Fuel Cells: Technologies for Fuel Processing

An essential guide to this cutting-edge technology and its industry applications

Dushyant Shekhawat (Edited by), J.J. Spivey (Edited by), David A Berry (Edited by)

9780444638472, Elsevier Science

Paperback / softback, published 19 August 2016

568 pages
23.4 x 19 x 3.5 cm, 0.76 kg

Fuel Cells: Technologies for Fuel Processing provides an overview of the most important aspects of fuel reforming to the generally interested reader, researcher, technologist, teacher, student, or engineer. The topics covered include all aspects of fuel reforming: fundamental chemistry, different modes of reforming, catalysts, catalyst deactivation, fuel desulfurization, reaction engineering, novel reforming concepts, thermodynamics, heat and mass transfer issues, system design, and recent research and development. While no attempt is made to describe the fuel cell itself, there is sufficient description of the fuel cell to show how it affects the fuel reformer. By focusing on the fundamentals, this book aims to be a source of information now and in the future. By avoiding time-sensitive information/analysis (e.g., economics) it serves as a single source of information for scientists and engineers in fuel processing technology. The material is presented in such a way that this book will serve as a reference for graduate level courses, fuel cell developers, and fuel cell researchers.

1. Introduction to Fuel Processing (Shekhawat, Berry, Spivey) 2. Fuel Cells (Williams) 3. Fuels for Fuel Cells (Speight) 4. Steam Reforming for Fuel Cells (Rostrup-Nielsen, Hansen) 5. Catalytic Partial Oxidation (Smith, Shekhawat) 6. Oxidative Steam Reforming (Haynes, Shekhawat) 7. Dry (CO2) Reforming (Gao, Hou, Lou, Zheng) 8. Plasma Reforming for H2-Rich Synthesis Gas (Gallagher, Fridman) 9. Additional Reforming Methods (Shekhawat) 10. Deactivation of Reforming Catalysts (Spivey) 11. Desulfurization for Fuel Cells (Gangwal) 12. Syngas Conditioning (Dagle, Karim, Li, Su, King) 13. Direct Reforming Fuel Cells (Hansen) 14. Reactor Design for Fuel Processing (Onsan, Avci) 15. Balance of Plant (Roychoudhury, Mastanduno)

Subject Areas: Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology [THX]