A HYDROCARBON-AIR FUEL CELL USING AN ACID ELECTROLYTE,
Abstract
A new fuel cell concept which utilizes a phosphoric acid electrolyte offers a highly compact fuel cell assembly which can be used in a very highly simplified system for the generation of d.c. electrical power from hydrocarbon fuels. Either the hydrocarbon can be reacted directly at the electrodes in an anodic oxidation reaction or the active hydrogen of the hydrocarbon molecule can be liberated by a hydrocarbon-steam reforming reaction and the hydrogen subsequently reacted at the fuel cell anode. The paper describes the electrode processes involved in each of these alternatives and discusses the hydrocarbon-air fuel cell system which is now possible based on the recent achievements from U. S. Army research investigations. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1966
- Accession Number
- AD0634677
Entities
People
- Galen R. Frysinger
Organizations
- United States Army Engineer Research and Development Laboratory