Nippon Oil Corporation

Osamu Sadakane

Iwao Anzai

Michiro Matsubara

Kenichirou Saitou

A fuel for a fuel cell system, which comprises at least 5 vol. % of hydrocarbons based on the whole fuel and 0.5 to 20 mass % of oxygenates in terms of an oxygen content based on the whole fuel, wherein the total content of hydrocarbon compounds which have carbon numbers of 7 and 8 is 20 vol. % or more based on the whole hydrocarbons and the total content of hydrocarbon compounds which have carbon numbers of 10 or more is 20 vol. % or less based on the whole hydrocarbons, and a fuel for a fuel cell system, which comprises at least 5 vol. % of hydrocarbons based on the whole fuel and 0.5 to 20 mass % of oxygenates in terms of an oxygen content based on the whole fuel, wherein the fuel has distillation properties; the initial boiling point in distillation of over 40&#xb0; C. and 100&#xb0; C. or lower, the 10 vol. % distillation temperature of over 50&#xb0; C. and 120&#xb0; C. or lower, the 90 vol. % distillation temperature of 110&#xb0; C. or higher and 180&#xb0; C. or lower, and the final boiling point in distillation of 130&#xb0; C. or higher and 210&#xb0; C. or lower. The fuel for a fuel cell system has a high power generation quantity per weight, a high power generation quantity per COemission, a low fuel consumption, a small quantity of evaporative gas (evapo-emission), small deterioration of a fuel cell system comprising such as a reforming catalyst, a water gas shift reaction catalyst, a carbon monoxide removal catalyst, fuel cell stacks and the like to maintain the initial performances for a long duration, good handling properties in view of storage stability and inflammability, and a low preheating energy.

Fuel for fuel cell system

A fuel for a fuel cell system comprising hydrocarbon compounds, which fuel has distillation properties of the initial boiling point (initial boiling point 0) in distillation of over 40&#xb0; C. and 100&#xb0; C. or lower, the 10 vol. % distillation temperature (T) of over 50&#xb0; C. and 120&#xb0; C. or lower, the 90 vol. % distillation temperature (T) of 110&#xb0; C. or higher and 180&#xb0; C. or lower, and the final boiling point in distillation of 130&#xb0; C. or higher and 210&#xb0; C. or lower. The fuel for a fuel cell system has a high power generation quantity per weight, a high power generation quantity per COemission, a low fuel consumption, a small quantity of evaporative gas (evapo-emission), small deterioration of a fuel cell system comprising such as a reforming catalyst, a water gas shift reaction catalyst, a carbon monoxide removal catalyst, fuel cell stacks and the like to maintain the initial performances for a long duration, good handling properties in terms of storage stability and inflammability, and a low preheating energy.

Fuel for use in a fuel cell system

A fuel for a fuel cell system comprising hydrocarbon compounds, which fuel has distillation properties of the initial boiling point (initial boiling point 0) in distillation of 24&#xb0; C. or higher and 40&#xb0; C. or lower, the 10 vol. % distillation temperature (T) of 25&#xb0; C. or higher and 50&#xb0; C. or lower, the 90 vol. % distillation temperature (T) of 45&#xb0; C. or higher and 130&#xb0; C. or lower, and the final boiling point in distillation of 55&#xb0; C. or higher and 150&#xb0; C. or lower. The fuel for a fuel cell system has a high power generation quantity per weight, a high power generation quantity per COemission, a low fuel consumption, a small quantity of evaporative gas (evapo-emission), small deterioration of a fuel cell system comprising such as a reforming catalyst, a water gas shift reaction catalyst, a carbon monoxide removal catalyst, fuel cell stacks and the like to maintain the initial performances for a long duration, good handling properties in terms of storage stability and inflammability, and a low preheating energy.

A fuel for a fuel cell system comprises wherein said fuel has distillation properties, the initial boiling point (initial boiling point 0) in distillation of 24&#xb0; C. or higher and 50&#xb0; C. or lower, the 10 vol. % distillation temperature (T) of 35&#xb0; C. or higher and 70&#xb0; C. or lower, the 90 vol. % distillation temperature (T) of 100&#xb0; C. or higher and 180&#xb0; C. or lower, and the final boiling point in distillation of 130&#xb0; C. or higher and 210&#xb0; C. or lower. The fuel for a fuel cell system has a high power generation quantity per weight, a high power generation quantity per COemission, a low fuel consumption, a small evaporative gas (evapo-emission), small deterioration of a fuel cell system comprising such as a reforming catalyst, a water gas shift reaction catalyst, a carbon monoxide removal catalyst, fuel cell stacks and the like to maintain the initial performances for a long duration, good handling properties in view of storage stability and inflammability, and a low preheating heat quantity.

Fuel for use in fuel cell system

The present invention relates to a fuel for a fuel cell system comprising 5 vol. % or more of hydrocarbons based on the whole fuel, and 0.5-20 mass % of oxygenates in terms of an oxygen content based on the whole fuel, wherein the content of hydrocarbon compounds having a carbon number of 4 is 15 vol. % or less, the content of hydrocarbon compounds having a carbon number of 5 is 5 vol. % or more, the content of hydrocarbon compounds having a carbon number of 6 is 10 vol. % or more, the content of hydrocarbon compounds having carbon numbers of 7 and 8 in total is 20 vol. % or more, and the content of hydrocarbon compounds having carbon numbers of 10 or more is 20 vol. % or less.

A fuel for a fuel cell system comprising hydrocarbon compounds, wherein a content of saturates is 30 vol. % or more, a content of olefins is 35 vol. % or less and a content of aromatics is 50 vol. % or less. The fuel for a fuel cell system has a high power generation quantity per weight, a high power generation quantity per COemission, a low fuel consumption, a small quantity of evaporative gas (evapo-emission), small deterioration of a fuel cell system comprising such as a reforming catalyst, a water gas shift reaction catalyst, a carbon monoxide removal catalyst, fuel cell stacks and the like to maintain the initial performances for a long duration, good handling properties in terms of storage stability and inflammability, and a low preheating energy.

A fuel for a fuel cell system comprising 0.5-40 mass % of oxygenates in terms of an oxygen content based on the whole fuel. The fuel for a fuel cell system has a high power generation quantity per weight, a high power generation quantity per CO emission, a low fuel consumption, a small evaporative gas (evapo-emission), small deterioration of a fuel cell system comprising such as a reforming catalyst, an aqueous gas shift reaction catalyst, a carbon monoxide removal catalyst, fuel cell stacks and the like to maintain the initial performances for a long duration, good handling properties in view of storage stability and inflammability and a low preheating heat quantity.

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Kanagawa, Japan

Osamu Sadakane