Patents by Inventor Biagio Passalacqua

Biagio Passalacqua has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SEPARATING CO2 FROM COMBUSTION EXHAUST GAS BY MEANS OF MCFC MULTISTACKS
    Publication number: 20130014484
    Abstract: A system for separating CO2 from combustion exhaust gas by means of MCFC multistacks comprises: a first MCFC unit (10) and a second MCFC unit (20), having respective cells (11, 21) with respective cathodic compartments (12, 22) and respective anodic compartments (13, 23); at least one CO2-capture unit (31, 32); and a connection network (30) that connects the units (10, 20) to one another and to the CO2-capture unit (31, 32); the first unit (10) is formed by one or more MCFC cells (11) without active direct internal reformer; and the second unit (20) is formed by one or more MCFC cells (21) with active direct internal reformer; the units (10, 20) are connected in such a way that the exhaust gas to be treated are supplied to the cathodic compartments (12) of the cells (11) of the first unit (10), and the cathodic compartments (22) of the cells (21) of the second unit (20) are supplied with cathodic exhaust of the first unit (10), either alone or with additions that do not include portions of exhaust gas that ha
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2009
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Luciano Caprile, Biagio Passalacqua, Arturo Torazza
  • Electrolyte migration control for large area MCFC stacks
    Patent number: 7700217
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new strategy against the electrolyte migration through the gasket in externally manifolded MCFC stacks. This is obtained by endowing a stack of molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFCs) of an electrolyte management tool separated from the cells by an electronically conductive material which is impervious to gas, characterized by the combination of the following elements:—a positive reservoir component external to the cathode of the first cell on the positive side of the battery, wherein said reservoir consists of one ore more porous layers of electronically conductive material and comprises at least one gas distributor, and—a negative reservoir component external to the anode of the last cell on the negative side of the battery, wherein said reservoir consists of one ore more porous layers of electronically conductive material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Assignee: Ansaldo Fuel Cells S.p.A.
    Inventor: Biagio Passalacqua
  • Electrolyte migration control for large area mcfs stacks
    Publication number: 20060275641
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a new strategy against the electrolyte migration through the gasket in externally manifolded MCFC stacks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Publication date: December 7, 2006
    Inventor: Biagio Passalacqua