EFFICIENT BYPRODUCT HARVESTING FROM FUEL CELLS

Fuel cell systems configured for efficient byproduct recovery and reuse are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a fuel cell system includes a reformer configured to reform a fuel containing methane (CH) with steam to produce a reformed fuel having methane (CH), carbon monoxide (CO), and hydrogen (H). The fuel cell system also includes a fuel cell configured to perform an electrochemical reaction between a first portion of the reformed fuel and oxygen (O) to produce electricity and an exhaust having carbon dioxide (CO), water (HO), and a second portion of the reformed fuel. The fuel cell system further includes an oxygen enricher configured to generate an oxygen enriched gas and a combustion chamber configured to combust the second portion of the reformed fuel with the oxygen enriched gas.