Patent ID: 8118886
Filing Date: 2012-02-21
Classification: C10L,H01M,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A fuel mixture for fuel cells made of a gelled product, comprising at least a fuel and a gelling agent, and further comprising a reliquefying agent dispersed therein, wherein a reliquefaction inducing agent acts on the gelled product to reliquefy the fuel, wherein the reliquefying agent is an electrolyte having a molecular weight of from 1,000 to 8,000,000, ascorbic acid, stearic acid, peptide, sodium bicarbonate, a solid or liquid organic acid, or a solid or liquid organic acid salt, wherein the gelling agent is a compound selected from the group consisting of polyacrylic acid, polyacrylamide, polyethylene glycol, crosslinking polyacrylic acid, and crosslinking polyacrylamide, or a compound derived from these compounds, wherein the fuel comprises methanol, ethanol, dimethyl ether, formic acid, formalin, hydrazine or sodium borohydride, and wherein the reliquefaction inducing agent is selected from the group consisting of water, an amino acid solution, a peptide solution, a sulfuric acid solution and an organic acid solution.