Internal combustion engines with fluid fuel reforming ceramic catalyst and transporting and power-generating means employing them

Abstract From the Canadian patent

Internal combustion engines decrease environmental pollution and increase energy efficiency by using a fluid fuel reforming ceramic catalyst comprising a core 2 of a complex oxide ceramic of transition metals, an intermediate layer 3 of an alumina-based silicate ceramic covering the core 2 and an outer layer 4 of a ceramic containing noble metals. Transporting and power-generating means using such internal combustion engines increase the combustion efficiency and decrease the noxious substances in exhaust gases by converting the incombustible and environment polluting substances contained in fluid fuels to combustible substances and activating the oxygen in the air contained in fluid fuels.