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An Anode For A Solid Oxide Fuel Cell - EP3552263

The patent EP3552263 was granted to Ceres on Dec 25, 2024. The application was originally filed on Dec 7, 2017 under application number EP17817044A. The patent is currently recorded with a legal status of "Granted And Under Opposition".

EP3552263

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EP17817044A
Filing Date
Dec 7, 2017
Status
Granted And Under Opposition
Nov 22, 2024
Publication Date
Dec 25, 2024
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OPPOSITION- V.A. Sadykov, N. V. Mezentseva, R. V. Bunina, G.M. Alikina, A.I. Lukashevich, T.S. Kharlamova, V.A. Rogov, V.I. Zaikovskii,, "Effect of complex oxide promoters and Pd on activity and stability of Ni/YSZ (ScSZ) cermets as anode materials for IT SOFC", Catal Today, (2008), vol. 131, doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2007.10.064, pages 226 - 237, XP022432534
OPPOSITION- V. Sadykov, N. Mezentseva, G. Alikina, R. Bunina, V. Rogov, T. Krieger, S. Belochapkine, J. Ross, "Composite catalytic materials for steam reforming of methane and oxygenates: Combinatorial synthesis, characterization and performance", Catal Today, (2009), vol. 145, doi:10.1016/j.cattod.2008.04.034, pages 127 - 137, XP026159265
OPPOSITION- Aligul Buyukaksoy, Sanoop P. Kammampata, and Viola I. Birss, "Effect of porous YSZ scaffold microstructure on the long-term performance of infiltrated Ni-YSZ anodes", Journal of Power Sources, (2015), vol. 287, doi:10.1016/j.jpowsour.2015.04.072, pages 349 - 358, XP029158124
OPPOSITION- R.F. Martins, M.C. Brant, R.Z. Domingues, R.M. Paniago, K. Sapag, T. Matencio, "Synthesis and characterization of NiO-YSZ for SOFCs", Mater Res Bull, (2009), vol. 44, doi:10.1016/j.materresbull.2008.04.017, pages 451 - 456, XP025839143
OPPOSITION- Jiang, S.P., "A review of wet impregnation-An alternative method for the fabrication of high performance and nano-structured electrodes of solid oxide fuel cells", Materials Science, ELSEVIER, AMSTERDAM, NL, AMSTERDAM, NL, (20060225), vol. 418, no. 1-2, doi:10.1016/j.msea.2005.11.052, ISSN 0921-5093, pages 199 - 210, XP025098518
OPPOSITION- H. Mori, C. Wen, J. Otomo, K. Eguchi, H. Takahashi, "Investigation of the interaction between NiO and yttria- stabilized zirconia(YSZ) in the NiO/YSZ composite by temperature­ programmed reduction technique", Appl Catal A Gen, (2003), vol. 245, doi:10.1016/S0926-860X(02)00634-8, pages 79 - 85, XP004425607
OPPOSITION- Martins R. F., Brant M. C., Domingues R. Z., Matencio T., "NiO/YSZ Composites for SOFC: Synthesis and Characterization", ASME 2006 Fourth International Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, Parts A and B, ASMEDC, (20060101), doi:10.1115/FUELCELL2006-97146, ISBN 978-0-7918-3780-1, pages 621 - 622, XP093320887
OPPOSITION- Smirnova Alevtina, Sadykov Vladislav, Mezentseva Natalia, Bunina Rimma, Pilipenko V. V., Alikina Galina, Krieger Tamara A., Bobrova L. N., Smorygo Oleg L., Van Berkel Frans, Rietveld B., "Design and Testing of Structured Catalysts for Internal Reforming of CH 4 in Intermediate Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (IT SOFC)", ECS Transactions, Electrochemical Society, US, US , (20110425), vol. 35, no. 1, doi:10.1149/1.3570276, ISSN 1938-5862, pages 2771 - 2780, XP093320865
OPPOSITION- Ozmen Ozcan, "Investigation of Nano-ceria Catalyst Infiltration of Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) Electrodes Using Bio-Inspired Catechol Surfactants ", Doctoral Dissertation, West Virginia University, (20190101), doi:10.33915/etd.7378, XP093320859

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