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Title:
FUEL FOR USE IN FUEL CELL
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2001/077264
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A fuel for use in a fuel cell system, which comprises oxygen-containing compounds in an amount of 0.5 to 40 mass % in terms of an oxygen atom relative to the total amount of the fuel. The fuel exhibits an increased energy output generated per its weight and per amount of CO¿2? formed, an improved fuel consumption, a decreased evaporative emission, good handling properties such as good storage stability and a suitable flash point, and reduced calories required for preheating. Further, the fuel allows a fuel cell system using the fuel to keep its initial performance for a long period of time, since it reduces the deterioration of a fuel cell system, that is, a reforming catalyst, a water gas shift reaction catalyst, a carbon monoxide removal catalyst, a fuel cell stack and the like.

Inventors:
SAITOU KENICHIROU (JP)
ANZAI IWAO (JP)
SADAKANE OSAMU (JP)
MATSUBARA MICHIRO (JP)
Application Number:
PCT/JP2001/003093
Publication Date:
October 18, 2001
Filing Date:
April 10, 2001
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Assignee:
NIPPON MITSUBISHI OIL CORP (JP)
SAITO KENICHIROU (JP)
ANZAI IWAO (JP)
SADAKANE OSAMU (JP)
MATSUBARA MICHIRO (JP)
International Classes:
C01B3/32; C01B3/48; C01B3/58; C10L1/02; H01M8/06; H01M8/10; (IPC1-7): C10L1/04; C10L1/18
Foreign References:
JPH10255830A1998-09-25
JPH10236802A1998-09-08
US5897970A1999-04-27
JPH1179703A1999-03-23
JPS6340702A1988-02-22
JPH0570780A1993-03-23
JPH07188678A1995-07-25
JPH08311463A1996-11-26
JPH11311136A1999-11-09
JPS50126005A1975-10-03
US4410333A1983-10-18
Other References:
See also references of EP 1273650A4
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
Itoh, Tetsuya (8-1 Toranomon 2-chom, Minato-ku Tokyo, JP)
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