Hosokawa Micron Develops Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell That Operates At Low Temperature.Tokyo, Japan, Jan 20, 2006 - (JCN JCN Japan Corporate News JCN Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience JCN Journal of Cardiovascular Nursing JCN Journal of Christian Nursing JCN Job Control Number JCN Journal of Child Neurology JCN joint communications network (US DoD) ) - Hosokawa Micron announced on January 20 that its R&D subsidiary Hosokawa Powder Technology Research Institute has developed a solid-oxide fuel cell (SOFC SOFC Solid Oxide Fuel Cell ) that can operates at low temperature. Specifically, the subsidiary has devised a nickel-ceria fuel electrode electrode, terminal through which electric current passes between metallic and nonmetallic parts of an electric circuit. In most familiar circuits current is carried by metallic conductors, but in some circuits the current passes for some distance through a by leveraging its proprietary nanomaterial technology. Using the newly developed fuel electrode, an SOFC can operate at temperature under 600 degrees C. Hosokawa Micron expects that the new fuel electrode enables SOFCs to reduce time required for start-up/stop, improve its reliability, and expand options for materials used. Accordingly, the company can produce SOFCs at low cost, and will accelerate the commercialization of SOFCs. Part of this achievement will be presented at FC EXPO 2006 to be held from at Tokyo Big Sight Tokyo Big Sight (東京ビッグサイト from January 25 to 27. Copyright [c] 2006 Japan Corporate News Network. All rights reserved. |
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