HYDROCARBON FUEL CELL ELECTRODES.

Abstract

The Interim Progress Report Number 4 is of a research program on fuel cell electrodes conducted by the Central Research Division of American Cyanamid Company under contract with the U. S. Army Engineer Research and Development Laboratories. The scope of the contract has been broadened to include work in the sulfuric acid as well as phosphoric acid system. Primary emphasis has shifted from work with n-octane fuel to work with impure hydrogen. The principal objective in the phosphoric acid system is to obtain 0.75 volts at current densities in excess of 100 amperes per square foot, using minimum electrocatalyst loading, in cells operating at temperatures of 100-150 C, with hydrogen containing 3-5 mole % carbon monoxide. Work in the sulfuric acid system is proceeding along similar lines but at lower cell temperatures (65-100 C) and lower carbon monoxide concentrations. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0654442

Entities

People

  • J. Dipalma
  • V. Corso Jr.

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acids
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Cells
  • Contracts
  • Current Density
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Electrodes
  • Fuel Cells
  • Hydrocarbon Fuels
  • Hydrocarbons
  • Hydrogen
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Monoxides
  • Phosphoric Acids

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology
  • Microelectronics