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A thermally self-sustained micro-power plant with integrated micro-solid oxide fuel cells, micro-reformer and functional micro-fluidic carrier

Paul Muralt, Thomas Maeder, Alex Dommann, Bo Jiang, Claude Muller

Low temperature micro-solid oxide fuel cell (micro-SOFC) systems are an attractive alternative power source for small-size portable electronic devices due to their high energy efficiency and density. Here, we report a thermally self-sustainable reformer – ...

Elsevier2014

Design and packaging of a highly integrated microreactor system for high-temperature on-board hydrogen production

John Richard Thome, Paul Muralt, Thomas Maeder, Navid Borhani, Bo Jiang

Highlights • A “plug-and-play” microreaction system for high-temperature reactions (>500 °C). • Efficient thermal decoupling for using standard electrical/fluidic connections. • Automatic and accurate temperature control for calorimetric measurements. • A ...

Elsevier2015

Multi-injection microstructured reactor for intensification of fast exothermic reactions: proof of concept

Albert Renken, Lioubov Kiwi, Thomas Maeder, Bo Jiang, Julien Haber

Quasi-instantaneous exothermic reactions lead to the formation of unwanted hot spots even when carried out in conventional microstructured reactors (MSR) with tube diameter of 100 − 1000 μm. For this reason, alternative MSR designs are warranted to enable ...

Walter de Gruyter2013

3D structuration of LTCC and related technologies for thermal management and microfluidic structures

Thomas Maeder, Peter Ryser, Caroline Marguerite Jacq, Bo Jiang, Conor Joseph Slater, Fabrizio Vecchio

Ceramic technologies such as LTCC (Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic) and thick-film are used widely in electronic circuits exposed to harsh environments, for applications in fields such as aerospace, automotive and energy exploration, where, owing to their ...

Soc Microelectronics, Electron Components Materials-Midem2012

A micro heater platform with fluid channels for testing micro-solid oxide fuel cell components

Paul Muralt, Thomas Maeder, Bo Jiang

Micro-scale solid oxide fuel cell is a promising power generation technology for portable devices such as laptop, medical devices and personal electronics. One of the key goals in design of μ-SOFC systems is to use common hydrocarbon fuels such as propane/ ...

Elsevier2012

Syngas generation from n-butane with an integrated MEMS assembly for gas processing in micro-solid oxide fuel cell systems

Paul Muralt, Thomas Maeder, Bo Jiang

An integrated system of a microreformer and a carrier allowing for syngas generation from liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) for micro-SOFC application is discussed. The microreformer with an overall size of 12.7 mm × 12.7 mm × 1.9 mm is fabricated with micro-e ...

Royal Soc Chemistry2012

A low-temperature co-fired ceramic micro-reactor system for high-efficiency on-site hydrogen production

Thomas Maeder, Paul Muralt, Bo Jiang

A ceramic-based, meso-scale fuel processor for on-board production of syngas fuel was demonstrated for applications in micro-scale solid-oxide fuel cells (mu-SOFCs). The processor had a total dimension of 12 mm x 40 mm x 2 mm, the gas reforming micro react ...

Elsevier2015

Meso-scale ceramic hotplates - A playground for high temperature microsystems

Thomas Maeder, Paul Muralt, Bo Jiang

This paper presents a mesa-scale low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) hotplate system. Using embedded thick-film platinum heaters, the hotplate has been able to operate at about 600 degrees C in a reliable manner, while its operating temperature can be ...

Elsevier2015

Fine structuration of low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) microreactors

Albert Renken, Thomas Maeder, Lioubov Kiwi, Paul Muralt, Bo Jiang, Julien Haber

The development of microreactors that operate under harsh conditions is always of great interest for many applications. Here we present a microfabrication process based on low-temperature co-fired ceramic (LTCC) technology for producing microreactors which ...

Royal Society of Chemistry2015

A nanoparticle bed micro-reactor with high syngas yield for moderate temperature micro-scale SOFC power plants

Paul Muralt, Thomas Maeder, Bo Jiang

This work introduces and investigates the a novel compact catalytic nanoparticle bed micro-fabricated reactor suitable for utilization in small-scale intermediate-temperature micro-SOFC systems. It is shown that the presented micro-reactor is able to produ ...

Elsevier2012

Ceramics based technologies for high-temperature micro-reactors

Bo Jiang

EPFL2014