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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 15, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2011
Matthew Alexander Lehar, Munich, DE;
Andrew Philip Shapiro, Schenectady, NY (US);
Bruce Philip Biederman, Old Greenwich, CT (US);
Vitali Victor Lissianski, Schenectady, NY (US);
Andrew Maxwell Peter, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Matthew Joseph Alinger, Albany, NY (US);
Laura Michele Hudy, Waterford, NY (US);
Roger Allen Shisler, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Matthew Alexander Lehar, Munich, DE;
Andrew Philip Shapiro, Schenectady, NY (US);
Bruce Philip Biederman, Old Greenwich, CT (US);
Vitali Victor Lissianski, Schenectady, NY (US);
Andrew Maxwell Peter, Saratoga Springs, NY (US);
Matthew Joseph Alinger, Albany, NY (US);
Laura Michele Hudy, Waterford, NY (US);
Roger Allen Shisler, Ballston Spa, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A system and method are provided for boosting overall performance of a fuel cell while simultaneously separating a nearly pure stream of COfor sequestration or for use in generating electrical power to further increase overall efficiency of the process. The system and method employ a heat exchanger system configured to generate a stream of fuel that is returned to the inlet of the fuel cell anode with a higher molar concentration of carbon monoxide (CO) and hydrogen (H) fuel than was initially present in the fuel cell anode outlet.