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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 11, 2021
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2017
Supported nickel catalysts used as direct internal reforming catalyst in molten carbonate fuel cells
Fuelcell Energy, Inc., Danbury, CT (US);
Jin-Yun Wang, Cheshire, CT (US);
Mohammad Farooque, Marlboro, NJ (US);
Ramakrishnan Venkataraman, Danbury, CT (US);
Chao-Yi Yuh, New Milford, CT (US);
April Corpuz, Danbury, CT (US);
FuelCell Energy, Inc., Danbury, CT (US);
Abstract
Disclosed here is a supported catalyst comprising a thermally stable core, wherein the thermally stable core comprises a metal oxide support and nickel disposed in the metal oxide support, wherein the metal oxide support comprises at least one base metal oxide and at least one transition metal oxide or rare earth metal oxide mixed with or dispersed in the base metal oxide. Optionally the supported catalyst can further comprise an electrolyte removing layer coating the thermally stable core and/or an electrolyte repelling layer coating the electrolyte removing layer, wherein the electrolyte removing layer comprises at least one metal oxide, and wherein the electrolyte repelling layer comprises at least one of graphite, metal carbide and metal nitride. Also disclosed is a molten carbonate fuel cell comprising the supported catalyst as a direct internal reforming catalyst.