SBIR Phase II: Novel Catalyst Substrate for the Preferential Oxidation (PROX) of Carbon Monoxide

这个小型企业创新研究二期项目推进了一种改进的催化反应器的开发，该反应器基于一种新型催化剂衬底设计，用于在富氢原料中优先氧化一氧化碳（PROX）。第一阶段的目标完全实现，并证明了该催化剂基板的可行性，大大减少了PROX组件的尺寸、重量和成本，并确定了设计全尺寸PROX反应器的参数。第二阶段的重点是催化剂优化和基于催化剂基板的PROX反应器在汽车燃料电池燃料处理系统中的集成。这一潜在的突破将显著推进汽车燃料电池应用的燃料处理技术。所提出的技术有可能在燃料处理器的体积、重量和成本方面提供近数量级的改进，并有广泛的潜在应用于其他催化反应器。PROX反应器的成功将导致探索将这种基质用于燃料处理器的其他组件，包括重整器和水煤气转换反应器。

0078754Precision Combustion, Inc.MenacherryThis Small Business Innovation Research Phase II project advances the development of an improved catalytic reactor, based on a novel catalyst substrate design, for the preferential oxidation (PROX) of carbon monoxide in a hydrogen rich feed. The Phase I objectives were fully met and demonstrated the viability of this catalyst substrate for substantial reductions in the size, weight and cost of the PROX component and also identified parameters for designing a full scale PROX reactor. This Phase II effort will focus on catalyst optimization and integration of a PROX reactor based on the catalyst substrate in a fuel processor system for automotive fuel cell applications.This potential breakthrough could significantly advance fuel processing technology for automotive fuel cell applications. The proposed technology has the potential to provide near-order of magnitude improvements in fuel processor volume, weight and cost, with a broad range of potential spin off applications to other catalytic reactors. Success with the PROX reactor would lead to exploring use of this substrate for other components in the fuel processor, including the reformer and the Water Gas Shift reactors.