TY - JOUR
T1 - Multi-fuel capability of solid oxide fuel cells
AU - Sasaki, K.
AU - Watanabe, K.
AU - Shiosaki, K.
AU - Susuki, K.
AU - Teraoka, Y.
N1 - Funding Information:
This study was partly supported by Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research from Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, and CREST of JST (Japan Science and Technology Corporation).
PY - 2004/7
Y1 - 2004/7
N2 - One of the most attractive features of solid oxide fuel cells is their flexibility for fuels so that internal reforming and/or simple external reforming may be possible. In this study, equilibria in various possible fuel gases are considered, and C-H-O diagrams are constructed. Power generation characteristics for these fuels are measured and compared with those for simulated reformed gas in equilibrium compositions. We have succeeded to demonstrate direct-alcohol SOFCs for e.g. methanol, ethanol, and propanol. Mixtures of CH4 and CO2 are used as simulated biogas, and iso-octane (C8H18) and n-dodecane (C12H 26) are highlighted as simulated gasoline and kerosene, respectively. Influence of fuel impurities on power generation characteristics is also discussed.
AB - One of the most attractive features of solid oxide fuel cells is their flexibility for fuels so that internal reforming and/or simple external reforming may be possible. In this study, equilibria in various possible fuel gases are considered, and C-H-O diagrams are constructed. Power generation characteristics for these fuels are measured and compared with those for simulated reformed gas in equilibrium compositions. We have succeeded to demonstrate direct-alcohol SOFCs for e.g. methanol, ethanol, and propanol. Mixtures of CH4 and CO2 are used as simulated biogas, and iso-octane (C8H18) and n-dodecane (C12H 26) are highlighted as simulated gasoline and kerosene, respectively. Influence of fuel impurities on power generation characteristics is also discussed.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10832-004-5174-z
DO - 10.1007/s10832-004-5174-z
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:17044368297
VL - 13
SP - 669
EP - 675
JO - Journal of Electroceramics
JF - Journal of Electroceramics
SN - 1385-3449
IS - 1-3
ER -