Diesel and Kerosine Fuel Processors

There are various applications for diesel fuel processors. Apart from the energy supply for diesel fuelled passenger cars and military applications, the most prominent is 

Piewetz et al. [623] described a 32-kWei diesel fuel processor prototype designed for a molten carbonate fuel cell. It consisted of a hydrotreater unit operated at 45 bar and 380 °C for conversion of the 0.2 wt.% sulfur components present in the feed. A zinc oxide bed was positioned downstream, which adsorbed the hydrogen sulfide generated in the hydrotreater. The sulfur free feed then entered the reformer, which was operated at 25 bar and 480 °C. 

Since 2004 Volkswagen has been developing a diesel fuel processor/fuel cell system with IdaTech LLC, US. The system works with a palladium membrane for reformate purification. 

The Webasto Thermosystems GmbH company is developing a 5-kW solid oxide auxiliary power unit. A partial oxidation reactor supplies the fuel cell with reformate. 

Daggett ef al., from Boeing, presented their concept of a fuel cell APU for a commercial aircraft [625], The main driver for this development was the reduction of N emissions, noise and the low thermal efficiency of current APU systems, which 

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