WO2007131229A3 - Gas phase fuel cells - Google Patents

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WO2007131229A3
WO2007131229A3 PCT/US2007/068383 US2007068383W WO2007131229A3 WO 2007131229 A3 WO2007131229 A3 WO 2007131229A3 US 2007068383 W US2007068383 W US 2007068383W WO 2007131229 A3 WO2007131229 A3 WO 2007131229A3
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fuel cells
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Russell Barton
Brian Wells
Alex Mossman
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Polyfuel Inc
Russell Barton
Brian Wells
Alex Mossman
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Abstract

The invention provides gas phase fuel cells for use in such fuel cells and methods of operating such fuel cells.
PCT/US2007/068383 2006-05-05 2007-05-07 Gas phase fuel cells WO2007131229A2 (en)

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JPH04249865A (en) * 1990-12-28 1992-09-04 Aisin Aw Co Ltd Liquid fuel cell
WO2002015314A1 (en) * 2000-08-16 2002-02-21 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Method for regulating the fuel concentration in the anode fluid of a fuel cell, and corresponding device
US6451470B1 (en) * 1997-03-06 2002-09-17 Magnet-Motor Gesellschaft Für Magnetmotorische Technik Mbh Gas diffusion electrode with reduced diffusing capacity for water and polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
US6509112B1 (en) * 1996-06-26 2003-01-21 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC)
US20030031908A1 (en) * 2001-08-09 2003-02-13 Motorola, Inc. Direct methanol fuel cell including a water recovery and re-circulation system and method of fabrication
US20030138689A1 (en) * 2001-12-14 2003-07-24 Petra Koschany Electrodes with adjustable gas permeability, and method of producing such electrodes
US20040062980A1 (en) * 2002-09-30 2004-04-01 Xiaoming Ren Fluid management component for use in a fuel cell
US20040166389A1 (en) * 2002-11-22 2004-08-26 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Fuel cell system
WO2004093231A2 (en) * 2003-04-15 2004-10-28 Mti Microfuel Cells Inc. Passive water management techniques in direct methanol fuel cells

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Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
JPH04249865A (en) * 1990-12-28 1992-09-04 Aisin Aw Co Ltd Liquid fuel cell
US6509112B1 (en) * 1996-06-26 2003-01-21 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Direct methanol fuel cell (DMFC)
US6451470B1 (en) * 1997-03-06 2002-09-17 Magnet-Motor Gesellschaft Für Magnetmotorische Technik Mbh Gas diffusion electrode with reduced diffusing capacity for water and polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells
WO2002015314A1 (en) * 2000-08-16 2002-02-21 Siemens Aktiengesellschaft Method for regulating the fuel concentration in the anode fluid of a fuel cell, and corresponding device
US20030031908A1 (en) * 2001-08-09 2003-02-13 Motorola, Inc. Direct methanol fuel cell including a water recovery and re-circulation system and method of fabrication
US20030138689A1 (en) * 2001-12-14 2003-07-24 Petra Koschany Electrodes with adjustable gas permeability, and method of producing such electrodes
US20040062980A1 (en) * 2002-09-30 2004-04-01 Xiaoming Ren Fluid management component for use in a fuel cell
US20040166389A1 (en) * 2002-11-22 2004-08-26 Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba Fuel cell system
WO2004093231A2 (en) * 2003-04-15 2004-10-28 Mti Microfuel Cells Inc. Passive water management techniques in direct methanol fuel cells

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