Ballard Power Systems Ag

Xcellsis Gmbh

Dirk Georg

Stefan Boneberg

Matthias Wolfsteiner

Stefan Brauchle

Martin Schuessler

Uwe Benz

Martin Sch&uuml;ssler

Martin Schaefer

Joachim Guertler

Martin Sch&auml;fer

An arrangement for generating a hydrogen-containing gas from a hydrocarbon-containing medium includes a multi-stage reforming unit that is connected to a multi-stage carbon monoxide removal unit by a heat-conducting separating medium. The stages of the reforming unit, in an ascending order relative to the gas flow direction in the reforming unit, are in a thermal contact with stages of the carbon monoxide removal unit, in a descending order relative to the gas flow direction in the carbon monoxide removal unit.

Arrangement for generating a hydrogen-containing gas

A system for generating hydrogen-rich gas has a reformer for catalytic water vapor reforming of a water vapor/fuel mixture by an input supply of thermal energy, and a CO oxidation stage for removing carbon monoxide from the hydrogen-rich gas while emitting heat, with the reformer and the CO oxidation stage being thermally coupled. An oxygen quantity fed to the CO oxidation stage is adjusted as a function of the gas temperature in or at the output of the reformer/oxidation stage. This can take place by an automatic (feedback) control, a combination of open loop control and automatic control or by an adaptive characteristic diagram.

Method and apparatus for operating a reformer/co oxidation unit

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Kirchheim/Nabern, Germany

Dirk Georg