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Treatment of Biogas for Feeding High Temperature Fuel Cells pp 31–76Cite as

Fuel Cells Operating and Structural Features of MCFCs and SOFCs

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This chapter synthetically describes the cell technology. The history of fuel cell technology development is briefly described and a comparison between fuel cells and other devices, such as batteries and heat engines, is provided. The advantages of fuel cell technology are discussed taking into account the sectors of application. This chapter also reports the fundamental principles with particular attention to high-temperature fuel cells (MCFC and SOFC) that are emerging in the field of stationary power production as a true alternative to combustion heat engines. The components (electrodes and electrolyte) and most common materials used for MCFC and SOFC are described.

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