Inherently Catalyzed Boudouard Reaction of Bamboo Biochar for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with Improved Performance

The feasibility of direct utilization of bamboo biochar (BC) as a fuel for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) is studied by comparing BC to de-ashed BC (DC) and activated BC (AC) in terms of Boudouard reactivity and the performance of the fuel cell. The CO partial pressures in the carbon dioxide tempera...

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Main Authors: An, Wenting, Sun, X., Jiao, Yong, Wang, S., Wang, Wei, Tade, Moses, Shao, Zongping, Li, S., Shuang, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: American Chemical Society 2018
Online Access:http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150104365
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67324
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author An, Wenting
Sun, X.
Jiao, Yong
Wang, S.
Wang, Wei
Tade, Moses
Shao, Zongping
Li, S.
Shuang, S.
author_facet An, Wenting
Sun, X.
Jiao, Yong
Wang, S.
Wang, Wei
Tade, Moses
Shao, Zongping
Li, S.
Shuang, S.
author_sort An, Wenting
building Curtin Institutional Repository
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description The feasibility of direct utilization of bamboo biochar (BC) as a fuel for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) is studied by comparing BC to de-ashed BC (DC) and activated BC (AC) in terms of Boudouard reactivity and the performance of the fuel cell. The CO partial pressures in the carbon dioxide temperature-programmed oxidation profiles of BC and DC are 3.18 × 10 -8 and 1.04 × 10 -8 Torr at 850 °C, respectively, which indicates that BC has superior Boudouard reactivity compared to DC. The peak power densities (PPDs) of the cells fueled with BC and DC are 121 and 73 mW cm -2 at 850 °C, respectively. The inherent metal elements in BC, mainly K of 33.88 mg g -1 and Ca of 2.06 mg g -1 , play a key role in boosting its Boudouard reactivity and the performance of the cell. In addition, the loading of artificial catalysts to BC can noticeably enhance its Boudouard reactivity and gain a higher power output of the cell fed with it. The PPD of catalyst-loaded BC achieves approximately 191 mW cm -2 at 850 °C. This study reveals that BC is a promising carbon-neutral fuel for SOFCs and provides an efficient alternative to use this renewable resource in sustainable power generation.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-673242023-06-06T07:04:15Z Inherently Catalyzed Boudouard Reaction of Bamboo Biochar for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with Improved Performance An, Wenting Sun, X. Jiao, Yong Wang, S. Wang, Wei Tade, Moses Shao, Zongping Li, S. Shuang, S. The feasibility of direct utilization of bamboo biochar (BC) as a fuel for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) is studied by comparing BC to de-ashed BC (DC) and activated BC (AC) in terms of Boudouard reactivity and the performance of the fuel cell. The CO partial pressures in the carbon dioxide temperature-programmed oxidation profiles of BC and DC are 3.18 × 10 -8 and 1.04 × 10 -8 Torr at 850 °C, respectively, which indicates that BC has superior Boudouard reactivity compared to DC. The peak power densities (PPDs) of the cells fueled with BC and DC are 121 and 73 mW cm -2 at 850 °C, respectively. The inherent metal elements in BC, mainly K of 33.88 mg g -1 and Ca of 2.06 mg g -1 , play a key role in boosting its Boudouard reactivity and the performance of the cell. In addition, the loading of artificial catalysts to BC can noticeably enhance its Boudouard reactivity and gain a higher power output of the cell fed with it. The PPD of catalyst-loaded BC achieves approximately 191 mW cm -2 at 850 °C. This study reveals that BC is a promising carbon-neutral fuel for SOFCs and provides an efficient alternative to use this renewable resource in sustainable power generation. 2018 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67324 10.1021/acs.energyfuels.7b03131 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150104365 http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP160104835 American Chemical Society restricted
spellingShingle An, Wenting
Sun, X.
Jiao, Yong
Wang, S.
Wang, Wei
Tade, Moses
Shao, Zongping
Li, S.
Shuang, S.
Inherently Catalyzed Boudouard Reaction of Bamboo Biochar for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with Improved Performance
title Inherently Catalyzed Boudouard Reaction of Bamboo Biochar for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with Improved Performance
title_full Inherently Catalyzed Boudouard Reaction of Bamboo Biochar for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with Improved Performance
title_fullStr Inherently Catalyzed Boudouard Reaction of Bamboo Biochar for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with Improved Performance
title_full_unstemmed Inherently Catalyzed Boudouard Reaction of Bamboo Biochar for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with Improved Performance
title_short Inherently Catalyzed Boudouard Reaction of Bamboo Biochar for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells with Improved Performance
title_sort inherently catalyzed boudouard reaction of bamboo biochar for solid oxide fuel cells with improved performance
url http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150104365
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/arc/DP150104365
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/67324