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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2005
Applicant:
Daniele Facchi, Rovato, IT;
Inventor:
Daniele Facchi, Rovato, IT;
Assignee:
Nuvera Fuel Cells Europe S.R.L., S. Donato Milanese, IT;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/06 (2006.01); H01M 8/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A unit consisting of a fuel cell, provided with a first ion-exchange membrane, and an electrolysis cell, equipped with a second ion-exchange membrane, capable of operating as an electrochemical hydrogen pump in which the electrolysis cell sucks in the discharge gas of the fuel cell anodic compartment which contains hydrogen as the main component, ionizes the hydrogen on a suitable anodic catalyst, sends the so formed protons across the second ion-exchange membrane to a suitable cathodic catalyst where the protons are reconverted to hydrogen which is mixed to the fuel cell hydrogen feed.