Design and balance-of-plant of a demonstration plant with a solid oxide fuel cell fed by biogas from waste-water and exhaust carbon recycling for algae growth

Journal of Fuel Cell Science and Technology

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2014, Pages

  Gandiglio, Marta ^a   Lanzini, Andrea ^a   Santarelli, Massimo ^a   Leone, Pierluigi ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ANAEROBIC DIGESTION; BIOGAS; BIOLOGICAL WATER TREATMENT; BIOREACTORS; CARBON; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONDENSATION; DESIGN; RECYCLING;

BIOGAS COMPOSITION; DEMONSTRATION PLANTS; ELECTRICAL EFFICIENCY; INTEGRATED ENERGY SYSTEMS; INTERNAL REFORMING; MULTI GENERATIONS; STEAM-TO-CARBON RATIO; WATER CONDENSATION;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

EID: 84903763946     PISSN: 1550624X     EISSN: 15516989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4026088     Document Type: Article

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