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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 30, 2000
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Forschungszeutrum Julich GmbH, Julich, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01M / ; H01M / ; H01M / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
429 17 ; 429 13 ; 429 19 ; 429 34 ;
Abstract
In a method and an apparatus for processing fuel for a fuel cell to which fuel is supplied through a fuel line, a reactor is disposed in the fuel line and an oxygen-containing compound is added to the fuel in the fuel line and is decomposed in the reactor for releasing oxygen which oxygen is adsorbed by the reactor. Impurities in the fuel which can be oxidized are also adsorbed by the reactor and are oxidized by the oxygen adsorbed by the reactor.