INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURE METHANE FUEL CELLS

Award Information

Agency: National Science Foundation

Branch: N/A

Contract: N/A

Agency Tracking Number: 21746

Amount: $49,996.00

Phase: Phase I

Program: SBIR

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Timeline

Solicitation Year: N/A

Award Year: 1993

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Small Business Information

ELTRON RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, INCORPORATED

2830 Wilderness Pl #e

Boulder, CO 80301

United States

DUNS: N/A

HUBZone Owned: No

Woman Owned: No

Socially and Economically Disadvantaged: No

Principal Investigator

Name: Anthony F Sammells
Phone: (303) 440-8008

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Abstract

THE OBJECTIVE OF THE PROJECT IS TO DETERMINE THE UTILITY OF SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFCS) FOR PROMOTING THE EFFICIENT ELECTROCHEMICAL CONVERSION OF METHANE-BASED FUELS TO ELECTRICAL ENERGY OVER THE TEMPERATURE RANGE 600-900 DEGREES CENTIGRADE. EMPHASES IS IS ON ANODE ELECTROCATALYSTS INCORPORATING LATTICE SUBSTITUENTS DEMONSTRATING EVIDENCE FOR DIRECT OXIDATION OF METHANE AND THEIR STEAM REFORM PRODUCTS IN THE ABSENCE OF CARBON DEPOSITION. FUEL CELLS ARE BASED UPON PEROVSKITE AND PEROVSKITE-RELATED BROWNMILLERITE SOLID ELECTROLYTES. THE ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE OF FUEL CELLS IS BEING DETERMINED. INSIGHT INTO PREFERRED SELECTED FUEL CELL COMPONENTS IS BEING GAINED AND ATTENTION IS PAID TO DETERMINING THE STABILITY OF ANODE/SOLID ELECTROLYTE INTERFACE INVOLVED IN PROMOTING THE ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION OF METHANE-BASED FUELS.

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INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURE METHANE FUEL CELLS