Carbon-based fuel cell (University of Akron)

CATEGORY: FUEL CELLS-SOLID OXIDE 
Carbon-based fuel cell (University of Akron)

Type	Patent
Inventor	Steven S. C. Chuang
URL	Free Full Text Source:  http://www.google.com/patents/US8940454
Assignee	The University Of Akron
Patent Number	US8940454 B2
Issue Date	Jan 27, 2015
Abstract	A direct-electrochemical-oxidation fuel cell and method for generating electrical energy from a solid-state organic fuel. The fuel cell includes a cathode provided with an electrochemical-reduction catalyst that promotes formation of oxygen ions from an oxygen-containing source at the cathode, an anode provided with an electrochemical-oxidation catalyst that promotes direct electrochemical oxidation of the solid-state organic fuel in the presence of the oxygen ions to produce electrical energy, and a solid-oxide electrolyte disposed to transmit the oxygen ions from the cathode to the anode. The electrochemical oxidation catalyst can optionally include a sulfur resistant material.