Feasibility of palm‐biodiesel fuel for a direct internal reforming solid oxide fuel cell |
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| Authors: | Tran Quang‐Tuyen Yusuke Shiratori Kazunari Sasaki |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering;2. International Institute for Carbon‐Neutral Energy Research (WPI);3. International Research Center for Hydrogen Energy, Kyushu University, , Nishi‐ku, Fukuoka, 819‐0395 Japan |
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| Abstract: | The feasibility of a direct internal reforming (DIR) solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) running on wet palm‐biodiesel fuel (BDF) was demonstrated. Simultaneous production of H2‐rich syngas and electricity from BDF could be achieved. A power density of 0.32 W cm?2 was obtained at 0.4 A cm?2 and 800 °C under steam to carbon ratio of 3.5. Subsequent durability testing revealed that a DIR‐SOFC running on wet palm‐BDF exhibited a stable voltage of around 0.8 V at 0.2 A cm?2 for more than 1 month with a degradation rate of approximately 15 % / 1000 h. The main cause of the degradation was an increase in the ohmic resistance. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. |
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| Keywords: | solid oxide fuel cell direct internal reforming steam reforming palm‐biodiesel fuel carbon deposition |
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