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Mitsubishi Materials Corporation 476, Shimoishido-shita, Kitahonn-shi Saitama-ken... 

Similar designs are also used by the Japanese companies Kyocera, Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (MMC), Nippon Telegraph and Telephone. (NTT), and Toho Gas. Fraunhofer IKTS and Bloom Energy both use conventional cross-flow... 

Monitor Scientific, 3900 South Wadsworth Boulevard, Denver, Colorado 80235, USA Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Nuclear Ecosystem Department, Global Ecoindustry Center, Koishikawadaikoku Bid., 1-3-25, Koishikawa, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 112, Japan... 

Parts of this work were funded by the UK Environment Agency, the Mitsubishi Materials Corporation (Japan), and the Swedish Nuclear Power Inspectorate (SKi) who are thanked sincerely for their support. We would also like to thank J. Smellie (Conterra AB) and M. Laaksohaiju (Intera AB) for giving us access to unpublished data. Constructive comments from reviewers G. Darling, M. Gascoyne and R. Metcalfe improved the content and readability of the manuscript. 

Sealless planar Electrochemical cells made up of electrolyte, cathode, and anode are stacked with metal interconnects without using sealing materials. For example, disk-type planar sealless stacks have been constructed by Mitsubishi Materials Corporation. For this purpose, fuel and air are introduced through the central part of the respective cells. Outside the cells, the remaining fuel becomes combusted with air. Self-supporting cells are usually used for this design. 

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, The Kansai Electric Power Co., Inc., and Kyushu University have been working together on multiple projects for developing intermediate-temperature SOFCs. Substantial technical advancement has been made in manufacturing SOFC units ranging from a 1 -kW class module to a scalable 10-kW class combined heat and power (CHP) system. The core technology is based on high-performance cells operable in a temperature window between 600° and 800°C. 

Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Tokyo, Japan e-mail akbay mmc.co.jp... 

Taner Akbay Mitsubishi Materials Corporation, Central Research Institute, 1002-14, Mukaiyama, Naka-shi, Ibaraki, 311-0102, Japan, akbay mmc.co.jp... 

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