Development of a novel test system for in situ catalytic, electrocatalytic and electrochemical studies of internal fuel reforming in solid oxide fuel cells |
| |
Authors: | Caine M Finnerty Robert H Cunningham R Mark Ormerod |
| |
Affiliation: | (1) Birchall Centre for Inorganic Chemistry and Materials Science, Department of Chemistry, Keele University, Staffordshire, ST5 5BG, UK |
| |
Abstract: | A test system based around a thin‐walled extruded solid electrolyte tubular reactor has been developed, which enables the
fuel reforming catalysis and surface chemistry occurring within solid oxide fuel cells and the electrochemical performance
of the fuel cell to be studied under genuine operating conditions. It permits simultaneous monitoring of the catalytic chemistry
and the cell performance, allowing direct correlation between the fuel cell performance and the reforming characteristics
of the anode, as well as enabling the influence of drawing current on the catalysis and surface reaction pathways to be studied.
Temperature‐programmed reaction measurements can be carried out on anodes in an actual SOFC, and have been used to investigate
the reduction characteristics of different anode formulations, methane activation and methane steam reforming, and to evaluate
the nature and level of carbon deposition on the anode during reforming.
This revised version was published online in July 2006 with corrections to the Cover Date. |
| |
Keywords: | solid oxide fuel cells electrocatalysis catalysis electrochemistry anode fuel reforming steam reforming methane carbon deposition |
本文献已被 SpringerLink 等数据库收录! |
|