Title :
Development of reforming technology for a portable generator
Author :
Hashimoto, Noboru ; Kudo, Hitoshi ; Adachi, Junji ; Shinagawa, Mikio ; Yamaga, Noriyuki ; Igarashi, A.
Author_Institution :
Central Res. Lab., Matsushita Electr. Works Ltd., Osaka, Japan
fDate :
27 Jul-1 Aug 1997
Abstract :
Butane was investigated as a fuel for a portable generator using a 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 reduction of a volume of the reformer. The 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
Keywords :
catalysts; fuel cells; membranes; oxidation; polymers; power supplies to apparatus; ruthenium; solid electrolytes; CO concentration; PEFC; Ru catalyst; butane; cell voltage drop; high space velocity; polymer electrolyte fuel cell; polymer membrane fuel cell; portable generator; reformate gas; reforming technology; selective oxidation process; steam reforming technology; Biomembranes; Chemical engineering; Chemical technology; Fuel cells; Laboratories; Nickel; Oxidation; Polymers; Space technology; Temperature;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1997. IECEC-97., Proceedings of the 32nd Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4515-0
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1997.661879
