International Workshop on Advanced Anode Materials for High Temperature Fuel Cells, Strasbourg, France

在寻找21世纪新的、改进的能源系统时，重点是环境友好、高效的能源转换和储存手段。高温燃料电池提供了高达70%的能量转换效率和低污染物排放，但对于使用天然气的发电厂来说，仍然需要克服重大的技术和成本问题。高温燃料电池的其他应用也相当令人兴奋，包括运输和便携式发电。高温燃料电池为使用这些应用所需的碳氢燃料提供了相当大的前景。与燃料电池技术中的这些应用密切相关的是使用电化学反应器对工业上重要的碳氢化合物进行电催化氧化。从长远来看，固体氧化物燃料电池(SOFC)技术被认为是一种更有效地电解蒸汽和二氧化碳的候选技术。总之，碳氢化合物的高温电化学氧化是一个具有相当重要的战略、环境和经济意义的领域。计划于2002年12月9日至11日在法国斯特拉斯堡举行的NSF/DOE/ESF研讨会的目的是促进美国和欧洲在碳氢化合物固态电化学氧化方面的合作研究。拟议的研讨会将涵盖基础和应用两个方面，其重点将是与碳氢化合物阳极材料有关的科学问题，这将是独一无二的。该计划将促进思想交流，就世界范围内最先进的活动教育参与者群体，促进青年科学家在国外的教育和研究机会，并制定共同的活动计划。

In the search for new, improved energy systems for the 21st century, the emphasis is on environmentally friendly, efficient means of energy conversion and storage. High temperature fuel cells offer energy conversion efficiencies as high as 70% and low pollutant emissions, but significant technical and cost problems remain to be overcome for power plants utilizing natural gas. There is also considerable excitement about other applications of high temperature fuel cells including transportation and portable generation. High temperature fuel cells offer considerable promise for working with the hydrocarbon fuels required for these applications. Closely allied to these applications in fuel cell technology is the use of electrochemical reactors for the industrially important electrocatalytic oxidation of hydrocarbons. In the long term solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) technology is foreseen as a candidate for a much more efficient electrolysis of steam and carbon dioxide. In summary, the high temperature electrochemical oxidation of hydrocarbons is an area of considerable strategic, environmental and economical importance.The purpose of the proposed NSF/DOE/ESF workshop, planned for Strasbourg, France on December 9-11, 2002, is to promote U.S./European collaborative investigations on the solid-state electrochemical oxidation of hydrocarbons. The proposed workshop, which will cover both fundamental and applied aspects, will be unique in its focus on scientific issues related to hydrocarbon anode materials. The Program will facilitate the exchange of ideas, educate the participant's groups regarding state-of-the-art worldwide activities, promote educational and research opportunities abroad for young scientists, and develop common programs of activity.