Durability of anode supported Solid Oxides Fuel Cells (SOFC) under direct dry-reforming of methane

Chemical Engineering Journal

Volumn 220, Issue , 2013, Pages 254-263

  Lanzini, A ^a   Leone, P ^a   Guerra, C ^a   Smeacetto, F ^a   Brandon, N P ^b   Santarelli, M ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biogas; Carbon deposition; Dry reforming; Re oxidation; SOFC

Indexed keywords

AGEING TESTS; ANODE ELECTRODES; ANODE-SUPPORT; ANODE-SUPPORTED; CARBON DEPOSITION; CARBON FORMATION; CATALYTIC PROPERTIES; CONTINUOUS OPERATION; DEGRADATION MECHANISM; DIRECT INTERNAL REFORMING; DRY-REFORMING; ELECTROCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; GALVANOSTATIC MODE; IMPEDANCE SPECTRUM; MICRO-REACTOR; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; RE-OXIDATION; SOLID OXIDE;

BIOGAS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; DEGRADATION; METHANE; TESTING;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

EID: 84873908102     PISSN: 13858947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cej.2013.01.003     Document Type: Article

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