OB18 The study of the performance of Ni/CeGd SOFC anode on the steam reforming of ethanol

Tuesday, June 7, 2011: 10:20 AM
Columbus Ballroom (Detroit Marriott Hotel at the Renaissance Center )
Adriana M. Silva1, Lidia O.O. Costa1, Fabio B. Noronha1 and Lisiane V. Mattos2, (1)Catalysis, National Institute of Technology, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, (2)Engenharia Quimica e de Petroleo, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
The Ni/CeGd catalyst developed in this work is a promising material to be used as anode in SOFC systems running directly on ethanol, since it exhibited high activity to ethanol conversion and high stability with no carbon formation depending on the operation conditions.

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