SUMMARYThe proton exchange membrane fuel cell (PEMFC) cannot react 100% of fuel, because the cell potential becomes zero if all of the fuel is consumed in the PEMFC. Therefore, a small amount of fuel is always released from the PEMFC. The exhausted H 2 should be treated for safety. The V Cell −i ave characteristics were measured while varying the hydrogen concentration from 99.99% to 1%. In addition the V Cell of the constant voltage control was selected with reference to the measured V Cell −I ave characteristics. It was found that low-concentration hydrogen could be treated at V Cell = 0.15 to 0.3 V by the hydrogen pump and at V Cell = 0.4 to 0.6 V by PEMFC. The exhaust hydrogen concentration was reduced to several tens of ppm.