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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 26, 1978
Filed:
Jun. 17, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shun C Fung, Edison, NJ (US);
Yen-Chi Pan, Westfield, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Electric Power Research Institute, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
429 13 ; 429 44 ;
Abstract
A novel electrolytic cell is described which contains an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, each being adapted for contact with an electrolyte. At least one of the electrodes includes platinum on a carbon support activated with a phosphorus-oxygen-containing compound. A preferred electrolytic cell of the present invention comprises a fuel cell having phosphoric acid as its electrolyte. Also disclosed is a method of directly producing electrical energy using the electrolytic cell described.