ECONOMIC LIMITS OF A FUEL CELL TECHNOLOGY

Abstract

Limited world-supply and production of platinum group metals restrict the potential use of fuel cells using platinum metal catalysts to small scale, low-volume power sources. Nickel is more abundant, and it is concluded that the development of a fuel cell technology using nickel catalysts depends upon the technology and cost of producing cheap hydrogen from fossil fuels.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0408917

Entities

People

  • J. I. Slaughter

Organizations

  • The Aerospace Corporation

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Contracts
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Electric Power
  • Electric Power Plants
  • Fossil Fuels
  • Fuel Cells
  • Governments
  • Hydrogen Oxygen Fuel Cells
  • Materials
  • Materials Science
  • Thermal Efficiency
  • United States

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies
  • Industrial Economics
  • Petroleum Engineering

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology