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 | | According to the Nernst equation for the hydrogen reaction, the ideal cell potential at a given temperature can be increased by operating at higher reactant pressures, and improvements in fuel cell performance have, in fact, been observed at higher pressures. |
 | | For MCFCs, CO is required in the cathode reaction to maintain an invariant carbonate concentration in the electrolyte. |
 | | Because CO is produced at the anode and consumed at the cathode in MCFCs, and because the concentrations in the anode and cathode feed streams are not necessarily equal, the CO partial pressures for both electrode reactions are present in the second Nernst equation shown in Table 2-2. |
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