Patent ID: 6432284
Filing Date: 2002-08-13
Classification: C25B,H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
An electrolysis cell, comprising:a housing having an anode chamber configured to receive and circulate a liquid organic fuel and a cathode chamber configured to collect hydrogen gas generated from electrolysis of the organic fuel; a solid electrolyte membrane having a anode and a cathode membrane surfaces, said membrane disposed in said housing and configured to partition said housing into said anode and cathode chambers, said membrane operable to conduct protons and exchange cations; an anode electrode formed on said anode membrane surface to interconnect said membrane and said anode chamber, said anode electrode operable to facilitate electro-oxidation of the organic fuel to generate protons; a cathode electrode formed on said cathode membrane surface to interconnect said membrane and said cathode chamber for electro-reduction of the protons to produce the hydrogen gas; and a DC power supply connected to said anode and cathode electrodes and operable to supply electrical power to said electro-oxidation and electro-reduction.