Fuel Chemistry, Technology & Processing

Any chemical with stored energy is mentioned as a fuel. Hydrocarbons with minimal impurities comprise the majority of fossil fuels. They get their name from the decomposed and petrified remains of flora and animals that existed millions of years ago.

Fuel cell research and technology has advanced rapidly in recent years, as it is expected to be an efficient technique of converting chemical energy from hydrogen-rich molecules to electrical energy. Although Sir William Grove used a fuel cell to demonstrate direct conversion of chemical energy to electrical energy in 1839, it was not until the middle of the twentieth century that Bacon's pioneering work led to the use of fuel cells in space missions.

Fuel processing is defined as the process of converting raw fuel into a hydrogen-rich gas which will be directly supplied into a cell stack. In the last ten years, research into fuel processing for fuel has exploded.

• Conditioning, Conversion and Purification of Fuel
• Steps Involved in Fuel Processing
• Fuel Chemical Analysis
• Calorific Value of Fuel