| abstract |
940,900. Fuel cells. GENERAL ELECTRIC CO. Feb. 21, 1962 [Feb. 28, 1961], No. 6800/62. Heading H1B. A fuel cell utilizes as electrolyte stabilized zirconia and a carbonaceous electrode and consumes a carbon containing fuel. The second electrode is preferably silvered in the molten state and dissolves oxygen supplied thereto and carries it to the site of the reaction. As shown in Fig. 1, a container 11 (alumina or carbon) contains the zirconia 12 and a carbon electrode 13. The silver 14 is supplied with air or oxygen through a tube 18. In another embodiment (Fig. 2, not shown), a tube of zirconia carries carbon on its inside and molten silver adhered to its outside. |