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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2006
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2003
Applicants:
Richard I. Masel, Champaign, IL (US);
Cynthia A. Rice, Newington, CT (US);
Piotr Waszczuk, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Andrzej Wieckowski, Champaign, IL (US);
Inventors:
Richard I. Masel, Champaign, IL (US);
Cynthia A. Rice, Newington, CT (US);
Piotr Waszczuk, White Bear Lake, MN (US);
Andrzej Wieckowski, Champaign, IL (US);
Assignee:
The Board of Trustees of the University of Illinois, Urbana, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/10 (2006.01); H01M 4/90 (2006.01); H01M 4/92 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A direct organic fuel cell includes a formic acid fuel solution having between about 10% and about 95% formic acid. The formic acid is oxidized at an anode. The anode may include a Pt/Pd catalyst that promotes the direct oxidation of the formic acid via a direct reaction path that does not include formation of a CO intermediate.