Fuel cells with hydrogen recycle
US5079103A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 25, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jan 7, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2010 |
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- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E60/50
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In high-temperature fuel cells, for example the solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) and molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC), anode waste gases containing hydrogen and carbon dioxide are separated from the waste gas stream by means of, e.g., a scrubbing step and/or an adsorption system, and the thus-obtained hydrogen is recycled to the anode. For the operation of an MCFC system, the carbon dioxide separated from the anode waste gas is reused by being admixed to the oxygen stream entering the cathode.
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