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Method and a device for operating PEM fuel cell with CO contaminated hydrogen gas

US12334612B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Indian Oil Corporation Limited · IN

Inventors

Chinmay Chaudhari · Faridabad, IN
Sachin Chugh · Ghaziabad, IN
Meenakshi Sundarraman · Faridabad, IN
Kapil Sonkar · Faridabad, IN
Alok Sharma · Lisle, US
Gurpreet Singh Kapur · Faridabad, IN
Sankara Sri Venkata RAMAKUMAR · Faridabad, IN

Key dates

Filing date	May 26, 2021
Grant date	Jun 17, 2025
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 24, 2043

Classification

Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
CPC primaryY02E60/50
WIPO fieldChemical engineering
WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

An apparatus for purifying impure hydrogen fuel is described that includes a first chamber and a second chamber. The first chamber is configured to receive impure hydrogen fuel in the form of a first mixture of gases with hydrogen gas and carbon monoxide at the first concentration while the second chamber is configured to receive a second mixture of gases with hydrogen gas at the second concentration. The apparatus also includes a solid-state electrolyte that separates the first chamber and the second chamber and includes an adsorbing catalyst. The apparatus also includes a pair of electrodes installed each in the first chamber and the second chamber to create a potential difference is created across the solid-state electrolyte.

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