Patent ID: 7354463
Filing Date: 2008-04-08
Classification: B01D,C01B,F17C,Y02E,Y02P

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for producing hydrogen-enriched reformate comprising: a fuel processor for producing a reformate comprising hydrogen and an impurity, the reformate having fluctuations in pressure and/or flow rate; means for reducing the fluctuations in pressure and/or flow rate; a purification unit capable of removing impurity from the reformate to produce a hydrogen-enriched reformate, the purification unit having a plurality of adsorbent beds and a valve assembly capable of selectively controlling a flow of the reformate to one or more of the plurality of adsorbent beds; and a product sensor disposed downstream of the purification unit capable of sensing the hydrogen-enriched reformate and/or a hydrogen-depleted reformate to generate sensed product data; wherein the valve assembly controls the flow of reformate in response to the sensed product data.