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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 24, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Rainer Autenrieth, Erbach, DE;
Andreas Christen, Kehr, DE;
Assignee:
Ballard Power Systems AG, Kirchheim/Teck-Nabern, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 8/06 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B01J 8/06 ;
Abstract
A reformation reactor that can be used especially for steam reformation of methanol for generating hydrogen in motor vehicles operated by fuel cells. A gas stream to be reformed is conducted through a reaction chamber into which a charge of a catalyst material is added. A catalyst supply container connected with the reaction chamber is so arranged that the catalyst material is automatically added from the supply container to the reaction chamber.