Fuel oxidation efficiencies and exhaust composition in solid oxide fuel cells

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 40, Issue 17, 2006, Pages 5574-5579

  Pomfret, Michael B ^a   Demircan, Oktay ^a   Sukeshini, A Mary ^a   Walker, Robert A ^a,b  

^a Bldg 142   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON CONTENT; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; FUEL OXIDATION EFFICIENCIES;

ANODES; COMPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS;

BUTANE; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; ELECTROLYTE; FUEL; HYDROCARBON; METHANE; NICKEL; OXIDE; YTTRIUM; ZIRCONIUM OXIDE;

ANODES; COMPOSITION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTES; FOURIER TRANSFORM INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; OXIDATION; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSIS; DATA SET; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXHAUST EMISSION; FTIR SPECTROSCOPY; FUEL; HYDROCARBON; INSTRUMENTATION; ION; METHANE; OXIDATION; PARTIAL PRESSURE;

ARTICLE; CARBON DIOXIDE TENSION; CATALYSIS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEVICE; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTRODE; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EXHAUST GAS; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; ION TRANSPORT; OXIDATION; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL; SOLID STATE;

HYDROCARBONS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDES; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 33748628846     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es052448b     Document Type: Article

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