Partial Methane Oxidation in Fuel Cell-Type Reactors for Co-Generation of Energy and Chemicals: A Short Review
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Centro de Celulas a Combustivel e Hidrogenio, Instituto de Pesquisas Energeticas e Nucleares, Av. Prof. Lineu Prestes, 2242 Cidade Universitária, São Paulo 05508-900, Brazil
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Centro de Engenharia, Modelagem e Ciências Sociais Aplicadas, Universidade Federal do ABC, Av. dos Estados, 5001, Santa Terezinha, Santo André 09210-580, Brazil
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Scuola di Scienzadei Materiali, Via 25 Aprile 22, Cogoleto, 16016 Genova, Italy
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Academic Editor: Arturo Martínez-Arias
Catalysts 2022, 12(2), 217; https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12020217
Received: 21 December 2021
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Revised: 4 February 2022
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Accepted: 8 February 2022
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Published: 14 February 2022
(This article belongs to the Section Catalytic Materials)
The conversion of methane into chemicals is of interest to achieve a decarbonized future. Fuel cells are electrochemical devices commonly used to obtain electrical energy but can be utilized either for chemicals’ production or both energy and chemicals cogeneration. In this work, the partial oxidation of methane in fuel cells for electricity generation and valuable chemicals production at the same time is reviewed. For this purpose, we compile different types of methane-fed fuel cells, both low- and high-temperature fuel cells. Despite the fact that few studies have been conducted on this subject, promising results are driving the development of fuel cells that use methane as a fuel source for the cogeneration of power and valuable chemicals.
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Keywords:
fuel cell; methane to energy; methane to products; methane oxidation reaction; partial methane oxidation
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de Souza, R.F.B.; Florio, D.Z.; Antolini, E.; Neto, A.O. Partial Methane Oxidation in Fuel Cell-Type Reactors for Co-Generation of Energy and Chemicals: A Short Review. Catalysts 2022, 12, 217. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12020217
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de Souza RFB, Florio DZ, Antolini E, Neto AO. Partial Methane Oxidation in Fuel Cell-Type Reactors for Co-Generation of Energy and Chemicals: A Short Review. Catalysts. 2022; 12(2):217. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12020217
Chicago/Turabian Stylede Souza, Rodrigo F.B., Daniel Z. Florio, Ermete Antolini, and Almir O. Neto. 2022. "Partial Methane Oxidation in Fuel Cell-Type Reactors for Co-Generation of Energy and Chemicals: A Short Review" Catalysts 12, no. 2: 217. https://doi.org/10.3390/catal12020217
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