Patent ID: 8500875

Claim:
A desulfurizer for removing sulfur component from a raw fuel, comprising: a filled chamber having a raw fuel passage through which the raw fuel flows, the filled chamber being filled with a desulfurizing agent; a supply chamber disposed upstream of the filled chamber, for uniformly supplying the raw fuel to the raw fuel passage; and a discharge chamber disposed downstream of the filled chamber, for uniformly discharging the raw fuel from the raw fuel passage, a supply port separate and distinct from the supply chamber and disposed in fluid communication therewith, a discharge port separate and distinct from the discharge chamber and disposed in fluid communication therewith, a first mesh member disposed between the filled chamber and the supply chamber for dividing the filled chamber and the supply chamber from each other, and a second mesh member disposed between the filled chamber and the discharge chamber for dividing the filled chamber and the discharge chamber from each other, wherein the raw fuel passage has at least one reverser for reversing the direction in which the raw fuel flows; and the raw fuel passage has a cross-sectional area which is smaller in a downstream portion thereof than in an upstream portion thereof.