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Preparation of hydrogen for feeding fuel cells by low-temperature conversion of ethanol on Ni/ZnO and Ni-Cu/ZnO catalysts

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Preparation of hydrogen by low-temperature steam conversion of ethanol on nickel and binary nickel-copper catalysts supported on zinc oxide was studied experimentally in the temperature interval 200–450°C. High efficiency of hydrogen evolution in the course of ethanol conversion on these catalysts was demonstrated. At temperatures lower than 350°C, the main conversion products are hydrogen, methane, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide. At 400°C, the conversion products contain no carbon monoxide, which allows the mixture obtained to be used for feeding fuel cells with proton-conducting membranes.

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Original Russian Text © N.V. Lapin, V.S. Bezhok, A.F. Vyatkin, 2014, published in Zhurnal Prikladnoi Khimii, 2014, Vol. 87, No. 5, pp. 619–623.

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Lapin, N.V., Bezhok, V.S. & Vyatkin, A.F. Preparation of hydrogen for feeding fuel cells by low-temperature conversion of ethanol on Ni/ZnO and Ni-Cu/ZnO catalysts. Russ J Appl Chem 87, 608–612 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1134/S1070427214050127

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