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Fuel cells do require fuel to operate. As shown in the previous chapter, each type of electrolyte has its own fuel cell reaction chemistry: without losing generalization we can focus on the typical phosphoric acid electrolyte cell (PAFC) to illustrate what a fuel processor is.
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Pietrogrande, P., Bezzeccheri, M. (1993). Fuel Processing. In: Blomen, L.J.M.J., Mugerwa, M.N. (eds) Fuel Cell Systems. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-2424-7_5
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