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Direct liquid-feed fuel cell with membrane electrolyte and manufacturing thereof

US5945231A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 26, 1997
Grant dateAug 31, 1999
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Expiry dateMar 26, 2017

Classification

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

Abstract

An improved direct liquid-feed fuel cell having a solid membrane electrolyte for electrochemical reactions of an organic fuel. Improvements in interfacing of the catalyst layer and the membrane and activating catalyst materials are disclosed.

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