Thermodynamic analysis of direct steam reforming of ethanol in molten carbonate fuel cell

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Silveira, José Luz ^a   Caetano de Souza, Antonio Carlos ^a   Evaristo da Silva, Márcio ^a  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

Author keywords

DIR MCFC; Electricity generation; Steam reforming of ethanol; Technical analysis

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ATMOSPHERICS; CURRENT DENSITY; DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION; ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY RESOURCES; EQUILIBRIUM CONSTANTS; FUEL CELLS; FUELS; GAS TURBINES; HEATING; HYDROCARBONS; HYDROGEN; MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS (MCFC); NONMETALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); STEAM; STEAM ENGINEERING; TEMPERATURE; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMODYNAMICS;

ECONOMIC ADVANTAGES; ELECTRIC EFFICIENCIES; EVOLUTION (CO); HIGH TEMPERATURE (HT); MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELL (MCFC); NERNST EQUATIONS; OPERATION PRESSURE; OPERATION TEMPERATURES; STEAM GENERATION; STEAM REFORMING OF ETHANOL; STEAM REFORMING PROCESS;

ETHANOL;

EID: 44849101815     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.2759509     Document Type: Article

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