Hydrocarbon fuel processing for hydrogen generation
US7332003B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 2, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 6, 2026 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC01B2203/1258
- WIPO fieldMaterials, metallurgy
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
An apparatus for processing hydrocarbon fuel (e.g., gasoline, kerosene, jet fuel, diesel and heating oil) to generate hydrogen (H2), which can be used in fuel cells, includes a desulfurization reactor for removing sulfur from the fuel; a catalytic reactor for forming a reformate from the fuel; and, optionally, a separator for separating a light fraction of the fuel from a heavy fraction of the fuel. The fuel is first exposed to the desulfurization reactor and then, if present, to the separator. Finally, the fuel is exposed to the catalyst in the catalytic reactor; and the hydrogen gas generated there from is collected for use in the fuel cell.
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