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Partial oxidation
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<p>Partial oxidation (POX) is a type of <a href="/facts/Chemical_reaction/GpqWlKrz">chemical reaction</a>. It occurs when a <a href="/facts/Stoichiometry/I5p9cJzV">substoichiometric</a> fuel-air mixture is partially <a href="/facts/Combustion/ohQoWj8z">combusted</a> in a reformer, creating a hydrogen-rich <a href="/facts/Syngas/VfslxkIN">syngas</a> which can then be put to further use, for example in a <a href="/facts/Fuel_cell/UcMYnCW3">fuel cell</a>. A distinction is made between <i>thermal partial oxidation</i> (TPOX) and <i>catalytic partial oxidation</i> (CPOX). </p>