Miniaturised gasoline fuel processor for fuel cell vehicle applications (MINIREF)

Objective

The final objective of this project is to reform gasoline in order to power a fuel cell in a car. The goal of the MINIREF project is to demonstrate the feasibility of the use of miniaturised fuel processors, using micro channels technology, to make syngas from gasoline, by sPOX reforming and/or auto thermal reforming. The program should allow realising a 5 kW system, made of a reforming art, a WGS part and a PrOx part, a feeding system, and a heating/cooling system using micro channels. The reforming, WGS and PrOx catalysts will be optimised, and in-channels catalysts deposition techniques will be developed and optimised, as well as micro channels geometries, The same catalysts for monoliths will be tested too, in Order to make a real comparison of micro channels performances. Costs and industrialisability will be evaluated too.

Programme(s)

• FP5-EESD - Programme for research, technological development and demonstration on "Energy, environment and sustainable development, 1998-2002"

Topic(s)

• 1.1.4.-6. - Key action Economic and Efficient Energy for a Competitive Europe

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

PEUGEOT CITROËN AUTOMOBILES S.A.

Address

Boulevard Du Chèteau 65
92200 Neuilly Sur Seine
France

Participants (7)

CENTRE NATIONAL DE LA RECHERCHE SCIENTIFIQUE

France

Address

Route De Narbonne 118
31062 Toulouse

INFRAGAS S.P.A.

Italy

Address

Via Lavoresco 10
10072 Caselle Torinese

INSTITUT FUER MIKROTECHNIK MAINZ GMBH

Germany

Address

Carl-zeiss-strasse 18-20
55129 Mainz

INSTITUT FUR ANGEWANDTE CHEMIE BERLIN ADLERSHOF EV

Germany

Address

Richard Willslatter Strasse 12
12489 Berlin

INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL TECHNOLOGY, PRAGUE

Czechia

Address

5,Technicka 5
166 28 Praha 6

POLITECNICO DI TORINO

Italy

Address

Corso Duca Degli Abruzzi 24
10129 Torino (Turin)

UNIVERSITE PAUL SABATIER DE TOULOUSE III

France

Address

Route De Narbonne 118
31062 Toulouse