Integration of Gasification and Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFCs) for Combined Heat and Power (CHP)

This paper reviews the most recent information about main operations to produce energy from carbonaceous materials, namely biomass and wastes through integration of gasification, syngas cleaning solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), which have shown be a good option for combined heat power (CHP) production, due high efficiency low environmental impact. However, some challenges still need overcome, mainly when mixed feedstocks with contents hazardous contaminants are used, thus conditioning is major importance. Another drawback SOFC operation, hence new materials especially anode has been proposed tested. An overall process CHP by gasification proposed.