Re: Solid oxide fuel cell car?

I could dig up some links but the advantage of solid oxide over membrane
fuel cells is the ability to internaly reform fuel.

You need water as the source of hydrogen. The fuel cell combine oxygen ions
with the hydrogen regenerating the water.


"Dan Bloomquist" <public21@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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d wrote:

Internally generated H2O underdoes the following reaction:

CO + H2O = CO2 + H2 which is driven by internally generated heat.

It is the same type reaction that allow reformation of CH3 to H2 in
natural
gas produced H2 gas. It also the same type reaction that allows
cellulose
and carbohydrates to be converted into CO and H2 in a wood gasifier.

Is there anyone around here with fuel cell expertise?

As I recall it is 2CO + O2 in the SOFC and 2H2 + 02. I don't recall
'reformation' taking place in the cell. But I could be wrong as I'm not
checking.

Next expert?

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