Abstract: Disclosed is a lithium ion secondary battery having a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte composition (electrolytic solution), characterized in that: the positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material represented by: aLi[Li1/3M12/3]O2.(1?a)LiM2O2 (where M1 represents at least one kind of metal element selected from the group consisting of Mn, Ti, Zr and V; M2 represents at least one kind of metal element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Mn, Al, Cr, Fe, V, Mg and Zn; and a represents a composition ratio and satisfies a relationship of 0<a<1); the negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material containing silicon; and the non-aqueous electrolyte composition includes a lithium salt (CnF2n+1SO2)(CmF2m+1SO2)NLi (where m and n each independently represent an integer of 2 or more as a support electrolyte. This lithium ion secondary battery attains a high capacity and good cycle characteristics.

Abstract: Disclosed is a lithium ion secondary battery having a positive electrode, a negative electrode and a non-aqueous electrolyte composition (electrolytic solution), characterized in that: the positive electrode includes a positive electrode active material represented by: aLi[Li1/3M12/3]O2.(1?a)LiM2O2 (where M1 represents at least one kind of metal element selected from the group consisting of Mn, Ti, Zr and V; M2 represents at least one kind of metal element selected from the group consisting of Ni, Co, Mn, Al, Cr, Fe, V. Mg and Zn; and a represents a composition ratio and satisfies a relationship of 0<a<1); the negative electrode includes a negative electrode active material containing silicon; and the non-aqueous electrolyte composition includes a lithium salt (CnF2n+1SO2)(CmF2m+1SO2)NLi (where in and n each independently represent an integer of 2 or more as a support electrolyte. This lithium ion secondary battery attains a high capacity and good cycle characteristics.

Abstract: A fuel supply system of the present invention is characterized by including: a fuel reformer (4) for producing a reformed gas-containing fuel by causing discharge in a raw liquid fuel; and a fuel supply device (8) for supplying the reformed gas-containing fuel or a mixture of the reformed gas-containing fuel and the raw fuel into a combustion chamber of an engine (5).

Abstract: A fuel supply system of the present invention is characterized by including: a fuel reformer (4) for producing a reformed gas-containing fuel by causing discharge in a raw liquid fuel; and a fuel supply device (8) for supplying the reformed gas-containing fuel or a mixture of the reformed gas-containing fuel and the raw fuel into a combustion chamber of an engine (5).

Abstract: A methanol reforming catalyst that generates a reformed gas containing hydrogen by reforming methanol in the atmosphere containing oxygen and steam contains a metal oxide support and Pd—Zr alloy with which the metal oxide support is impregnated. The reforming catalyst accelerate a steam reforming reaction of the methanol as an endothermic reaction and a partial oxidation reaction of the methanol as an exothermic reaction while suppressing generation of CO gas. Also, a methanol reforming apparatus having the methanol reforming catalyst does not need a heater for the reforming reaction.

Abstract: A fuel reforming system, comprising a reformer (2, 3, 4) which produces reformate gas from rich raw fuel gas, and supplies the reformate gas to the fuel cell (28) during a reforming operation, a burner (1) which produces lean combustion gas, and supplies the lean combustion gas to the reformer (2, 3, 4) during a warmup operation of the reformer (2, 3, 4), and a nonflammable fluid supply apparatus which supplies a nonflammable fluid other than fuel and air to the reformer (2, 3, 4). During the warmup operation of the reformer (2, 3, 4), the lean combustion gas is supplied from the burner (1) to the reformer (2, 3, 4), and when warmup of the reformer (2, 3, 4) is complete, the nonflammable fluid is supplied from the nonflammable fluid supply apparatus to the reformer (2, 3, 4), and the reforming operation of the reformer (2, 3, 4) then starts.

Abstract: A methanol reforming catalyst that generates a reformed gas containing hydrogen by reforming methanol under the presence of oxygen and steam, comprises a catalytic component I containing Cu oxide and Zn oxide, and a catalytic component II containing metal oxide and one of Pt and Pd.Also, another methanol reforming catalyst comprises a catalytic component I containing Cu oxide and Zn oxide, a catalytic component IIA containing first metal oxide and a noble metal, and a catalytic component IIB containing second metal oxide and one of Pt and Pd. The second metal oxide forms an alloy more easily than the first metal oxide. The auto-thermal reforming process can be stably accelerated in the methanol reforming reaction using these catalysts. Also, there are provided a reformer, a reforming apparatus, and a fuel cell system employing these methanol catalysts. Since a heater or a reducing apparatus can be omitted in these apparatuses, etc., sizes of these apparatuses, etc.

Abstract: A catalyst composition contains a perovskite composite oxide of the type expressed by a rational formula ABO3, wherein A consists of two types of constituent elements of A′ and A″ and B consists of two types of constituent elements of B′ and B″, and the perovskite composite oxide is expressed by a general formula A′1-xA″xB′1-yB″yO3. The A′ is La or Ce, the A″ is at least one element selected from the group consisting of La, Ca, Sm, Ce, Sr, Ba and Pr, the B′ is at least one type element selected from the group consisting of Co, Fe, Mn and Gd, and the B″ is any one type of a noble metal such as Ru, Rh, Pd, Pt, or the like. This catalyst composition can be employed as a reforming catalyst of the alcohol or the hydrocarbon-based gas to produce hydrogen gas for a fuel cell, or as an electrode catalyst.

Abstract: A fuel cell system has a reformer (1), a fuel cell stack (2) for generating power by supplying reformate gas, a combustor (3) for combusting combustible gas, a passage (41) for connecting the reformer (1) and the fuel cell stack (2), a passage (42) for connecting the fuel cell stack (2) and the combustor (3), and a gas passage (4) connecting the combustor (3) and the reformer (1). When the power generation of the fuel cell stack is stopped, supply of fuel and water/air to the reformer (1) is stopped and combustion gas from the combustor (3) is circulated to the system via the gas passage (4) connecting the combustor (3) and the reformer (1) and the reformer (1).

Abstract: A catalyst composition contains a perovskite composite oxide of the type expressed by a rational formula ABO3, wherein A consists of two types of constituent elements of A′ and A″ and B consists of two types of constituent elements of B′ and B″, and the perovskite composite oxide is expressed by a general formula A′1-xA″xB′1-yB″yO3. The A′ is La or Ce, the A″ is at least one element selected from the group consisting of La, Ca, Sm, Ce, Sr, Ba and Pr, the B′ is at least one type element selected from the group consisting of Co, Fe, Mn and Gd, and the B″ is any one type of a noble metal such as Ru, Rh, Pd, Pt, or the like. This catalyst composition can be employed as a reforming catalyst of the alcohol or the hydrocarbon-based gas to produce hydrogen gas for a fuel cell, or as an electrode catalyst.

Abstract: A methanol reforming catalyst that generates a reformed gas containing hydrogen by reforming methanol in the atmosphere containing oxygen and steam contains a metal oxide support and Pd-Zr alloy with which the metal oxide support is impregnated. The reforming catalyst accelerate a steam reforming reaction of the methanol as an endothermic reaction and a partial oxidation reaction of the methanol as an exothermic reaction while suppressing generation of CO gas. Also, a methanol reforming apparatus having the methanol reforming catalyst does not need a heater for the reforming reaction.

Abstract: A methanol reforming catalyst that generates a reformed gas containing hydrogen by reforming methanol under the presence of oxygen and steam, comprises a catalytic component I containing Cu oxide and Zn oxide, and a catalytic component II containing metal oxide and one of Pt and Pd Also, another methanol reforming catalyst comprises a catalytic component I containing Cu oxide and Zn oxide, a catalytic component IIA containing first metal oxide and a noble metal, and a catalytic component IIB containing second metal oxide and one of Pt and Pd. The second metal oxide forms an alloy more easily than the first metal oxide. The auto-thermal reforming process can be stably accelerated in the methanol reforming reaction using these catalysts. Also, there are provided a reformer, a reforming apparatus, and a tuel cell system employing these methanol catalysts Since a heater Or a reducing apparatus can be omitted in these apparatuses, etc., sizes of these apparatuses, etc. become small and thus these apparatuses, etc.