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Fuel treatment device

US9985307B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

EBERSPÄCHER CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEMS GMBH · DE

Inventors

Karsten Reiners · Eßlingen, DE
Andreas Kaupert · Eßlingen, DE

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 11, 2012
Grant date	May 29, 2018
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 29, 2036

Classification

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

Abstract

A fuel treatment device (2) converts a hydrocarbon-containing fuel into a fuel for a fuel cell (3). The fuel treatment device (2) has for this purpose a mixture formation space (7) for forming and processing a mixture of fuel and another component, a reformer (8) for converting the mixture into a synthesis gas and a desulfurization stage (9) for removing sulfur from the synthesis gas or from the mixture. The reformer (8) and desulfurization stage (9) are arranged adjacent to each other in a housing (10) along an axis of the housing (10).

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