Thermodynamic study on glycerol-fuelled intermediate-temperature solid oxide fuel cells (IT-SOFCs) with different electrolytes

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 5580-5593

  Da Silva, Aline Lima ^a   Müller, Iduvirges Lourdes ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Carbon deposition; Direct internal reforming; Electrochemical thermodynamics; Gibbs energy minimization method; Glycerol; Solid oxide fuel cells

Indexed keywords

ANODE CHANNELS; ANODE GAS; CARBON DEPOSITION; CARBON FORMATION; DIRECT INTERNAL REFORMING; EFFECT OF TEMPERATURE; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTROCHEMICAL THERMODYNAMICS; EQUILIBRIUM COMPOSITIONS; FUEL UTILIZATION; GIBBS ENERGY; GIBBS ENERGY MINIMIZATION METHOD; INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURE SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL; ION CONDUCTING ELECTROLYTES; IT-SOFCS; MAXIMUM POWER; MAXIMUM VALUES; MICROSOFT EXCEL; PROTON-CONDUCTING ELECTROLYTE; RESIDUAL HYDROGEN; TEMPERATURE INCREASE; TEMPERATURE RANGE; THERMO DYNAMIC ANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC STUDIES;

ALTERNATIVE FUELS; BIOINFORMATICS; ELECTRIC GENERATORS; ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; ELECTROMOTIVE FORCE; ETHANOL; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; GIBBS FREE ENERGY; GLYCEROL; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN; SOLID ELECTROLYTES; SPREADSHEETS; TEMPERATURE; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMICS;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

EID: 77955287296     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.03.003     Document Type: Article

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