Autothermal direct internal reforming on SOFC electrode

将甲烷、空气和水蒸气的混合气体供给固体氧化物燃料电池的电极，以检查它们作为重整催化剂的基本特性。包含在阳极中的Ni用作放热氧化反应以及吸热蒸汽重整反应的催化剂。这表明，由氧化反应释放的热量可以有效地用于水蒸气重整反应。得到的实验结果被应用到数值模拟，以找到操作条件下，可以实现自热重整。

A gas mixture of methane, air and water vapor was supplied to the electrodes of solid oxide fuel cells to examine their basic characteristics as reforming catalyst. Ni contained in the anode works as a catalyst for the exothermic oxidation reaction as well as for the endothermic steam reforming reaction. It shows that the heat released by the oxidation reaction can be effectively utilized for the steam reforming reaction. The obtained experimental results were applied to numerical simulations to find operating conditions in which the autothermal reforming could be achieved.