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bucksynthesis

03/20/14 7:53 PM

#21226 RE: Ecomike #21215

"As part of this project Mantra has begun collaborating with the laboratory of Professor Elod Gyenge at UBC. The considerable expertise and resources of Professor Gyenge and his team will be applied to the investigation of various fuels for use in the MRFC, including formates, formic acid, and hydrazine."

Is the bread crumb the mention of "the investigation of various fuels" and specifically the mention of hydrazine ? Hydrazine has been proposed as an alternative to hydrogen in fuel cells - it does not need platinum catalysts, is a liquid & thus handled and stored more easily & it is also a clean fuel yielding N2 and water as products. The expansion of the MRFC to alternate fuels (vs formic acid/formate) would be a key development for versatility of use.

maybe_this_time

03/20/14 8:04 PM

#21227 RE: Ecomike #21215

It seems this statement has implications:

Says Professor Gyenge, "... I believe focusing now on the electrochemical systems of interest to Mantra has significant breakthrough potential for the advancement of hydrazine, formate, and other types of direct fuel cells in either acidic or alkaline electrolytes."