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 natural scienceschemical sciencesorganic chemistryalcoholsnatural scienceschemical sciencescatalysisengineering and technologyenvironmental engineeringenergy and fuelsfuel cells 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 See on map EU contribution € 0,00 Participants (1) Sort alphabetically Sort by EU Contribution Expand all Collapse all Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Germany EU contribution € 0,00 Address Wilhelm-johnen-straße 52425 Jülich See on map
