Coking-free direct-methanol-flame fuel cell with traditional nickel-cermet anode

This paper presents a systematic study of a direct-flame solid oxide fuel cell (DF-SOFC) operating on methanol and ethanol flames by SEM, EIS, I-V polarization and mass spectrometer (MS) characterizations and numerical simulation. The experimental study demonstrated that, by adopting a conventional...

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Main Authors: Sun, L., Hao, Y., Zhang, C., Ran, R., Shao, Zongping
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Ltd 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12398
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author Sun, L.
Hao, Y.
Zhang, C.
Ran, R.
Shao, Zongping
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Hao, Y.
Zhang, C.
Ran, R.
Shao, Zongping
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description This paper presents a systematic study of a direct-flame solid oxide fuel cell (DF-SOFC) operating on methanol and ethanol flames by SEM, EIS, I-V polarization and mass spectrometer (MS) characterizations and numerical simulation. The experimental study demonstrated that, by adopting a conventional Ni + Sm0.2Ce0.8O1.9 (SDC) anode, irreversible carbon deposition and a drop of cell performance was observed when running the cell on an ethanol flame, while no carbon was deposited by operating on a methanol flame. Fuel cell stability tests indicated significant degradation in performance after 3 h of operation on an ethanol flame, while no degradation was observed after 30 h of operation on a methanol flame. A simple qualitative explanation of the difference observed in the electrochemical performance for the fuel cell operating on a methanol flame and an ethanol flame is presented based on numerical simulation. © 2010 Professor T. Nejat Veziroglu. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-123982017-09-13T14:57:35Z Coking-free direct-methanol-flame fuel cell with traditional nickel-cermet anode Sun, L. Hao, Y. Zhang, C. Ran, R. Shao, Zongping This paper presents a systematic study of a direct-flame solid oxide fuel cell (DF-SOFC) operating on methanol and ethanol flames by SEM, EIS, I-V polarization and mass spectrometer (MS) characterizations and numerical simulation. The experimental study demonstrated that, by adopting a conventional Ni + Sm0.2Ce0.8O1.9 (SDC) anode, irreversible carbon deposition and a drop of cell performance was observed when running the cell on an ethanol flame, while no carbon was deposited by operating on a methanol flame. Fuel cell stability tests indicated significant degradation in performance after 3 h of operation on an ethanol flame, while no degradation was observed after 30 h of operation on a methanol flame. A simple qualitative explanation of the difference observed in the electrochemical performance for the fuel cell operating on a methanol flame and an ethanol flame is presented based on numerical simulation. © 2010 Professor T. Nejat Veziroglu. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12398 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.05.048 Elsevier Ltd restricted
spellingShingle Sun, L.
Hao, Y.
Zhang, C.
Ran, R.
Shao, Zongping
Coking-free direct-methanol-flame fuel cell with traditional nickel-cermet anode
title Coking-free direct-methanol-flame fuel cell with traditional nickel-cermet anode
title_full Coking-free direct-methanol-flame fuel cell with traditional nickel-cermet anode
title_fullStr Coking-free direct-methanol-flame fuel cell with traditional nickel-cermet anode
title_full_unstemmed Coking-free direct-methanol-flame fuel cell with traditional nickel-cermet anode
title_short Coking-free direct-methanol-flame fuel cell with traditional nickel-cermet anode
title_sort coking-free direct-methanol-flame fuel cell with traditional nickel-cermet anode
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/12398