Reformate purification and heat recovery for fuel cell
CA 2324702 A1 · Owner: Keefer, Bowie · Inventors: Johannes, Erik; Keefer, Bowie; Brown, Mike
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An electrical current generating system that includes at least one hydrogen gas, separation module that discharges a purified hydrogen gas and a separation exhaust gas; at, least one fuel cell having an anode that receives the purified hydrogen gas; and a combustion, engine that receives the separation exhaust gas. The combustion engine can drive a compres-, sor and/or vacuum pump that is a component of the electrical current generating system. Also disclosed is another embodiment of an electrical current generating system that includes, a fuel cell defining an anode inlet for receiving a hydrogen-containing gas stream and a, coolant passage having a coolant inlet and a coolant …
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- Filed October 27, 2000. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended October 27, 2020.
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