Production of hydrogen for fuel cells by reformation of biomass-derived ethanol |
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Authors: | Athanasios N. Fatsikostas Dimitris. I. Kondarides Xenophon E. Verykios |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Patras, GR-26500 Patras, Greece |
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Abstract: | The reformation of biomass-derived ethanol to a hydrogen-rich gas stream suitable for feeding fuel cells is investigated as an efficient and environmentally friendly process for the production of electricity for mobile and stationary applications. Steam reforming of ethanol is investigated over Ni catalysts supported on La2O3, Al2O3, YSZ and MgO. The influence of several parameters on the catalytic activity and selectivity is examined including reaction temperature, water-to-ethanol ratio and space velocity. Results reveal that the Ni/La2O3 catalyst exhibits high activity and selectivity toward hydrogen production and, most important, long term stability for steam reforming of ethanol. The enhanced stability of this catalyst may be due to scavenging of coke deposition on the Ni surface by lanthanum oxycarbonate species which exist on top of the Ni particles under reaction conditions. |
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Keywords: | Fuel cells Reformation Nickel Lanthanum oxide Ethanol Hydrogen production |
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