Internal Fuel Reforming in Intermediate Temperature Ceria/Gadolinia Based SOFCs

Nickel catalysts for internal reforming in molten carbonate fuel cells

Natural gas may be used instead of hydrogen as fuel for the molten carbonate fuel cell (MCFC) by steam reforming the natural gas inside the MCFC, using a nickel catalyst (internal reforming). The severe conditions inside the MCFC, however, require that the catalyst has a very high stability. In order to find suitable types of nickel catalysts and to obtain more knowledge about the deactivation ...

Intermediate temperature micro-tubular SOFCs with enhanced performance and thermal stability

Detailed Multi‐dimensional Modeling of Direct Internal Reforming Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

Fuel flexibility is a significant advantage of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) and can be attributed to their high operating temperature. Here we consider a direct internal reforming solid oxide fuel cell setup in which a separate fuel reformer is not required. We construct a multidimensional, detailed model of a planar solid oxide fuel cell, where mass transport in the fuel channel is modeled u...

Plasma Reforming of Diesel Fuel

The use of a plasma reformer for the generation of hydrogen rich gas from diesel fuel has been investigated. A system that is normally used for investigating natural gas reforming has been modified in order to investigate the reforming of heavy liquid fuels. The composition of the reformate has been investigated as a function of the composition of the reagents. The use of a one-step reformer/wa...

Advanced Functional Materials for Intermediate-Temperature Ceramic Fuel Cells

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