Tennessee Technological University

Antonio Pistono

Cynthia Rice

Shadi A Saeed

Michael Renfro

An improved or advanced electrically conductive selectively gas permeable anode flow field (SGPFF) design, allowing for efficient removal of COperpendicular to the active area near the location where it is formed in the catalyst layer. The anode plate design includes two mating flow fields (an anode gaseous flow field, and an anode liquid flow field) separated by a semi-permeable separator. The separator comprises a hydrophobic semi-permeable separator for COdiffusive gas transport from the liquid side (with acid, water, and CO) to the gaseous side (allowing for COremoval to the atmosphere).

Advanced selectively gas permeable anode flow field design for efficient removal of carbon dioxide in a fuel cell

An improved or advanced electrically conductive selectively gas permeable anode flow field (SGPFF) design, allowing for efficient removal of COperpendicular to the active area near the location where it is formed in the catalyst layer. The anode plate design includes two mating flow fields (an anode gaseous flow field, and an anode liquid flow field) separated by a semi-permeable separator. The separator comprises a hydrophobic semi-permeable separator for COdiffusive gas transport from the liquid side (with formic acid, water, and CO) to the gaseous side (allowing for COremoval to the atmosphere).

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