公开(公告)号：WO2022197779A1

公开(公告)日：2022-09-22

申请号：PCT/US2022/020514

申请日：2022-03-16

Applicant: WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Inventor： POWELL, Adam C. ,  SU, Hongyi ,  SHAHABI, Mahya ,  ZHONG, Yu

IPC: H01M12/06 ,  H01M10/613 ,  H01M8/04089 ,  H01M8/0662 ,  H01M6/52 ,  H01M4/02

Abstract: A metal-air battery and methods for generating electricity in a metal-air battery are described herein. The battery and the method includes heating an anhydrous salt to obtain a molten salt electrolyte; contacting the molten salt electrolyte to at least one cathode communicating with air; reducing air at the cathode to obtain oxygen ions for diffusing through the molten salt electrolyte; oxidizing at least one metal anode by the oxygen ions in the electrolyte thereby generating electricity and forming a metal anode oxide; and cooling at least one section of the metal-air battery for precipitating the metal anode oxide.

公开(公告)号：WO2022164994A1

公开(公告)日：2022-08-04

申请号：PCT/US2022/014043

申请日：2022-01-27

Applicant: WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE

Inventor： POWELL, Adam C. ,  DAVIS, Boyd ,  PAL, Uday Bhanu ,  ZHONG, Yu ,  FARIA, Christian ,  ONO, Naoki ,  INOZUME, Takeshi ,  ENDO, Chiaki ,  MIYAUCHI, Tomoya

IPC: H01M8/1213 ,  H01M4/38

Abstract: Devices and methods for generating electricity in a direct carbon fuel cell are provided herein. The method includes heating and melting an alloy to obtain a liquid alloy anode; circulating the liquid alloy anode through a porous ceramic cathode, the cathode being a tubular structure and in communication with oxygen; reducing the oxygen at the porous cathode to obtain oxygen ions for diffusing through an electrolyte to the liquid alloy anode; and oxidizing the oxygen ions at the liquid alloy anode thereby generating electricity. The direct carbon fuel cells have high electronic conductivity, high carbon solubility with fast carbon diffusion, lower viscosity and eutectic temperatures, and rapid fuel dissolution kinetics.