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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2007
Filed:
Jul. 23, 2004
Applicant:
John F. Cooper, Oakland, CA (US);
Inventor:
John F. Cooper, Oakland, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Regents of the University of California, Oakland, CA (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Three configurations for an electrochemical cell are utilized to generate electric power from the reaction of oxygen or air with porous plates or particulates of carbon, arranged such that waste heat from the electrochemical cells is allowed to flow upwards through a storage chamber or port containing raw carbonaceous fuel. These configurations allow combining the separate processes of devolatilization, pyrolysis and electrochemical conversion of carbon to electric power into a single unit process, fed with raw fuel and exhausting high BTU gases, electric power, and substantially pure COduring operation.