| 摘要 |
A fuel processing system (10) comprises a combined reformer and hydrogen separator (32) which is supplied with methanol from a supply tank (12), water from a tank (14) and oxygen from a supply (16). The combined reformer and hydrogen separator (32) has two chambers (40, 42) separated by a hydrogen permeable membrane (38). The reactants are supplied into one chamber (40) and react on a catalyst (44) to produce hydrogen and byproduct gases. The hydrogen passes through the membrane (38) into the other chamber (42) and is supplied to a fuel cell. The byproduct gases are recycled via pipes (52,68) to enter the first chamber (40) of the reformer with the reactants. Additionally a device (54) removes soluble byproduct gases from the gases being recycled to the reformer. <IMAGE> |
