Interox (Societe Anonyme) · BE

Inventors

Daniel Tytgat · Brussels, BE
Marianne Reignier · Nivelles, BE
Francois Dujardin · Brussels, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 9, 1987
Grant date	Nov 8, 1988
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 9, 2007

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02P70/50
WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Hydrogen peroxide (8) is introduced at the interface of an anode (5) and an alkaline anolyte (3) of a fuel cell containing, in addition, an acid catholyte (4), isolated from the anolyte by a separator which is permeable to ions (2).

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