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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 14, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 17, 2023
Exxonmobil Technology and Engineering Company, Annandale, NJ (US);
Fan He, Annandale, NJ (US);
Lu Han, Beaumont, TX (US);
Jonathan Rosen, Morristown, NJ (US);
Timothy A. Barckholtz, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
EXXONMOBIL TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING COMPANY, Spring, TX (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for maintaining and/or improving operating lifetime for molten carbonate fuel cells that contain reforming catalyst in the anode when processing cathode input flows that contain sulfur oxides. The systems and methods can include a serial arrangement of molten carbonate fuel cells, where a first fuel cell includes a reduced or minimized amount of reforming catalyst in the anode. A second molten carbonate fuel cell can include reforming catalyst in the anode.