Process and device for production of electricity in a fuel cell by oxidation of hydrocarbons followed by a filtration of particles

• Main Authors: BOUCOT PIERRE, LENGLET ERIC, MARTIN GERARD HENRI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 30.11.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS; CHEMISTRY; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE PRODUCTION ORPROCESSING OF GOODS; COMPOUNDS THEREOF; ELECTRICITY; FUELS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; INORGANIC CHEMISTRY; LUBRICANTS; METALLURGY; NON-METALLIC ELEMENTS; PEAT; PETROLEUM, GAS OR COKE INDUSTRIES; PROCESSES OR MEANS, e.g. BATTERIES, FOR THE DIRECT CONVERSIONOF CHEMICAL INTO ELECTRICAL ENERGY; PURIFYING OR MODIFYING THE CHEMICAL COMPOSITION OF COMBUSTIBLEGASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; TECHNICAL GASES CONTAINING CARBON MONOXIDE; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE

The present invention relates to a process for the production of electricity in a fuel cell from hydrocarbons that includes passing a cooled effluent in a first circuit having at least one filter for depositing soot in the filter. The filter is regenerated when concurrently passing the cooled effluent in a second circuit. The present invention also relates to a device for implementing the process.