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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2015
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2011
Chihiro Hiraiwa, Osaka, JP;
Masatoshi Majima, Itami, JP;
Tetsuya Kuwabara, Osaka, JP;
Tomoyuki Awazu, Itami, JP;
Naho Mizuhara, Itami, JP;
Toshio Ueda, Itami, JP;
Hideyuki Doi, Itami, JP;
Toshiyuki Kuramoto, Itami, JP;
Chihiro Hiraiwa, Osaka, JP;
Masatoshi Majima, Itami, JP;
Tetsuya Kuwabara, Osaka, JP;
Tomoyuki Awazu, Itami, JP;
Naho Mizuhara, Itami, JP;
Toshio Ueda, Itami, JP;
Hideyuki Doi, Itami, JP;
Toshiyuki Kuramoto, Itami, JP;
SUMITOMO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIES, LTD., Osaka-shi, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
Provided are a gas decomposition component, a power generation apparatus including the gas decomposition component, and a method for decomposing a gas. A gas decomposition component includes a cylindrical MEA including a first electrode layer, a cylindrical solid electrolyte layer, and a second electrode layer in order from an inside toward an outside, in a layered structure; a first gas channel through which a first gas that is decomposed flows, the first gas channel being disposed inside the cylindrical MEA; and a second gas channel through which a second gas flows, the second gas channel being disposed outside the cylindrical MEA, wherein the gas decomposition component further includes a heater for heating the entirety of the component; and a preheating pipe through which the first gas to be introduced into the first gas channel passes beforehand to be preheated.