NI–RU-CONTAINING MIXED OXIDE-BASED COMPOSITES AS PRECURSORS FOR ETHANOL STEAM REFORMING CATALYSTS: EFFECT OF THE SYNTHESIS METHODS ON THE STRUCTURAL AND CATALYTIC PROPERTIES

Abstract

To date, hydrogen is the most environmentally friendly fuel for various energy and heat generators (fuel cells, internal combustion engines and mobile power plants). In context of the green energy of the future, hydrogenis associated with a promising technology of electrochemical generators based on solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) with internal or external reformer of fuels, whose main qualities are environmental friendliness, mobility andhigh efficiency. Moreover, due to fuel source flexibility, such devices can successfully provide reforming of various carbon-containing fuels, including bio-renewable ones.