Hierarchically ordered porous Ni-based cathode-supported solid oxide electrolysis cells for stable CO2 electrolysis without safe gas

This study reported a hierarchically ordered porous Ni-based cathode of a solid oxide electrolysis cell to realise stable CO 2 electrolysis without the need of safe gas. The Ni/(Y 2 O 3 ) 0.08 (ZrO 2 ) 0.92 (YSZ) cathode support has a microchannel structure, which enabled efficient catalyst delivery...

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Main Authors: Dong, Dehua, Xu, S., Shao, Xin, Hucker, L., Marin, J., Pham, T., Xie, K., Ye, Z., Yang, P., Yu, L., Parkinson, G., Li, Chun-Zhu
Format: Journal Article
Published: R S C Publications 2017
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP160104720
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/60035
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author Dong, Dehua
Xu, S.
Shao, Xin
Hucker, L.
Marin, J.
Pham, T.
Xie, K.
Ye, Z.
Yang, P.
Yu, L.
Parkinson, G.
Li, Chun-Zhu
author_facet Dong, Dehua
Xu, S.
Shao, Xin
Hucker, L.
Marin, J.
Pham, T.
Xie, K.
Ye, Z.
Yang, P.
Yu, L.
Parkinson, G.
Li, Chun-Zhu
author_sort Dong, Dehua
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description This study reported a hierarchically ordered porous Ni-based cathode of a solid oxide electrolysis cell to realise stable CO 2 electrolysis without the need of safe gas. The Ni/(Y 2 O 3 ) 0.08 (ZrO 2 ) 0.92 (YSZ) cathode support has a microchannel structure, which enabled efficient catalyst delivery to the reaction zone between the cathode and the electrolyte and resulted in facilitated gas diffusion through straight channels instead of the tortuous pores intrinsic to conventional porous electrodes. A catalyst network covering a Ni/YSZ scaffold reduced electrode polarisation resistance, prevented carbon formation and suppressed Ni oxidation. The facilitated gas diffusion diminished or eliminated concentration polarisation and carbon formation due to CO accumulation in the reaction zone. The novel hierarchical structure enables stable CO 2 electrolysis over conventional Ni-based cathodes with low capital and operational costs.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-600352022-10-27T06:26:35Z Hierarchically ordered porous Ni-based cathode-supported solid oxide electrolysis cells for stable CO2 electrolysis without safe gas Dong, Dehua Xu, S. Shao, Xin Hucker, L. Marin, J. Pham, T. Xie, K. Ye, Z. Yang, P. Yu, L. Parkinson, G. Li, Chun-Zhu This study reported a hierarchically ordered porous Ni-based cathode of a solid oxide electrolysis cell to realise stable CO 2 electrolysis without the need of safe gas. The Ni/(Y 2 O 3 ) 0.08 (ZrO 2 ) 0.92 (YSZ) cathode support has a microchannel structure, which enabled efficient catalyst delivery to the reaction zone between the cathode and the electrolyte and resulted in facilitated gas diffusion through straight channels instead of the tortuous pores intrinsic to conventional porous electrodes. A catalyst network covering a Ni/YSZ scaffold reduced electrode polarisation resistance, prevented carbon formation and suppressed Ni oxidation. The facilitated gas diffusion diminished or eliminated concentration polarisation and carbon formation due to CO accumulation in the reaction zone. The novel hierarchical structure enables stable CO 2 electrolysis over conventional Ni-based cathodes with low capital and operational costs. 2017 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/60035 10.1039/c7ta06839e http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP160104720 R S C Publications restricted
spellingShingle Dong, Dehua
Xu, S.
Shao, Xin
Hucker, L.
Marin, J.
Pham, T.
Xie, K.
Ye, Z.
Yang, P.
Yu, L.
Parkinson, G.
Li, Chun-Zhu
Hierarchically ordered porous Ni-based cathode-supported solid oxide electrolysis cells for stable CO2 electrolysis without safe gas
title Hierarchically ordered porous Ni-based cathode-supported solid oxide electrolysis cells for stable CO2 electrolysis without safe gas
title_full Hierarchically ordered porous Ni-based cathode-supported solid oxide electrolysis cells for stable CO2 electrolysis without safe gas
title_fullStr Hierarchically ordered porous Ni-based cathode-supported solid oxide electrolysis cells for stable CO2 electrolysis without safe gas
title_full_unstemmed Hierarchically ordered porous Ni-based cathode-supported solid oxide electrolysis cells for stable CO2 electrolysis without safe gas
title_short Hierarchically ordered porous Ni-based cathode-supported solid oxide electrolysis cells for stable CO2 electrolysis without safe gas
title_sort hierarchically ordered porous ni-based cathode-supported solid oxide electrolysis cells for stable co2 electrolysis without safe gas
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP160104720
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/60035