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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2018
Applicant:
Lockheed Martin Energy, Llc, Bethesda, MD (US);
Inventors:
Jeremy Loretz, Boston, MA (US);
Srivatsava Puranam, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Lockheed Martin Energy, LLC, Bethesda, MD (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/1004 (2016.01); H01M 8/0234 (2016.01); H01M 8/08 (2016.01); H01M 8/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/1004 (2013.01); H01M 8/0234 (2013.01); H01M 8/08 (2013.01); H01M 8/188 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to novel membrane electrode assemblies, and devices and systems incorporating them. Representative membrane electrode assemblies comprise (a) a first, porous electrode; (b) a buffer layer optionally comprising an aqueous solution comprising a pH buffer; (c) a membrane; and (d) a second, porous electrode comprising a catalyst for the generation of oxygen (O2); wherein the membrane is interposed between the first electrode and the second electrode, and the buffer layer is interposed between the membrane and the first electrode.