Gas Technology Institute (GTI) recently announced that its two-step steam reforming-shift fuel processor can efficiently convert ethanol into hydrogen.
GTI is working with industry partners to commercialize hydrogen fueling station systems and would like to expand that work to include systems that utilize ethanol to produce hydrogen.
One GTI goal is to utilize ethanol as the primary fuel to produce hydrogen in a hydrogen fueling station platform similar to the natural gas-to-hydrogen station being developed by GTI under a Department of Energy sponsored program. GTI is also pursuing the use of ethanol for stationary fuel cell demonstrations.
"We were able to produce a high-quality hydrogen gas from ethanol similar to results using natural gas. Its properties make it an excellent liquid fuel for the extraction of hydrogen," said Gerry Runte, Executive Director of GTI.