Process guide
Hydrogen production from bioethanol
Ethanol steam reforming, competing reactions, catalyst selection and membrane separation, with a careful look at heat demand and carbon accounting.
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Hydrogen, fuel cells
& membrane
reactors.
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Explore the engineering behind hydrogen production, separation and electrochemical power.
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Hydrogen
Follow the energy carrier from production to use.
02Fuel cells
Understand the electrochemistry behind electrical power.
03Membrane reactors
See how reaction and separation work together.
04Hydrogen production
Compare reforming and electrochemical routes.
05Hydrogen purification
Connect separation methods to a usable gas specification.
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Fuel cells / FundamentalsFrom hydrogen
From hydrogen
to electricity.
A PEM fuel cell has two current paths, a selective electrolyte and a demanding water balance. Understand what happens inside the cell, and what changes at system level.
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Comparison
Hydrogen purification: PSA vs membrane separation
Compare pressure swing adsorption and hydrogen-selective membranes by purity, recovery, product pressure, pretreatment and system economics.
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Hydrogen purity for PEM fuel cells
Why PEM fuel cells need contaminant-specific limits, how trace gases affect performance, and what a useful hydrogen quality specification includes.
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The project behind
the domain.
The European FluidCELL project studied bioethanol reforming, hydrogen-selective membranes and fuel-cell micro-CHP. The project is closed. This independent publication preserves its research context and explains the underlying technologies.