FUEL REFORMING SYSTEM

摘要

A fuel reforming system to reform a fuel to be supplied to an internal combustion engine includes a reformer, a first filter, and a first flow path. The reformer includes a reforming catalyst to reform a fuel including a hydrocarbon to produce an alcohol and benzoic acid as a by-product using air. The first filter includes a sodium catalyst to trap the benzoic acid produced by the reforming catalyst. The alcohol produced by the reforming catalyst passes through the first filter. Air passes through the first filter to reform the benzoic acid to phenol. The phenol is mixed with the alcohol produced by the reforming catalyst via the first flow path. Alternatively, the phenol is directly supplied to the internal combustion engine as a fuel via the first flow path.

主权项

1. A fuel reforming system which reforms a fuel to be supplied into an internal combustion engine, the system comprising:
a reformer containing a reforming catalyst which reforms a fuel primarily formed of a hydrocarbon using air to produce an alcohol as a main product and benzoic acid as a by-product; at least one filter which includes a sodium catalyst, which is provided at a downstream side of the reformer, and which allows the alcohol as the main product produced by the reforming catalyst to pass therethrough and traps the benzoic acid precipitated as the by-product; and at least one flow path which merges phenol with the main product produced by the reformer or at least one flow path which directly supplies phenol into the internal combustion engine as a fuel, the phenol being produced by reforming of the trapped benzoic acid with air which is allowed to pass through the filter.