Electrochemical oxidation of carbon-containing fuels and their dynamics in low-temperature fuel cells. Krewer, U., Vidakovic-Koch, T., & Rihko-Struckmann, L. Volume 12 , 2011.
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Fuel cells can convert the energy that is chemically stored in a compound into electrical energy with high efficiency. Hydrogen could be the first choice for chemical energy storage, but its utilization is limited due to storage and transport difficulties. Carbon-containing fuels store chemical energy with significantly higher energy density, which makes them excellent energy carriers. The electro-oxidation of carbon-containing fuels without prior reforming is a more challenging and complex process than anodic hydrogen oxidation. The current understanding of the direct electro-oxidation of carbon-containing fuels in low-temperature fuel cells is reviewed. Furthermore, this review covers various aspects of electro-oxidation for carbon-containing fuels in non-steady-state reaction conditions. Such dynamic investigations open possibilities to elucidate detailed reaction kinetics, to sense fuel concentration, or to diagnose the fuel-cell state during operation. Motivated by the challenge to decrease the consumption of fossil fuel, the production routes of the fuels from renewable resources also are reviewed.
@book{krewer_electrochemical_2011,
	title = {Electrochemical oxidation of carbon-containing fuels and their dynamics in low-temperature fuel cells},
	volume = {12},
	copyright = {All rights reserved},
	isbn = {1439-7641},
	abstract = {Fuel cells can convert the energy that is chemically stored in a compound into electrical energy with high efficiency. Hydrogen could be the first choice for chemical energy storage, but its utilization is limited due to storage and transport difficulties. Carbon-containing fuels store chemical energy with significantly higher energy density, which makes them excellent energy carriers. The electro-oxidation of carbon-containing fuels without prior reforming is a more challenging and complex process than anodic hydrogen oxidation. The current understanding of the direct electro-oxidation of carbon-containing fuels in low-temperature fuel cells is reviewed. Furthermore, this review covers various aspects of electro-oxidation for carbon-containing fuels in non-steady-state reaction conditions. Such dynamic investigations open possibilities to elucidate detailed reaction kinetics, to sense fuel concentration, or to diagnose the fuel-cell state during operation. Motivated by the challenge to decrease the consumption of fossil fuel, the production routes of the fuels from renewable resources also are reviewed.},
	number = {14},
	author = {Krewer, Ulrike and Vidakovic-Koch, Tanja and Rihko-Struckmann, Liisa},
	year = {2011},
	doi = {10.1002/cphc.201100095},
	pmid = {21755584},
	keywords = {dynamic operations, electro-oxidation, fuel cells, kinetics, reaction mechanisms},
}

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