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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 27, 2013
Filed:
Mar. 19, 2009
Applicant:
Qinbai Fan, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Qinbai Fan, Chicago, IL (US);
Assignee:
Gas Technology Institute, Des Plaines, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M 8/06 (2006.01); B01D 53/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An alkaline electrochemical device having an alkaline electrolyte disposed between an anode electrode and a cathode electrode, where the anode electrode and/or the cathode electrode is provided with a COinhibitor which substantially eliminates poisoning of the device by CO. The device may be an alkaline fuel cell or an alkaline battery. In one embodiment, the electrolyte is an anion exchange polymeric alkaline electrolyte membrane.