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Ethanol reforming for supplying molten carbonate fuel cells

Author(s) -

Federico Rossi,

Andrea Nicolini

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

international journal of low-carbon technologies

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.458

H-Index - 26

eISSN - 1748-1325

pISSN - 1748-1317

DOI - 10.1093/ijlct/cts057

Subject(s) - ethanol , biofuel , steam reforming , chemistry , ethanol fuel , hydrogen production , waste management , molten salt , renewable energy , chemical engineering , pulp and paper industry , hydrogen , inorganic chemistry , organic chemistry , engineering , electrical engineering

An interesting application of agricultural renewable sources is the use of ethanol for supplying molten carbonate fuel cells (MCFCs). However, ethanol has to be converted into hydrogen by a steam-reforming process. MCFCs are suitable for these applications due to their tolerability to the impurities of the reaction products and their high working temperatures (600–650°C) which allow to integrate the reforming stage to the stack. Ethanol-reforming tests were performed by using pure ethanol or bioethanol obtained by sugar beet syrup fermentation. Tests were performed by a specific reactor designed for its installation into the anodic compartment of small-size MCFCs. Copyright , Oxford University Press.

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