Distillate fuel preprocessor and reformer for fuel cell applications

Mehdi Namazian; Siva Sethuraman; Guha Venkataraman; Chunshan Song

Distillate fuel preprocessor and reformer for fuel cell applications

Mehdi Namazian
, Siva Sethuraman
, Guha Venkataraman
, Chunshan Song

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Abstract

Distillate fuels are the fuel of choice for several FC markets. However, reforming distillate fuels is a challenge due to carbon residue and sulfur issues. To overcome these challenges, Altex and Penn State University (PSU) have developed the Distillate Fuel Preprocessor and Reformer (DFPPR) that can reliably transform distillate fuels into a reformate suitable for fuel cells. The success of DFPPR is in its approach, which preprocesses the fuel ahead of reforming. The fuel preprocessor (FPP) includes a fractionator followed by a desulfurizer. FPP removes the fuel sulfur and the majority of its carbon producing compounds and diverts them to a burner, where they are burned to produce heat needed for steam reforming. The clean fuel from the FPP is then converted to a reformate suitable for the specific fuel cell that best fits the application. The presentation will include the performance of different size fractionators, desulfurizers and reformer components and their integration into FPP and DFPPR systems.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	Abstracts of Papers - 232nd American Chemical Society Meeting and Exposition
State	Published - 2006
Event	232nd American Chemical Society Meeting and Exposition - San Francisco, CA, United States Duration: Sep 10 2006 → Sep 14 2006

Publication series

Name	ACS National Meeting Book of Abstracts
Volume	232
ISSN (Print)	0065-7727

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Other	232nd American Chemical Society Meeting and Exposition
Country/Territory	United States
City	San Francisco, CA
Period	9/10/06 → 9/14/06

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

General Chemistry
General Chemical Engineering

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Distillate fuel preprocessor and reformer for fuel cell applications

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