cris.boxmetadata.label.title
Electrochemical reforming of glycerol in alkaline PBI-based PEM reactor for hydrogen production
cris.boxmetadata.label.dateissued
01 browse.startsWith.months.january 2014
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metadata only access
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journal article
cris.boxmetadata.label.authors
De Paula J.
Nascimento D.
Universidade de Brasília
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Italian Association of Chemical Engineering - AIDIC
cris.boxmetadata.label.abstract
One possible route for glycerol utilisation is through a reforming process in which clean hydrogen can be produced. This study presents the results of an Alkaline Membrane Electroreforming Reactor operated with KOH-doped polybenzimidazole (PBI). Commercial PtRu/C and Pt/C are used as catalysts for the anode and the cathode, respectively. The influence of two important operating variables, the temperature, and the composition of the cathode feed solution is studied. A significant enhancement in the cell performance is observed with the temperature until 90°C. The highest efficiency for H2 production (comparison with the amount predicted from Faraday's law) corresponds to a KOH concentration in the cathode feed solution of 2 mol L-1. Logically, higher current densities favours the amount of hydrogen produced and approaches the experimental values to the theoretical ones. Finally, the analyses of the product distribution show that more oxidized species can be obtained the higher the temperature and the current density, though the main products are C3 organic acids, especially tartronic acid.
cris.boxmetadata.label.citationstartpage
205
cris.boxmetadata.label.citationendpage
210
cris.boxmetadata.label.volume
41
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Special Issue
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English
cris.boxmetadata.label.ocdeknowledgeArea
Ingeniería química Ingeniería eléctrica, Ingeniería electrónica
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cris.boxmetadata.label.scopusidentifier
2-s2.0-84908613427
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Chemical Engineering Transactions
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22839216
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