Researcher's Information

Associate Professor

WATANABE, Hirotatsu

Mechanical Engineering

Fuel cell system and carbon resource conversion for a carbon neutral society

Our interests are solid oxide fuel cell/electrolysis cells and carbon resource conversion for a carbon neutral society. Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are an important device for a hydrogen society and a future of carbon resource conversion. Solid oxide electrolysis cells (SOECs) can convert H2O and CO2 to syngas (H2/CO) at high temperature. We are trying to visualize reactive-transport phenomena on electrodes and catalysts in fuel cell/electrolysis cells at atomic scales, micro scales and macro scales, and develop a novel energy conversion device.
  • Multi-scale study of SOFC electrode