WO2003065490A3 - A co-catalyst proton exchange membrane fuel cell utilizing borohydride fuels - Google Patents

A co-catalyst proton exchange membrane fuel cell utilizing borohydride fuels Download PDF

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WO2003065490A3
WO2003065490A3 PCT/US2003/002440 US0302440W WO03065490A3 WO 2003065490 A3 WO2003065490 A3 WO 2003065490A3 US 0302440 W US0302440 W US 0302440W WO 03065490 A3 WO03065490 A3 WO 03065490A3
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Ravi Prasad
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    • H01M8/00—Fuel cells; Manufacture thereof
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Abstract

Two co-catalysts selected from the transitional metals can be employed in proton exchange membrane fuel cells (10) to catalyze a borohydride anolyte (20), such that diatomic hydrogen produced on the surface of a particle of a first catalyst (19) is diffused to an adjacent surface of a particle of a second catalyst (18). At the second catalyst (18) the diatomic hydrogen is catalyzed to produce hydrogen ions, which are employed as the mobile ion transported across the electrolyte concurrent with the generation of electrical current. The apparatus operates without the accumulation of hydrogen gas, except as adhered to the surface of the two catalysts.
PCT/US2003/002440 2002-01-28 2003-01-28 A co-catalyst proton exchange membrane fuel cell utilizing borohydride fuels WO2003065490A2 (en)

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