Abstract: According to one embodiment, a positive electrode includes a positive electrode material layer and a positive electrode current collector. The positive electrode material layer includes a positive electrode active material having a composition represented by a formula (1) described below. The positive electrode material layer satisfies a formula (2) described below. The positive electrode material layer is formed on the positive electrode current collector.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a non-aqueous electrolyte battery includes an outer case, a negative electrode, a positive electrode including a current collector and a positive electrode layer formed on surface of the current collector and opposed to the negative electrode layer, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode layer includes a layered lithium nickel cobalt manganese composite oxide and a lithium cobalt composite oxide, the positive electrode layer has a pore volume with a pore diameter of 0.01 to 1.0 ?m, the pore volume being 0.06 to 0.25 mL per 1 g of a weight of the positive electrode layer, and a pore surface area within the pore volume range is 2.4 to 8 m2/g.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a non-aqueous electrolyte battery includes an outer case, a negative electrode, a positive electrode including a current collector and a positive electrode layer formed on surface of the current collector and opposed to the negative electrode layer, and a non-aqueous electrolyte, wherein the positive electrode layer includes a layered lithium nickel cobalt manganese composite oxide and a lithium cobalt composite oxide, the positive electrode layer has a pore volume with a pore diameter of 0.01 to 1.0 ?m, the pore volume being 0.06 to 0.25 mL per 1 g of a weight of the positive electrode layer, and a pore surface area within the pore volume range is 2.4 to 8 m2/g.

Abstract: A hydrogen generation device includes a container; a hydrogen generation unit configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas; a combustion unit configured to combust a part of the hydrogen-containing gas; a sensor unit including a thermal deformation member, configured to sense a concentration of a combustible gas in an exhaust gas by further combusting the exhaust gas and sensing a physical deformation of the thermal deformation member caused in a temperature change by the combustion of the exhaust gas; and a shutoff valve configured to shut off a discharge of the exhaust gas in conjunction with the physical deformation.

Abstract: A fuel cell is provided, which includes a membrane electrode assembly including an electrolytic film sandwiched between an anode catalyst layer and a cathode catalyst layer, an anode gas diffusion layer disposed adjacent to the anode catalyst layer and a cathode gas diffusion layer disposed adjacent to the cathode catalyst layer, and a pair of separators which are in contact with the anode gas diffusion layer and the cathode gas diffusion layer, respectively. At least one of the separators includes a metallic member having a channel and an oxide layer disposed on a bottom of the channel. The oxide layer includes silica and tin oxide which accounts for 0.0001-30% by weight of silica.

Abstract: A fuel collection device detachably attached a fuel cell, the fuel cell having: a power generation unit generating power by chemically reacting a fuel; a fuel flow path supplying the fuel to the power generation unit; and a circulation pump circulating the fuel in the fuel flow path, the fuel collection device includes: a collection tank connected to the fuel flow path, and collecting the fuel in the fuel flow path by driving the circulation pump; and an air supplier connected to the fuel cell, and supplying an air to the power generation unit.

Abstract: A fuel cell system is provided with: a fuel supplier supplying a fuel including dimethyl ether; a reforming catalyst causing a reforming reaction of the fuel into a reformed gas including hydrogen; a shift catalyst causing a shift reaction of the reformed gas; a methanation catalyst causing a methanation catalyst of the reformed gas; a hydrogenation catalyst causing a hydrogenation catalyst of the reformed gas; and a fuel cell using hydrogen formed the reforming reaction and the shift reaction from the fuel and oxygen included in an atmospheric air to generate electricity.

Abstract: A fuel supply system includes a fuel container, fuel channels provided between the fuel container and a fuel cell or a fuel reformer, flow regulating mechanism for regulating flow rate of a fuel flowing through the fuel channel, and cooling mechanism having a cooling portion which cools the fuel such that a relationship Pfuel (Ta)>Pbubble (Tb) is satisfied before the fuel flows into the flow regulating mechanism, the cooling mechanism allowing the fuel having passed through the cooling portion to flow into the flow regulating mechanism as a single-phase flow of liquid. In the above-described formula, Pfuel (Ta) denotes an internal pressure of the fuel container at a room temperature Ta, and Pbubble (Tb) denotes a saturated vapor pressure of an evaporated component in the fuel at a cooling temperature Tb.

Abstract: An analyzer includes a reforming unit which reforms fuel containing an organic compound which contains carbon and hydrogen into a reformed gas containing hydrogen, a flame ionization detector which is connected to the reforming unit, and detects an ion generated by combusting the reformed gas supplied from the reforming unit and a sample gas, or ionizing a sample gas by reaction with the reformed gas supplied from the reforming unit, and outputs an output signal representing the ionic amount, and an analysis controller which analyzes the output signal from the flame ionization detector, and provides data capable of identifying a component contained in the sample gas.

Abstract: A fuel cell system includes a fuel supplier supplying hydrocarbon-based fuel, a water supplier supplying water, an oxygen supplier supplying oxygen-containing gas for combustion, a combustion vessel connected to the fuel supplier, the water supplier and the oxygen supplier, and containing a catalyst to accelerate combustion reaction of the fuel and oxygen, a reformer connected to the combustion vessel and serving to react the fuel with water to convert them into a hydrogen-containing gas, a fuel cell disposed to enable heat transfer with the combustion vessel and generating power by electrochemical reaction between the hydrogen-containing gas supplied from the reformer and an oxygen-containing gas for power generation, and a controller controlling flow rates of the fuel, the water and the oxygen-containing gas for combustion supplied to the combustion vessel by controlling the fuel supplier, the water supplier and the oxygen supplier.

Abstract: An analyzer includes a reforming unit which reforms fuel containing an organic compound which contains carbon and hydrogen into a reformed gas containing hydrogen, a flame ionization detector which is connected to the reforming unit, and detects an ion generated by combusting the reformed gas supplied from the reforming unit and a sample gas, or ionizing a sample gas by reaction with the reformed gas supplied from the reforming unit, and outputs an output signal representing the ionic amount, and an analysis controller which analyzes the output signal from the flame ionization detector, and provides data capable of identifying a component contained in the sample gas.

Abstract: A chemical reacting system includes a high temperature reactor; a low temperature reactor where reaction is conducted at a lower temperature than in the high temperature reactor; and a heat transmission joint with a heat transmission controller to join the high temperature reactor transferably in heat with the low temperature reactor so as to change a transferable heat cross section, thereby controlling a heat quantity to be transferred from the high temperature reactor to the low temperature reactor.

Abstract: A fuel reforming apparatus has a reformer for heating and reforming a liquid fuel to produce a hydrogen-containing gas, a combustor for burning hydrogen with an oxidant to obtain a combustion heat used for heating the reformer, a heat insulation container for surrounding the reformer and the combustor, a heat-sensitive switch for conducting switching operations when a temperature of an outer wall of the heat insulation container exceeds a set value, a fuel supply section having a first electrical driving section for receiving feed of an electric current from a power source through the heat-sensitive switch, and supplying the liquid fuel to the reformer during a period in which the temperature is equal to or less than the set value, and an oxidant supply section for supplying the oxidant to the combustor.

Abstract: A connecting member includes a metallic inner tube surrounding a flow path through which fluid flows; a polyimide resin-made outer tube covering an outer circumference of the inner tube; and a polyimide resin-made intermediate layer provided between the inner tube and the outer tube.

Abstract: A hydrogen generation device includes a container; a hydrogen generation unit configured to generate a hydrogen-containing gas; a combustion unit configured to combust a part of the hydrogen-containing gas; a sensor unit including a thermal deformation member, configured to sense a concentration of a combustible gas in an exhaust gas by further combusting the exhaust gas and sensing a physical deformation of the thermal deformation member caused in a temperature change by the combustion of the exhaust gas; and a shutoff valve configured to shut off a discharge of the exhaust gas in conjunction with the physical deformation.

Abstract: A fuel system includes: a fuel vessel storing an organic raw material which has a higher saturated vapor pressure than the atmospheric pressure; a first flow rate unit regulating a flow rate of the organic raw material supplied from the fuel vessel; a reforming unit reforming at least a part of the organic raw material supplied from the first flow rate unit into hydrogen-containing gases; a combustion unit burning at least a part of the hydrogen-containing gases supplied from the reforming unit and discharging combustion gases; a second flow rate unit regulating a flow rate of the combustion gases discharged from the combustion unit according to pressure of the organic raw material in the fuel vessel; and a vessel heating unit arranged around the fuel vessel to heat the fuel vessel by using the combustion gases supplied from the second flow rate unit.

Abstract: The invention provides a method for producing hydrogen which includes supplying a raw material gas and steam to a reactor filled with a reforming catalyst and a carbon dioxide gas absorbent containing a lithium composite oxide at a ratio of absorbent/catalyst by volume not lower than 9, and heating the inside of the reaction to a temperature range from 450° C. to 570° C., thereby carrying out reforming reaction.

Abstract: A fuel reforming apparatus includes a heat insulating container, a reformer, a CO treatment unit, a reformer heating unit, a heat insulating member and a catalyst unit. The heat insulating container has an opening. The reformer is provided in the heat insulating container and reforms a fuel to obtain a reforming gas containing H2 and CO. The CO treatment unit reduces CO in the reforming gas. The reformer heating unit comprises a first catalyst for a combustion reaction of hydrogen, and is configured to heat the reformer using the combustion reaction. The heat insulating member covers the opening of the heat insulating container. The catalyst unit is provided in the heat insulating container and includes a second catalyst for an combustion reaction of a flammable gas.

Abstract: There is proposed a chemical reactor comprising a vessel for housing an organic raw material having a higher saturated vapor pressure than atmospheric pressure, a reformer for reforming at least a portion of the organic raw material into a reformed gas, an inlet flow channel to which the vessel is removably attached, enabling the vessel to be communicated with the reformer, and an inlet port side cut-off valve disposed in the inlet flow channel and designed to be brought into an open state as the vessel is attached, thus permitting the organic raw material to pass through the inlet flow channel, and brought into a closed state as the vessel is removed from the inlet flow channel, thus cutting off the inlet flow channel.

Abstract: There is disclosed a chemical reaction device which distributes reaction fluid through a microchannels having convex and concave portions. The chemical reaction device includes an anodized film for supporting a catalyst, convex and concave portions covered with the anodized film to define microchannel wall members, a curved convex corner disposed in the convex portion, and a curved concave corner disposed in the concave portion.