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A nickel–copper alloy is prepared by using the oxalate method and subsequent in situ reduction. The bimetallic alloy is mixed with gadolinium‐doped ceria (CGO) to obtain a composite material with mixed electronic–ionic conductivity. The catalytic and electrocatalytic properties of the composite material for ethanol conversion are described. Different conditions to simulate bio‐ethanol feed operation are selected. Electrochemical tests are performed by utilizing the NiCu/CGO cermet as a barrier layer in a conventional anode‐supported solid‐oxide fuel cell (AS‐SOFC). A comparative study between the modified cell and a conventional AS‐SOFC without the protective layer is made. A maximum power density of 277 mW cm−2@0.63 V is recorded in the presence of a mixture of ethanol–water for a cell containing the protective anodic layer compared with 231 mW cm−2@0.64 V for a bare cell under the same conditions. This corresponds to a 20 % increase in performance.

Available online xxxKeywords: Ethanol dehydrogenation Fuel blend Hydrogen PEMFC Catalysis a b s t r a c t This study aims at analyzing the potential application of the liquid effluent coming from a catalytic ethanol dehydrogenation reactor as a fuel blend or additive for internal combustion engines, and also of the hydrogen produced, as fuel for a polymer electrolyte fuel cell (PEMFC). The liquid effluent is obtained by the catalytic reaction of ethanol over Cu/ ZrO 2 at different contact times of the reactant with the catalyst bed. Subsequently, highperformance liquid chromatography analysis and heat of combustion measurements are used to analyze the composition and the heat of combustion of the liquid effluent trapped by cold condensation at 271.65 K. In parallel, the effect of the presence of residual parts of the constituents of the liquid effluent in the H 2 stream on the operational characteristics of a PEMFC having a Pt/C anode and cathode is investigated. Results show that the liquid fuel blend obtained from ethanol dehydrogenation has a heat of combustion higher than that of ethanol, and it is essentially formed by un-reacted ethanol, acetaldehyde and ethyl acetate.Thermodynamic calculations evidence a good agreement with the liquid effluent composition and its respective combustion enthalpy. Polarization curves of a PEMFC supplied with hydrogen containing 1000 ppm of acetaldehyde and ethyl acetate evidence performances comparable to that of the same system when fed with pure hydrogen, while with ethanol significant loss of activity is observed.