Hydrogen from methanol for fuel cells in mobile systems - Development of a compact reformer | Project | Fact Sheet | FP3 | CORDIS

Objective

The application of fuel cells for road traction using methanol as a fuel requires compact, cheap reformers to convert methanol to hydrogen. A major effort is needed to develop such reformers.

The objective of this project is the development of a compact methanol reformer to produce hydrogen-rich gas as fuel for a low temperature fuel cell (proton exchange membrane fuel cell type) to be used for road traction.

The tasks are concentrated on :
- Investigating the production of a hydrogen-rich gas with a low CO content based on a heterogeneous catalytic system with a high dynamic stress stability in a mobile system.

- Developing a catalytic burner to use the anode flue gas (low hydrogen content) as a heat source for the endothermic methanol reforming process.
- Design and basic engineering for a compact reformer integrated with the catalytic burner utilizing off-gases from the anode, with methanol as fuel, adapted to the boundary conditions of a mobile system with a PEM-FC and an electric motor for vehicles (15-20 kWe) Main topics are (Haldor Tops e, DK and KFA Jülich, DE) :

- the calculation of balances concerning the reformer and CO conversion as a part of the total system;
- reformer, in particular reformer and CO reforming catalysts; - gas treatment; - catalytic burner; - compact reformer.

Fields of science

Programme(s)

FP3-JOULE 2 - Specific research and technological development programme (EEC) in the field of non-nuclear energy, 1990-1994

Topic(s)

040302 - Fuel cell and battery driven electrical vehicles

Call for proposal

Data not available

Funding Scheme

CSC - Cost-sharing contracts

Coordinator

Haldor Topsøe A/S

Address

55,nymøllevej
2800 Lyngby
Denmark

Participants (1)

Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH

Germany