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A compact, mobile fuel converter for producing molecular hydrogen from hydrocarbon fuels, such as automotive gasoline, or other fuels such as methanol and ethanol has a steam reformer for producing molecular hydrogen from a pressurized and desulfurized fuel and water vapor preheated by flue gases fr

A compact, mobile fuel converter for producing molecular hydrogen from hydrocarbon fuels, such as automotive gasoline, or other fuels such as methanol and ethanol has a steam reformer for producing molecular hydrogen from a pressurized and desulfurized fuel and water vapor preheated by flue gases from the fuel processor. The fuel processor is fed with the desulfurized fuel and water mix and a burner is provided to combust off-gas from the fuel processor reaction. Uncombusted off-gas is depressurized and mixed with auxiliary fuel used in the burner. Hydrogen produced in the fuel processor by the steam reforming process is separated from other reformate products using membrane filtration.

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[ We claim:] [1.] A compact, multi-fuel steam reformer system comprising:fuel means for supplying a pressurized, vaporized fuel and steam mixture;a steam reformer having a catalyst bed in communication with the fuel means, and hydrogen filtration means for filtering and removing hydrogen produced in

[ We claim:] [1.] A compact, multi-fuel steam reformer system comprising:fuel means for supplying a pressurized, vaporized fuel and steam mixture;a steam reformer having a catalyst bed in communication with the fuel means, and hydrogen filtration means for filtering and removing hydrogen produced in the catalyst bed from the fuel and steam mixture and means for providing same to a collection header; andburner means integrated with the steam reformer for providing hot flue gases to heat the catalyst bed and to make the vaporized fuel and steam mixture by combustion of at least one of an off-gas produced by the steam reformer and an auxiliary fuel, whereby the steam reformer, fuel means and burner means are mobile and lightweight.