Operation of a solid oxide fuel cell under direct internal reforming of liquid fuels

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 191, Issue , 2012, Pages 349-355

  Leone, P ^a   Lanzini, A ^a   Ortigoza Villalba, G A ^a   Borchiellini, R ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Internal reforming; Liquid fuels; Methanol; SOFC; System modeling

Indexed keywords

ANODE-SUPPORTED SOFCS; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; DIRECT INTERNAL REFORMING; FUEL CELL OPERATION; FUEL UTILIZATION; INTERNAL REFORMING; LOWER HEATING VALUE; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; SOLID OXIDE; SYSTEM MODELING; THERMODYNAMIC MODEL;

ETHANOL; LIQUID FUELS; METHANE; METHANOL; POWER GENERATION; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); VAPORS;

STEAM REFORMING;

EID: 84860553239     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2012.03.030     Document Type: Article

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