Methane-fueled SOFC with traditional nickel-based anode by applying Ni/Al2O3 as a dual-functional layer

Novel ?-Al2O3 supported nickel (Ni/Al2O3) catalyst was developed as a functional layer for Ni-ScSZ cermet anode operating on methane fuel. Catalytic tests demonstrated Ni/Al2O3 had high and comparable activity to Ru-CeO2 and much higher activity than the Ni-ScSZ cermet anode for partial oxidation, s...

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Main Authors: Wang, W., Zhou, W., Ran, R., Cai, R., Shao, Zongping
Format: Journal Article
Published: Elsevier Inc. 2009
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20981
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author Wang, W.
Zhou, W.
Ran, R.
Cai, R.
Shao, Zongping
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Zhou, W.
Ran, R.
Cai, R.
Shao, Zongping
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description Novel ?-Al2O3 supported nickel (Ni/Al2O3) catalyst was developed as a functional layer for Ni-ScSZ cermet anode operating on methane fuel. Catalytic tests demonstrated Ni/Al2O3 had high and comparable activity to Ru-CeO2 and much higher activity than the Ni-ScSZ cermet anode for partial oxidation, steam and CO2 reforming of methane to syngas between 750 and 850 °C. By adopting Ni/Al2O3 as a catalyst layer, the fuel cell demonstrated a peak power density of 382 mW cm-2 at 850 °C, more than two times that without the catalyst layer. The Ni/Al2O3 also functioned as a diffusion barrier layer to reduce the methane concentration within the anode; consequently, the operation stability was also greatly improved without coke deposition. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-209812017-09-13T13:45:15Z Methane-fueled SOFC with traditional nickel-based anode by applying Ni/Al2O3 as a dual-functional layer Wang, W. Zhou, W. Ran, R. Cai, R. Shao, Zongping Novel ?-Al2O3 supported nickel (Ni/Al2O3) catalyst was developed as a functional layer for Ni-ScSZ cermet anode operating on methane fuel. Catalytic tests demonstrated Ni/Al2O3 had high and comparable activity to Ru-CeO2 and much higher activity than the Ni-ScSZ cermet anode for partial oxidation, steam and CO2 reforming of methane to syngas between 750 and 850 °C. By adopting Ni/Al2O3 as a catalyst layer, the fuel cell demonstrated a peak power density of 382 mW cm-2 at 850 °C, more than two times that without the catalyst layer. The Ni/Al2O3 also functioned as a diffusion barrier layer to reduce the methane concentration within the anode; consequently, the operation stability was also greatly improved without coke deposition. © 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. 2009 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20981 10.1016/j.elecom.2008.11.014 Elsevier Inc. restricted
spellingShingle Wang, W.
Zhou, W.
Ran, R.
Cai, R.
Shao, Zongping
Methane-fueled SOFC with traditional nickel-based anode by applying Ni/Al2O3 as a dual-functional layer
title Methane-fueled SOFC with traditional nickel-based anode by applying Ni/Al2O3 as a dual-functional layer
title_full Methane-fueled SOFC with traditional nickel-based anode by applying Ni/Al2O3 as a dual-functional layer
title_fullStr Methane-fueled SOFC with traditional nickel-based anode by applying Ni/Al2O3 as a dual-functional layer
title_full_unstemmed Methane-fueled SOFC with traditional nickel-based anode by applying Ni/Al2O3 as a dual-functional layer
title_short Methane-fueled SOFC with traditional nickel-based anode by applying Ni/Al2O3 as a dual-functional layer
title_sort methane-fueled sofc with traditional nickel-based anode by applying ni/al2o3 as a dual-functional layer
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/20981