patent · US6783877

Fuel reforming apparatus

31 August 2004

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Abstract

In a fuel cell system 10, a cracking unit 20 is provided upstream of a reformer 36. When the cracking unit 20 is supplied with oxygen and gasoline as a hydrocarbon-based fuel, the gasoline is partially oxidized and decomposed using oxidation-generated heat to give a hydrocarbon with a lower carbon number. The hydrocarbon with the lower carbon number obtained by such gasoline pyrolysis is fed to the reformer 36 and supplied to a reforming reaction zone.

Provenance

Collection: Cited prior art

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Filed: 2001-08-17
Source: Google Patents bibliographic record
Granted: 2004-08-31
Inventors: Takashi Shimazu; Satoshi Iguchi; Satoshi Aoyama; Koichi Numata; Kazuhisa Kunitake; Takeshi Nishikawa; Shuichi Kubo; Satoshi Yamazaki; Toyota Motor Corp