Patent ID: 7081143

Claim:
In a fuel cell system comprising a reformer to produce a hydrogen containing gas for use in a fuel cell stack, the improvement comprising: feeding to the reformer, at start-up, an emulsion composition comprising, at least 40 wt % of hydrocarbon having a boiling range of −1.1° C. to 371° C., from 30 to 60 wt % of water, and from 0.01 to 5 wt % of at least one alkyl alkoxylated triazine surfactant represented by the formula wherein R is (M—O) n —R′, R′ is an alkyl hydrocarbon of about 6 to 26 carbons, n is an integer from about 1 to 50, M is CH 2 —CH 2 , CH 2 —CH 2 —CH 2 , CH 2 —CH—CH 3 , CH 2 —CH 2 —CH 2 —CH 2 , CH 2 —CH—(CH 3 )—CH 2 or mixtures thereof.