Re:Let's Colonize Titan
by foobarian on Sunday November 27, 2016 @09:40PM
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But... where does it get the oxygen?
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From the water using steam reforming as I understand it, which is recovered 100% when the cell is generating power. The only consumable ends up being the methane.
Looks like a standard solid oxide cell, going by their glitzy info page [1]. The water is used in reforming the methane but it's not a source of oxygen; that comes from the air.
[1] http://www.bloomenergy.com/fuel-cell/solid-oxide-fuel-cell-a...