Thermodynamic and experimental assessment of proton conducting solid oxide fuel cells with internal methane steam reforming

Operating proton conducting solid oxide fuel cells (H-SOFCs) with hydrocarbon as fuel remains a challenge because of the instability of the anode and electrolyte materials in a CO2/H2O-containing atmosphere and the catalytic activity and coking resistance of the anode for direct oxidation of hydrocarbons. Therefore, in this study, the steam reforming of methane (SRM, an endothermic process) is integrated into the H-SOFCs (fuel cell process, an...