Patent ID: 8563183

Claim:
An integrated dry gas fuel cell comprising: a. at least one carbon monoxide gas fueled solid oxide fuel cell, wherein the carbon monoxide gas fueled fuel cell comprises a carbon monoxide oxidizing anode, wherein an anodic oxidation of the carbon monoxide is provided by the carbon monoxide oxidizing anode in the presence of carbon monoxide, a cathode, an oxide ion transporting electrolyte membrane, and a product stream output from the carbon monoxide oxidizing anode, whereby the membrane is disposed between the carbon monoxide oxidizing anode and the cathode; and b. a dry gasifier, wherein the carbon monoxide gas fueled solid oxide fuel cell is integrated to the dry gasifier, wherein the dry gasifier converts carbon monoxide gas from carbon dioxide gas, whereas a packed bed of solid carbonaceous fuel is provided to the dry gasifier to facilitate the gas conversion, wherein the packed bed of solid carbonaceous fuel is in physical contact with the carbon monoxide oxidizing anode, wherein the carbon monoxide gas is directly provided as fuel to the carbon monoxide oxidizing anode inside the dry gasifier, wherein said at least one carbon monoxide gas fuel cell is physically and thermally integrated with said dry gasifier within a single chamber, wherein a Boudouard reaction product carbon dioxide is formed directly inside the at least one carbon monoxide gas fueled solid oxide fuel cell, wherein when an electrochemical oxidation reaction of the carbon monoxide occurs at a surface of the carbon monoxide oxidizing anode by oxide ions supplied through the oxide ion transporting electrolyte membrane from the cathode for the electrochemical oxidation reaction of the carbon monoxide gas at the surface of the carbon monoxide oxidizing anode to generate electric power, wherein the electrochemical oxidation reaction comprises CO(g)+O O X →CO 2 (g)+V O •• +2e − yielding electrons for said electrical power generation.