2011年1月21日金曜日

Another micro SOFC operating at 450 Celsius degree or lower

A micro-tubular SOFC, co-developed by AIST and Prof. Nigel Sammes, Colorado School of Mines.
It is capable of generating electric power by directly reforming any of various kinds of hydrocarbon fuels into hydrogen fuel even at 450 Celsius degree or lower.
A ceria layer of nanometer-size (reforming catalyst) is formed on the inner wall of the tube.
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