N. Hashimoto, H. Kudo, J. Adachi, M. Shinagawa, N. Yamaga, A. Igarashi
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Abstract
Butane was investigated as a fuel for a portable generator using a polymer membrane fuel cell (PEFC). A steam reforming technology was applied and Ru was investigated as a catalyst for a reforming process and a selective oxidation process. It was found that Ru realized a high space velocity (SV) which enables reduction of a volume of the reformer. The reformer manufactured was connected with PEFC and operated using butane, indicating that a drop of the cell voltage was small enough. Concentration of CO in the reformate gas was less than 10 ppm.