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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2005
Filed:
Apr. 10, 2001
Kenichirou Saitou, Kanagawa, JP;
Iwao Anzai, Kanagawa, JP;
Osamu Sadakane, Kanagawa, JP;
Michiro Matsubara, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenichirou Saitou, Kanagawa, JP;
Iwao Anzai, Kanagawa, JP;
Osamu Sadakane, Kanagawa, JP;
Michiro Matsubara, Kanagawa, JP;
Nippon Oil Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
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.