Fuel conversion system, apparatus, and method

A method comprising:

• forming a plurality of transport paths configured to mix a quantity of air with a quantity of hydrocarbon fuel to form a mixture, wherein the quantity of air comprises oxygen, and wherein the mixture has a carbon-to-oxygen ratio that is greater than a one-to-one ratio;
• and
• assembling a catalytic unit in fluid communication with the plurality of transport paths, wherein the catalytic unit is configured to catalyze an autothermal reaction that converts at least a portion of the mixture to a plurality of reductants, and wherein the plurality of reductants comprises hydrocarbon reductants having hydrocarbon chain lengths that are less than a hydrocarbon chain length of the hydrocarbon fuel.

A method comprising:

• adhering a washcoat to a catalyst support;
• and
• adhering a catalyst to the washcoat, wherein the catalyst is configured to catalyze an autothermal reaction to convert a mixture having a carbon-to-oxygen ratio greater than one-to-one into secondary hydrocarbons, and wherein the mixture comprises a hydrocarbon fuel and oxygen.