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Internal reforming molten carbonate fuel cell system with methane feed

US5084362A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateAug 29, 1990
Grant dateJan 28, 1992
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Expiry dateAug 29, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02E60/50
  • WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A fuel cell system in which a methane producing gasifier supplies methane fuel to an internal reforming fuel cell and unspent hydrogen from the anode exhaust of the fuel cell is used by the gasifier in processing the feedstock being converted by the gasifier to the methane fuel.

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