We are creating an integrated fuel processor for high Temperature solid oxide fuel cells.  This includes an integrated micro-device for adsorptive desulfurization and oxidative steam reforming for on-board and on-site production of synthesis gas and hydrogen for high temperature and low temperature fuel cells. This is shown schematically in the following figure.

A few Selected Papers:

1.  Song, C. “Fuel Processing for Low-temperature and High-temperature fuel cells: Challenges, and Opportunities for sustainable development in the 21^st Century”, Catal.Today, 2002, 77, 17.

2. Zheng, J.; Strohm, J.J.; Song, C.  “CeO₂-Al₂O₃ supported noble metal catalysts for steam reforming of hydrocarbons for fuel cells”, Preprints of Symposia – American Chemical Society, Division of Petroleum Chemistry, 2003, In press.

3. Zheng, J.; Shen, J.P.; Song, C.; Pan, W.; Strohm, J.J. “Reforming of liquid hydrocarbon fuels for micro fuel cells. 1. Steam pre-reforming of jet fuel over supported metal catalysts”, Preprints of Symposia – American Chemical Society, Division of Petroleum Chemistry, 2003, 48, 374

4. Zheng, J.; Song, C. “Reforming of liquid hydrocarbon fuels for micro fuel cells. 2. Steam reforming of pre-reformates from jet fuel over supported metal catalysts”, Preprints of Symposia – American Chemical Society, Division of Petroleum Chemistry, 2003, 48, 378.

5. Ma, X.; Velu, S.; Sun, L.; Song, C.: Mehdi, N.; Sethuraman, S. Adsorptive Desulfurization of real JP-8 over Nickel-based adsorbents for fuel cell applications”, Preprints of Symposia – American Chemical Society, Division of Fuel Chemistry, 2003, In press.

 Sponsor:
- Defense Advance Research Project Agency (DARPA) 

Industrial Collaborator:
       - Altex Technologies Corporation 

Additional researchers working on this project
-          Dr. Xiaoliang Ma
-          Dr. S.Velu
-          Dr. Jian Zheng
-          Mr.James Strohm
-          Mr.Shingo Watanabe
-          Mrs.Lu Sun