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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 10, 2013
Filed:
May. 26, 2008
Dong Song, Yokohama, JP;
Masaharu Hatano, Yokohama, JP;
Keiko Kushibiki, Fujisawa, JP;
Kazufumi Takeuchi, Yokohama, JP;
Dong Song, Yokohama, JP;
Masaharu Hatano, Yokohama, JP;
Keiko Kushibiki, Fujisawa, JP;
Kazufumi Takeuchi, Yokohama, JP;
Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., Yokohama-shi, JP;
Abstract
A fuel cell system includes: a power generation stack () composed by stacking a plurality of fuel cells (); and a hydrocarbon-oxidizing device () disposed on an upstream side of the power generation stack () in a fuel supply passage (). The hydrocarbon-oxidizing device () directly and electrochemically oxidizes hydrocarbons with a carbon number of 2 or more, which are contained in fuel gas, or decomposes the hydrocarbons and electrochemically oxidizes carbon obtained by decomposing the hydrocarbons.