Integrating biomass gasification with solid oxide fuel cells: Effect of real product gas tars, fluctuations and particulates on Ni-GDC anode

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 2834-2844

  Hofmann, Ph ^a   Panopoulos, K D ^b   Fryda, L E ^a   Schweiger, A ^c   Ouweltjes, J P ^d   Karl, J ^c  

^a NATIONAL TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES INSTITUTE   (Greece)

^c GRAZ UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^d TNO   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Biomass gasification; Carbon deposition; Nickel gadolinium doped ceria oxide; SOFC; Solid oxide fuel cell; Tar; Wood gas

Indexed keywords

ANODES; BIOMASS; CARBON; GASIFICATION;

BIOMASS GASIFICATION; CARBON DEPOSITION; WOOD GAS;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

EID: 44649114570     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.03.020     Document Type: Article

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