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Hydrogen Generation for Fuel Cell Applications

ARMY RESEARCH OFFICE

MesoSystems Technology, Inc. and MesoFuel, Inc., a subsidiary of Intelligent Energy, Inc., have developed a compact, ammonia-based hydrogen generator. This device is composed of a lightweight MesoChannel™ reactor, high-effectiveness heat exchangers, high-capacity ammonia adsorbent, and flow/temperature control components. Ammonia is reacted at approximately 600° Celsius to form a 75/25 mixture of hydrogen and nitrogen with trace quantities of ammonia remaining in the product gas. The ammonia is removed using an adsorbent and the remaining hydrogen/nitrogen mixture is fed to a fuel cell for the production of electrical energy. Additionally, a multi-fuel reactor was developed with integrated hydrogen separation, which allows production of high-purity hydrogen.

Applications

Military and Commercial Significance:
The capability of utilizing existing fuel infrastructure and providing pure hydrogen to enable the use of fuel cell power systems is the key success criterion. Research through this SBIR has proven that liquid fuels convert into pure hydrogen for fuel-cell power systems in a system with single-push-button operation.
Additionally, the team has displayed this SBIR-funded hydrogen generation system integrated with a fuel cell system to generate electrical power. These demonstrations have been made for numerous government and commercial entities, including multiple international companies and organizations.

Provenance

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