Fuel flexibility: A key challenge for SOFC technology

Fuel

Volumn 102, Issue , 2012, Pages 554-559

  Lo Faro, M ^a   Antonucci, V ^a   Antonucci, P L ^b   Arico A S ^a  

^a CNR ITAE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDITERRANEA OF REGGIO CALABRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anode catalyst; Biofuel; Propane; Solid oxide fuel cells; Syngas

Indexed keywords

ANODE CATALYSTS; ANODE FORMULATION; ANODE LAYERS; AUTOTHERMAL REFORMING; CARBON DEPOSITION; CERIA ELECTROLYTE; DIRECT OXIDATION; ELECTRONIC- IONIC CONDUCTIVITY; ENERGY GENERATIONS; EX SITU; FUEL FLEXIBILITY; ORGANIC FUELS; OXIDATION PROCESS; PORTABLE POWER SOURCES; REACTION MECHANISM; SECONDARY PRODUCT; SYN-GAS;

BIOFUELS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CATALYSTS; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; FUELS; GADOLINIUM; PEROVSKITE; PROPANE; SYNTHESIS GAS;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

EID: 84866610535     PISSN: 00162361     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fuel.2012.07.031     Document Type: Article

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