Fuel options for solid oxide fuel cells: A thermodynamic analysis

Abstract

( ) The eligibility of natural gas methane , methanol, ethanol, and

Biofuel steam reforming catalyst for fuel cell application

“…SOFCs have the ability to operate at high temperatures in the range of 973-1273 K. The electrolyte of a SOFC is a solid, what makes it better than molten carbonate fuel cell, which also operates at high temperatures (923 K) and can tolerate impurities. SOFC has the ability to utilize variety of fuels: hydrogen, methane, syngas, biogas and products of SR which are mixtures of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, steam and methane [16]. Internal reforming improves heat balance and cools down FC.…”

Theoretical performance analysis of ethanol-fuelled solid oxide fuel cells with different electrolytes

“…Performances of external reforming SOFCs (ER-SOFC) fed by different fuels, e.g. methane, methanol, ethanol, and gasoline, were compared within a temperature range of 800-1200 K [4]. It was observed that at low temperatures, methane required a lower inlet steam:fuel ratio to prevent unfavorable coke formation than did methanol and ethanol.…”

Residential Solid Oxide Fuel Cell Generator Fuelled by Ethanol: Cell, Stack and System Modelling with a Preliminary Experiment

“…One available option is the use of alcohols (e.g. methanol, ethanol, DME) in an SOFC generator with internal or in-stack fuel reforming to provide power to high energy-demanding auxiliary units [3]. Methanol is a good candidate since it is readily available, but usually a fossil fuel such as natural gas or coal is used as the initial feedstock.…”

“…( ) ... [1] ... [3] The value representative of the cell voltage is the mean of the voltage values calculated at each discretised sector (or element) along the tube length.…”