Short Summary
Corrosion
Resistant Coating for Carbonate Fuel Cell Components
Yuhong Huang
00-05
EISG Project Title: Corrosion Resistant Coating for Carbonate Fuel Cell Components
EISG Grant Number: 00-05
PIER Area: Environmentally Preferred Advanced Generation
Principal Investigator: Yuhong Huang
Contact Information: (818) 727-9786 yhuang@chemat.com
Organization: Chemat Technology, Inc.
Grant Amount: $75,000
Grant Term: 18 months
Project Description:
The purpose of this project is to research the feasibility of increasing the life of molten carbonate fuel cells by using a sol-gel coating of LiCoO2 on the NiO cathode and cathode current collector to reduce corrosion.
Proposed Outcomes:
· Material samples will be fabricated with sol-gel coating.
· Methodology for applying sol-gel coating.
· Feasibility analysis based on performance of material samples.
Anticipated Benefits:
· Increase fuel cell life by 100%.
· Increases capital cost of cathode and current collector by less than 2%.