Rhodium-iron catalyst helps increase yield of hydrogen gas in steam reforming of ethanol
Thursday, July 7, 2011 - 12:30
in Physics & Chemistry
Vehicles powered by hydrogen fuel cells generate no exhaust emissions other than clean water vapor. Unfortunately, producing and distributing large quantities of hydrogen gas is impossible with current infrastructures. Researchers are instead turning to on-board fuel processing -- using small-scale reactors to 'reform' gasoline into hydrogen with the help of high-temperature steam -- to aid implementation of this alternative technology.