ELECTROCHEMICAL REFORMER AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM

Title:

ELECTROCHEMICAL REFORMER AND FUEL CELL SYSTEM

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO2004046408

Kind Code:

A3

Abstract:

An electrochemical reformer 1 using reactant feed structures having both hydrophilic and hydrophobic regions to provide mechanisms for the wicking of liquid reactants into reformer 1 and for the separation and removal of gaseous products from reformer 1. The electrical reformer 1 may be combined with a fuel cell, a portion of the output of which is used to power reformer 1, to create a compact, portable power source.

Inventors:

WOODS RICHARD ROOT
IYER RAHUL HARI
PORTER BROOK FOREST

Application Number:

PCT/US2003/037422

Publication Date:

July 29, 2004

Filing Date:

November 20, 2003

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Assignee:

INTELLIGENT ENERGY INC (US)

International Classes:

B01J7/00; B01J19/08; C25B1/02; C25B9/19; C25B15/08; F17C11/00; H01M8/06; (IPC1-7): C01B3/50; C25B1/04; C25B15/08; B01J7/02; H01M8/06

Foreign References:

EP0764727A1	1997-03-26
US4155712A	1979-05-22
US3917520A	1975-11-04
US6350539B1	2002-02-26
US20010045364A1	2001-11-29

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