Development of an internal reforming alcohol fuel cell: Concept, challenges and opportunities

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 176-177, Issue , 2011, Pages 95-101

  Avgouropoulos, G ^a   Ioannides, T ^a   Kallitsis, J K ^a,b,c   Neophytides, S ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING SCIENCES   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^c Advent Technologies SA   (Greece)

Author keywords

High temperature PEM; Hydrogen production; Internal reforming; Methanol reforming catalysts; PEM fuel cell; Steam reforming

Indexed keywords

ANODIC COMPARTMENT; BALANCE OF PLANT; CHEMICAL REACTION ENGINEERING; DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY MARKETS; FUEL CELL STACK; FUEL CELL SYSTEM; HIGH TEMPERATURE; HIGH TEMPERATURE PEM; INTERNAL REFORMING; MATERIALS DEVELOPMENT; METHANOL REFORMING; METHANOL REFORMING CATALYSTS; PEM FUEL CELL; POLYMER ELECTROLYTE FUEL CELLS; RESEARCH CHALLENGES; TECHNOLOGICAL ASPECTS; USER FRIENDLY;

CATALYSTS; FUEL CELLS; FUEL SYSTEMS; FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; METHANOL; STEAM ENGINEERING;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 81555214406     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2011.05.094     Document Type: Article

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