Patent ID: 8372168
Filing Date: 2013-02-12
Classification: B01J,C01B,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A fuel cartridge system, comprising: a balance of plant module comprising: a reaction chamber and a fuel regulator; a fuel suitable for undergoing a hydrogen generating reaction to produce a mixture comprising hydrogen gas and byproducts; a fuel storage module defined by a rigid walled outer chamber comprising: a fuel storage chamber for storing the fuel and a mixture storage chamber for storing the mixture, wherein the fuel storage module is removably connected to the balance of plant module; a first conduit configured to convey the fuel from the fuel storage chamber to the reaction chamber, wherein a first portion of the first conduit resides in the fuel storage module and a second portion of the first conduit resides in the balance of plant module, wherein the first and second portions of the first conduit are removably connected, and wherein the fuel regulator is connected inline relative to the first conduit to regulate the transporting of fuel from the fuel storage chamber to the reaction chamber; a second conduit configured to convey the mixture from the reaction chamber to the mixture storage area chamber, wherein a first portion of the second conduit resides in the fuel storage module and a second portion of the second conduit resides in the balance of plant module, and wherein the first and second portions of the second conduit are removably connected; wherein the fuel storage chamber and the mixture storage chamber are disposed in a volume exchange configuration; and wherein the fuel cartridge system is configured such that essentially no hydrogen is removed from the mixture by the second conduit.