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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2010
Abdelkader Hilmi, Bethel, CT (US);
Chao-yi Yuh, New Milford, CT (US);
Mohammad Farooque, Danbury, CT (US);
Abdelkader Hilmi, Bethel, CT (US);
Chao-Yi Yuh, New Milford, CT (US);
Mohammad Farooque, Danbury, CT (US);
FuelCell Energy, Inc., Danbury, CT (US);
Abstract
A high-performance carbonate electrolyte for use in a molten carbonate fuel cell comprising a cathode electrode, an anode electrode, an electrolyte matrix and at least a cathode current collector abutting said cathode electrode, the high-performance carbonate electrolyte comprising: a first carbonate electrolyte stored in at least the cathode electrode of the molten carbonate fuel cell comprising a mixture of eutectic Li/Na carbonate electrolyte doped with one or more additive materials and one or more lithium precursors, wherein the additive materials include one or more of RbCO, CsCO, BaCO, LaO, BiO, TaOand mixtures thereof, and a second carbonate electrolyte stored in at least the cathode current collector, the second carbonate electrolyte having a composition that is the same or different from the first carbonate electrolyte.