Standalone micro-reformer for on-demand hydrogen production from dimethyl ether

Entering a new era of sustainable energy generation and consumption, micro-fuel cells are showing great po-tential for providing high energy density to consumer electronics, and micro-reactor technology can indeed enable their integration by providing hydrogen on-demand from hydrocarbons. In this wo...

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Autores: Bianchini, Marco, Alayo, Nerea, Soler Turu, Lluís|||0000-0003-1591-3366, Salleras, M., Fonseca Chácharo, Luis, Llorca Piqué, Jordi|||0000-0002-7447-9582, Tarancón Rubio, Albert|||0000-0002-1933-2406
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2021
País:España
Institución:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repositorio:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/352154
Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/352154
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2021.230241
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:MEMS
Micro-reactor
Atomic layer deposition
Dimethyl ether
Partial oxidation
Steam reforming
Microreactors
Hidrogen -- Producció
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Energies
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Enginyeria química
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Sumario:Entering a new era of sustainable energy generation and consumption, micro-fuel cells are showing great po-tential for providing high energy density to consumer electronics, and micro-reactor technology can indeed enable their integration by providing hydrogen on-demand from hydrocarbons. In this work, we present the design and fully scalable wafer-level fabrication of a MEMS-based catalytic micro-reactor tested in real-life operating conditions by means of a 3D printed ceramic housing. The device consists of an array of thousands of vertically aligned micro-channels, 500 µm in length and 50 µm in diameter, for an overall superficial area per unit volume of 120 cm2 cm