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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 28, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 27, 2002
Applicants:
Zhigang Qi, North Arlington, NJ (US);
Arthur Kaufman, West Orange, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Zhigang Qi, North Arlington, NJ (US);
Arthur Kaufman, West Orange, NJ (US);
Assignee:
H Power Corporation, Belleville, NJ (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fuel cell using a neat alcohol such as neat 2-propanol, as its fuel is described. The fuel that is purposely not mixed with any amount of water is oxidized directly at the fuel cell anode. The fuel cell can support a higher current density than a fuel cell using 1 M 2-propanol aqueous solution. The energy density of a fuel cell using a neat fuel is much higher than that of one using dilute fuel aqueous solutions.