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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 05, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2014
Paul J. Berlowitz, Glen Gardner, NJ (US);
Timothy A. Barckholtz, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Anita S. Lee, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Paul J. Berlowitz, Glen Gardner, NJ (US);
Timothy A. Barckholtz, Whitehouse Station, NJ (US);
Anita S. Lee, Jersey City, NJ (US);
EXXONMOBIL RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING COMPANY, Annandale, NJ (US);
Abstract
In various aspects, systems and methods are provided for operating a solid oxide fuel cell at conditions that can improve or optimize the combined electrical efficiency and chemical efficiency of the fuel cell. Instead of selecting conventional conditions for maximizing the electrical efficiency of a fuel cell, the operating conditions can allow for output of excess synthesis gas and/or hydrogen in the anode exhaust of the fuel cell. The synthesis gas and/or hydrogen can then be used in a variety of applications, including chemical synthesis processes and collection of hydrogen for use as a fuel.