Experimental results from a 5 kW PEM fuel cell stack operated on simulated reformate from highly diluted hydrocarbon fuels: Efficiency, dilution, fuel utilisation, CO poisoning and design criteria

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 1508-1514

  Hedström, Lars ^a   Tingelöf, Thomas ^a   Alvfors, Per ^a   Lindbergh, Göran ^a  

^a ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Air bleed; Biogas; CO; PEFC; Reformate

Indexed keywords

ELECTROCHEMISTRY; ELECTROLYTIC REDUCTION; FUEL CELLS; HYDROCARBONS; PROTON EXCHANGE MEMBRANE FUEL CELLS (PEMFC);

AIR BLEED; BIO FUELS; CO; CO POISONING; CONTROL STRATEGIES; DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS; DESIGN CRITERION; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS; FUEL COMPOSITIONS; GAS COMPOSITIONS; HYDROCARBON FUELS; PEFC; PEM FUEL CELL STACK; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELL (PEFC); REFORMATE;

BIOGAS;

EID: 58649097489     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.11.079     Document Type: Article

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