Tuesday, April 1, 2008 - 10:10 PM
High-Pressure Hydrogen Production from Military Fuels and Feedstocks
HIGH-PRESSURE HYDROGEN PRODUCTION FROM MILITARY FUELS AND FEEDSTOCKS
Christopher J. Zygarlicke,* Ted R.
Energy & Environmental
15 North 23rd Street, Stop 9018
Grand Forks, ND
(701) 777-5123
ABSTRACT
A practical system to deliver fuel cell-quality hydrogen is essential in order for the United States to transition to a hydrogen fuel cell-based transportation system. Traditional methods of attaining high-pressure hydrogen involve expensive hydrogen compression and a large volume of high-pressure hydrogen storage that many fuel stations do not have adequate space to accommodate.
The University of North Dakota Energy & Environmental Research Center is working with the U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) to develop a high-pressure water-reforming (HPWR) process that produces high-pressure hydrogen from the catalytic reforming of jet fuel and other feedstocks including diesel, ethanol, methanol, and natural gas. To date, the HPWR process has achieved hydrogen yields of up to 75% of the theoretical maximum for several different feedstocks. The product of the HPWR process will be high-pressure, purified hydrogen that is ready for use in a proton exchange membrane fuel cell. This presentation will discuss design considerations for logistic fuel reformers and fuel cell power systems and the benefits of high-pressure hydrogen production for civilian and military applications.
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