Development of reforming technology for a portable generator

Book · Tue Dec 30 23:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:349022

Hashimoto, Noboru; Kudo, Hitoshi; Adachi, Junji; Shinagawa, Mikio; Yamaga, Noriyuki ^[1]; Igarashi, Akira ^[2]

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1. Matsushita Electric Works Ltd., Osaka (Japan). Central Research Lab.
2. Kogakuin Univ., Hachioji, Tokyo (Japan). Dept. of Chemical Engineering

Butane was investigated as a fuel for a portable generator using polymer membrane fuel cell (PEFC). A steam reforming technology was applied and Ru was investigated as a catalyst for a reforming process and a selective oxidation process. It was found that Ru realized a high space velocity (SV) which enables a reduction in the volume of the reformer. Reformer manufactured was connected with PEFC and operated using butane, indicating that a drop of the cell voltage was small enough. Concentration of CO in the reformate gas was less than 10 ppm.

• OSTI ID: 349022
• Report Number(s): CONF-970701--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

08 HYDROGEN
30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
BUTANE
CATALYTIC EFFECTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
HYDROCARBON FUEL CELLS
HYDROGEN PRODUCTION
PARTIAL OXIDATION PROCESSES
RUTHENIUM
STEAM REFORMER PROCESSES