Novel iron-iron oxide redox system for the hydrogen production and storage using etanol

M. ROSMANINHO, J.S. NASCIMENTO, M.C. PEREIRA, J.D. FABRIS, J.D. ARDISON, M.S. NAZZARRO, K. SAPAG, F. CC. MOURA, R. M. LAGO, H. M. ARAÚJO

Madrid, España

Simposio; Internat Symposium on “ Catalysis for Clean Energy and Sustainable Chemistry (CCESC),on occasion of 60 birth of J.L.G. Fierro; 2008

The convertion of renewable fuels, e.g. ethanol, into hydrogen is an important research area. We describe an alternative method to produce and indirectly storage hydrogen based on iron – iron oxides and reversible systems. In this system, ethanol is to reduce the iron oxide to Fe. Metallic iron can degraded as a H2 “reservoir” since it can be stored, easily transported and, when needed, hydrogen can be produced by a simple reaction with water.