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Research groups of six companies, institutes and universities have joint forces in a European Community funded project, to develop a miniaturized, low-power fuel processor for the conversion of methanol into clean hydrogen for use in a proton exchange membrane (PEM) fuel cell. The integrated unit will provide a portable power source and is an alternative for battery packs or hydrogen storage in metal hydrides. In the realization of this small-scale fuel processor, microreactor technology will play a key role. Based upon a so-called pinch analysis, a conceptual design of the fuel processor is made, consisting of three combined microreactors/heat exchangers.
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Delsman, E.R. et al. (2001). MiRTH-e: Micro Reactor Technology for Hydrogen and electricity. In: Matlosz, M., Ehrfeld, W., Baselt, J.P. (eds) Microreaction Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-56763-6_38
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