Internal biogas reforming in solid oxide and proton conducting fuel cells: progress, challenges and perspectives
The internal reforming of biogas, a mixture containing carbon dioxide (CO _2 ) and methane (CH _4 ), in solid oxide and solid proton conducting fuel cells (SOFCs, SPCFCs) is a sustainable and efficient method to produce syngas (H _2 + CO) in combination with highly efficient electrical power generat...
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| description | The internal reforming of biogas, a mixture containing carbon dioxide (CO _2 ) and methane (CH _4 ), in solid oxide and solid proton conducting fuel cells (SOFCs, SPCFCs) is a sustainable and efficient method to produce syngas (H _2 + CO) in combination with highly efficient electrical power generation. Reforming processes convert biogas into syngas by steam reforming, dry reforming, or partial oxidation, which then undergoes electrochemical reactions in the SOFCs/SPCFCs to produce electricity and heat. The dry methane reforming process of the anthropogenic greenhouse gases CH _4 and CO _2 into biogas can result in co-generation of electrical power and syngas mixtures of CO:H _2 relevant for large-scale industrial processes like the Fischer–Tropsch process. Herein, a short review of promising developments in the literature concerning the internal dry reforming of biogas (CH _4 and CO _2 ) in oxygen-ion conducting and proton-conducting fuel cells is provided. The thermodynamics of different reforming processes, the advantages, disadvantages, and the fundamental electrochemical processes in SOFCs and SPCFCs are discussed comprehensively and comparatively. In addition, this article aims to provide a perspective on current gaps and possible future research efforts. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-3b76f45963e843fe8b63a942f7c252492025-08-20T02:57:06ZengIOP PublishingJPhys Energy2515-76552025-01-017202100210.1088/2515-7655/adba88Internal biogas reforming in solid oxide and proton conducting fuel cells: progress, challenges and perspectivesStephanie E Wolf0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9627-7121Jan Uecker1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4261-4508Niklas Eyckeler2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4703-3155Leon Schley3https://orcid.org/0009-0008-9920-1262L G J (Bert) de Haart4https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6908-1214Vaibhav Vibhu5https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9157-2722Rüdiger-A Eichel6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0013-6325Institute of Energy Technologies , Fundamental Electrochemistry (IET-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany; Institute of Physical Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University , 52074 Aachen, GermanyInstitute of Energy Technologies , Fundamental Electrochemistry (IET-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany; Institute of Physical Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University , 52074 Aachen, GermanyInstitute of Energy Technologies , Fundamental Electrochemistry (IET-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany; Institute of Physical Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University , 52074 Aachen, GermanyInstitute of Energy Technologies , Fundamental Electrochemistry (IET-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany; Institute of Physical Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University , 52074 Aachen, GermanyInstitute of Energy Technologies , Fundamental Electrochemistry (IET-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, GermanyInstitute of Energy Technologies , Fundamental Electrochemistry (IET-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, GermanyInstitute of Energy Technologies , Fundamental Electrochemistry (IET-1), Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH, 52425 Jülich, Germany; Institute of Physical Chemistry, RWTH Aachen University , 52074 Aachen, GermanyThe internal reforming of biogas, a mixture containing carbon dioxide (CO _2 ) and methane (CH _4 ), in solid oxide and solid proton conducting fuel cells (SOFCs, SPCFCs) is a sustainable and efficient method to produce syngas (H _2 + CO) in combination with highly efficient electrical power generation. Reforming processes convert biogas into syngas by steam reforming, dry reforming, or partial oxidation, which then undergoes electrochemical reactions in the SOFCs/SPCFCs to produce electricity and heat. The dry methane reforming process of the anthropogenic greenhouse gases CH _4 and CO _2 into biogas can result in co-generation of electrical power and syngas mixtures of CO:H _2 relevant for large-scale industrial processes like the Fischer–Tropsch process. Herein, a short review of promising developments in the literature concerning the internal dry reforming of biogas (CH _4 and CO _2 ) in oxygen-ion conducting and proton-conducting fuel cells is provided. The thermodynamics of different reforming processes, the advantages, disadvantages, and the fundamental electrochemical processes in SOFCs and SPCFCs are discussed comprehensively and comparatively. In addition, this article aims to provide a perspective on current gaps and possible future research efforts.https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/adba88biogas reformingsolid oxide fuel cell (SOFC)solid proton conducting fuel cell (SPCFC)syngasdegradation |
| spellingShingle | Stephanie E Wolf Jan Uecker Niklas Eyckeler Leon Schley L G J (Bert) de Haart Vaibhav Vibhu Rüdiger-A Eichel Internal biogas reforming in solid oxide and proton conducting fuel cells: progress, challenges and perspectives JPhys Energy biogas reforming solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) solid proton conducting fuel cell (SPCFC) syngas degradation |
| title | Internal biogas reforming in solid oxide and proton conducting fuel cells: progress, challenges and perspectives |
| title_full | Internal biogas reforming in solid oxide and proton conducting fuel cells: progress, challenges and perspectives |
| title_fullStr | Internal biogas reforming in solid oxide and proton conducting fuel cells: progress, challenges and perspectives |
| title_full_unstemmed | Internal biogas reforming in solid oxide and proton conducting fuel cells: progress, challenges and perspectives |
| title_short | Internal biogas reforming in solid oxide and proton conducting fuel cells: progress, challenges and perspectives |
| title_sort | internal biogas reforming in solid oxide and proton conducting fuel cells progress challenges and perspectives |
| topic | biogas reforming solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) solid proton conducting fuel cell (SPCFC) syngas degradation |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7655/adba88 |
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