Methane conversion studies at high temperatures in solid oxides electrochemical reactors

Co–PI: Fabio Coral Fonseca – IPEN – fabiocf@usp.br

Co–PI: Daniel Zanetti de Florio – UFABC – daniel.florio@ufabc.edu.br

The main goal is to develop a stable and high–performance solid oxide reactor to study electrolytic and galvanic reactions of methane at high temperatures. Such reactions will be used to obtain high value products such as methanol. The main challenge is to control the reaction paths and the stability of the system in both modes of operation, such as a Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC) and as a Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cell (SOEC). The main expected result is the advance in the understanding of the main reactions that occur in galvanic reactors and the demonstration of the possibility of production of high value–added chemicals from methane in SOEC / SOFC reactors.