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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 26, 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
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.