Patent ID: 9178234
Filing Date: 2015-11-03
Classification: C01B,C01C,C04B,C07C,C10G,C10K,C21B,C25B,F02C,H01M,Y02B,Y02E,Y02P,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A method for producing electricity, the method comprising: introducing a fuel stream comprising a reformable fuel into an anode of a molten carbonate fuel cell, an internal reforming element associated with the anode, or a combination thereof; introducing a cathode inlet stream comprising CO generating electricity within the molten carbonate fuel cell, the molten carbonate fuel cell being operated at a fuel utilization of about 60% or less; generating an anode exhaust comprising H separating, from at least a portion of the anode exhaust, a first H combusting at least a portion of the first H wherein a fuel utilization in the anode is about 50% or less.