Patent ID: 7276096
Filing Date: 2007-10-02
Classification: B01B,B01J,C01B,G06F,H01M,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. A fuel processor for producing hydrogen from a fuel source, the fuel processor comprising: a reformer including a reformer chamber that is configured to receive the hydrogen fuel source and to output hydrogen, and the reformer including a catalyst that facilitates the production of hydrogen; a burner, including a burner chamber that includes a burner catalyst, and configured to provide heat to the reformer; a dewar that at least partially contains the reformer and the burner and includes a set of dewar walls that form a dewar chamber, the chamber configured to receive a process gas or liquid before the burner receives the process gas or liquid, wherein the fuel processor includes a monolithic structure that forms a wall of the reformer chamber, a wall of the burner chamber, and a wall of the dewar chamber; and a housing including a set of housing walls that at least partially contain the dewar and provide external mechanical protection for the reformer and the burner.