Kinetics of steam reforming of ethane on Ni/YSZ (yttria-stabilised zirconia) catalyst

► A model gas mixture was chosen to represent hydrocarbon fuel from hydrothermal gasification of biomass. ► The catalyst was prepared by crushing a Ni/YSZ anode substrate. ► Preliminary experiments were carried out to study the influence of pore and film diffusion. ► An intrinsic rate equation in a power form was found under SOFC conditions.