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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 01, 2011
A. Alan Burke, North Kingstown, RI (US);
Louis G. Carreiro, Westport, MA (US);
A. Alan Burke, North Kingstown, RI (US);
Louis G. Carreiro, Westport, MA (US);
The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy, Washington, DC (US);
Abstract
A self-contained fuel system for use with a high temperature fuel cell is described to address containment of carbon dioxide evolution. The system utilizes a slurry containing calcium carbide and calcium hydride that is pumped into a water reservoir. The resulting hydrolysis reaction generates acetylene, hydrogen and water-soluble calcium hydroxide. The acetylene and hydrogen are catalytically converted to synthesis gas, which is used by a fuel cell to generate electricity. Carbon dioxide exhaust from the fuel cell is reacted with calcium hydroxide to form a storable solid, calcium carbonate.