Integration of solid oxide fuel cell and palladium membrane reactor: Technical and economic analysis

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 34, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 3894-3907

  Piroonlerkgul, P ^a   Kiatkittipong, W ^b   Arpornwichanop, A ^a   Soottitantawat, A ^a   Wiyaratn, W ^c   Laosiripojana, N ^c   Adesina, A A ^d   Assabumrungrat, S ^a  

^a CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b SILPAKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c KING MONGKUT'S UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY THONBURI   (Thailand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biogas; Economic analysis; Palladium membrane; Solid oxide fuel cell

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL COSTS; FEEDING GAS; FUEL UTILIZATIONS; HIGH-PRESSURE COMPRESSORS; MAXIMUM POWER DENSITIES; MEMBRANE REACTORS; OPERATING VOLTAGES; PALLADIUM MEMBRANE; PALLADIUM MEMBRANE REACTORS; POWER DENSITIES; SIMULATION RESULTS; SOFC SYSTEMS; SOLID OXIDES; SUSTAINING OPERATIONS;

BIOGAS; BIOREACTORS; CELL MEMBRANES; COMPRESSORS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; ELECTROCHEMISTRY; GAS PERMEABLE MEMBRANES; METHANE; PALLADIUM; PERMEATION;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

EID: 65649091397     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2009.02.049     Document Type: Article

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