Patent ID: 8163437

Claim:
A molten carbonate fuel cell anode comprising a porous anode body, said anode body comprising a nickel-based alloy and at least one ceramic additive, different from the nickel-based alloy, substantially uniformly dispersed throughout the anode body, wherein an amount of said at least one ceramic additive in said anode body being greater than 5% and up to 50% by volume and wherein said ceramic additive is selected from the group consisting of CeO 2 , yttrium doped ceria, yttrium doped zirconium, TiO 2 , Li 2 TiO 3 , LiAlO 2 and La 0.8 Sr 0.2 Co 0 3 , wherein a process of making said anode body comprises forming a slurry which comprises a nickel-based alloy mixed with at least one ceramic additive.