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Geospatial Analysis and Optimization of Fleet Logistics to Exploit Alternative Fuels and Advanced Transportation Technologies

Sparks W., Nationl Renewable Energy Laboratory, US

Today's fleet managers are faced with new challenges posed by government mandates and private-sector goals that include reducing petroleum use, reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and—for federal and other government fleets—complying with alternative-fuel mandates. Choosing [...]

Molybdenum Dioxide: A Reforming Catalyst for Fuel Flexible Fuel Cells

Norton M.G., Marin-Flores O., Turba T.F., Ha S., Breit J., Washington State University, US

Molybdenum dioxide has been shown to be a very active catalyst for the partial oxidation of a Jet A fuel surrogate (n-dodecane). It not only shows a high oxidation activity towards long-chain hydrocarbons, it also [...]

Propagation and Emissions of Ammonia-substituted Hydrogen/Air Flames

Lee J-H., Lee S.I., Lee J-H., Lee S.I., Kwon O.C., Sungkyunkwan University, KR

In order to evaluate the potential of partial ammonia (NH3) substitution to improve the safety of hydrogen (H2) use in general and the performance of internal combustion engines in particular, the propagation, development of surface [...]

Eco-efficiency measurement for Hydrogen as an alternative public transportation fuel

Cha K-H, Lee J-Y, Hur T., Konkuk University, KR

Urban governments are continually striving to enhance public transportation in ways that make them more environmental-friendly and improve the air quality. H2 and Fuel Cell Bus (FCB) offer one of the best ways to reduce [...]

Operation Characteristics of 1.3KW Class Anode-Supported Flat Tubular SOFC Stack

Lim T-H, Park J-L, Park S-J, Park J-L, Park S-J, Lee S.B., Song R-H, Shin D-R, Korea Institute of Energy Research, KR

KIER has fabricated anode-supported flat tubular SOFC stack for the intermediate temperature (700~800°C) operation. For this purpose, we have first fabricated anode-supported flat tubular cells by the optimization between the current collecting method and the [...]

Evaluation of Hydrogen Storage in Clathrate Hydrates: Review of Recent Advances

Tsimpanogiannis I.N., Stubos A.K., National Center for Scientific Research “Demokritos”, GR

The adoption of “Hydrogen Route” is considered as a promising alternative to meet our long-term energy needs. In this approach energy is stored/transferred and used in the form of hydrogen. Hydrogen is a versatile molecule [...]

Nanocrystalline NaBH4-enclathrated zeolite SOD: a model for the improvement of safeness and reactivity of boron hydride based hydrogen storage systems

Buhl J.-Ch., Rüscher C.H., Schomborg L., Stemme F., Leibniz University Hannover, DE

Boron hydride is an interesting material for hydrogen storage but to become widely accepted in techniques, several problems like the high reactivity of NaBH4 under atmospheric conditions have to be solved. The latter offers a [...]

Completion and Operation of the thermo-chemical water splitting sulfur iodine process in a lab scale plant for a continuous hydrogen production

Felici C., Caputo G., Liberatore R., Favuzza P., Giaconia A., Sau S., Lanchi M., Tarquini P., ENEA, IT

The ENEA (Italian National Agency for New Technologies, Energy and Sustainable Economic Development) with the majors Italian Universities, within the framework of the national founded project TEPSI (Innovative Technologies and Processes for the Transition to [...]

Polymer Nanocomposites: Structure, synthesis

Sharma A., Sharma R., Sharma A., Sharma R., MP AT University, IN

Nanotechnology may restructure the technological applications such as semiconductors, inorganic as well as organic materials, energy storage, and biotechnology. It integrates chemistry, physics, materials science, and biology to design and create new material properties of [...]

Polymer Nanocomposites: Characterization, Applications

Sharma A., Sharma R., Sharma A., Sharma R., Sharma A., Sharma R., AKG College of Engineering, IN

Organic polymeric composite materials are useful in applications sucgh as light emitting diodes, electrochromic displays, smart windows, and field transistors, electromagnetic interference shielding devices, energy storage products such as batteries, super capacitors and fuel cells. [...]