Inexpensive Catalysts for Hydrazine Fuel Cell Anodes

Abstract

The use of elemental iron on porous nickel substrates as a hydrazine anode was found to give anodic current densities equal to that of palladium catalyst. Anodic current densities of 100 mA/sq cm at 0.060 V polarization have been obtained at temperatures of 60 degree C, with fuel concentrations of 3M N2H4 in 5M KOH. The Fe hydrazine anode has operated well over 200 hours at 100 to the 2nd power mA/sq cm (showing stable performance). The initial anode potential vs SCE under load was -1.20 V. This voltage was maintained with little variation through the life testing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1966
Accession Number
AD0640867

Entities

People

  • John Jr Perry

Organizations

  • United States Army Communications-Electronics Command

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Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Catalysts
  • Cells
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Current Density
  • Decomposition
  • Electrodes
  • Electronics
  • Fuel Cells
  • Gas Evolution
  • Hydrazines
  • Hydrogen
  • Ion Exchange
  • Measurement
  • Metals
  • Oxidation
  • Polarization

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  • Electrochemical Engineering/ Fuel Cell Technologies

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology