Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus – product – and – With pressure equalizing means for liquid immersion operation
Patent
1993-06-28
1994-10-25
Kalafut, Stephen
Chemistry: electrical current producing apparatus, product, and
With pressure equalizing means for liquid immersion operation
429 33, 16510426, H01M 804
Patent
active
053587995
ABSTRACT:
A fuel cell uses hydrogen as a fuel and oxygen as an oxidant and a hollow member is partially located in an anode chamber, partially located in a cathode chamber and partially located in a water collecting chamber. The hollow member contains a non electrolyte aqueous solution, eg sucrose solution. The hollow member is formed from a semi-permeable membrane which allows water to permeate therethrough but prevents hydrogen, oxygen and the solute, eg sucrose permeating therethrough. Water transported through a solid polymer electrolyte from the anode chamber to the cathode chamber and water produced in the cathode chamber permeates through the semi-permeable membrane into the hollow member by osmosis. Water in the hollow member permeates through the semi-permeable membrane into the anode chamber and dryer regions of the cathode chamber by osmosis. Water in the hollow member permeates through the semi-permeable membrane into the water collecting chamber.
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Kalafut Stephen
Rolls-Royce and Associates Limited
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