Patent · US Expired

Device for treating a fuel/coolant mixture

US6855445B2 · kind B2 · utility

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16Claims

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Assignee

Daimlerchrysler AG · US

Inventors

Jens Mueller · Löhne, DE
Sven Schnetzler · Marburg, DE
Peter Waitkat · Bad Liebenzell, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Aug 1, 2001
Grant date	Feb 15, 2005
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Oct 23, 2022

Classification

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

Abstract

A device for treating a fuel/coolant mixture in a fuel cell system. The fuel cell system is in particular a direct methanol fuel cell system. The fuel cell system is in particular a direct methanol fuel cell system. The fuel/coolant mixture circulates in a circuit system which has a mixture-conveying device, an anode chamber of a fuel cell and an ion exchanger. Furthermore, fuel is guided out of a tank into the circuit system via a line. In addition, a cation exchanger is arranged in the circuit system.

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