Single component as well as binary component reforming studies were conducted on diesel surrogates (tetradecane, decalin, and 1-methylnaphthalene). H2, CO, and CO2 production was measured as a function of temperature, space velocity, and reforming type for a Pt-based catalyst. Intermediate species formation of various hydrocarbons including olefins and aromatics were observed during reforming. ...

Steam reforming of light hydrocarbons provides a promising method for hydrogen production. Ni-based catalysts are so far the best and the most commonly used catalysts for steam reforming because of their acceptably high activity and significantly lower cost in comparison with alternative precious metal-based catalysts. However, nickel catalysts are susceptible to deactivation from the depositio...

A series of Ce1 ́xCoxO2 ́y precursors were prepared by homogeneous precipitation using urea as a precipitant. The Co/CeO2 catalysts obtained from the Ce1 ́xCoxO2 ́y precursors were used for the steam reforming of ethanol to produce hydrogen. Co ions could enter the CeO2 lattices to form Ce1 ́xCoxO2 ́y mixed oxides at x ď 0.2 using the homogeneous precipitation (hp) method. CeO2 was an excellent suppo...

First we had market failure; so we tried regulating markets. Then we had regulatory failure; so we tried reforming regulation. Now, it seems, we have "reform failure." That, at least, is the message of a recent book on regulatory reform written by Robert Litan and William Nordhaus, based on their experience as "watchdogs of the regulatory process" in President Carter's Council of Economic Advis...

This paper presents performance analysis of a fuel cell system (FCS) consisting of a thermal plasma reformer (TPR) and a hybrid solid oxide fuel cell and gas turbine (SOFC/GT) system from a system-level viewpoint. This paper also addresses the results of using greenhouse gases (CH4 and CO2) as feedstock to the system. Being non-catalytic reforming, the thermal plasma reforming technique does no...