Precision Combustion, Inc. (PCI) products

Precision Combustion Inc. is developing integrated fuel processor systems to enable fuel cells to operate using a wide range of available fuels ranging from gases (e.g. methane and propane) to conventional liquid fuels (diesel, gasoline and military logistics fuels including JP-8, JP-5, and Jet A) to alternative and unconventional liquid fuels such as biofuels and waste hydrocarbons recovered from industrial processes (e.g. paint solvents). PCI is developing a range of reactors for its fuel processor systems and the fuel cell industry which have been tested in prototype integrations with fuel cell stacks.

PCI is developing an integrated fuel processor for liquid fuels for application in PEM and High Temperature PEM fuel cell systems. Building upon its ultra-compact fuel reformer and fuel reforming catalytic reactor technologies, PCI is optimizing its fuel reformer and fuel processor technologies for the size, weight and performance needed to enable liquid-fueled PEM fuel cell systems under multiple Army and Navy programs.

PCI is developing several fuel reforming catalytic reactors for integration into fuel processor and fuel cell power systems including: Catalytic Partial Oxidation (CPOX) of methane, propane, gasoline, Jet A, JP-8 and diesel, Autothermal Reforming (ATR) of gasoline, Jet A, JP-5, JP-8 and diesel, Oxidative Steam Reforming (OSR) of methanol, Steam Reforming (SR) of methane, diesel.

PCI is developing water gas shift and selective CO oxidation (aka PROX) catalytic reactors for integration into fuel processing and fuel cell power generation systems. PCI`s Water Gas Shift and PROX technologies developed under NSF, Navy and internal programs have demonstrated highly selective conversion of CO in an extremely small package. The Water Gas Shift technology reduces CO concentration in the reformate stream to ~ 0.5% (dependant upon system specifications) with low methanation. PCI`s PROX technology further reduces the CO concentration to below 10 ppm, while consuming less than 3% of the hydrogen in the reformate.