Improved coking resistance of direct methane solid oxide fuel cell with Ni-BZCYYb anode

LÜ Xiu-qing; SUN Hai-zhen; AN Jing; ZHANG Bao-zhu; HE Jing; CHEN Hui-li

doi:10.19906/j.cnki.JFCT.2022094

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LÜ Xiu-qing, SUN Hai-zhen, AN Jing, ZHANG Bao-zhu, HE Jing, CHEN Hui-li. Improved coking resistance of direct methane solid oxide fuel cell with Ni-BZCYYb anode[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2023, 51(4): 519-527. doi: 10.19906/j.cnki.JFCT.2022094

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LÜ Xiu-qing, SUN Hai-zhen, AN Jing, ZHANG Bao-zhu, HE Jing, CHEN Hui-li. Improved coking resistance of direct methane solid oxide fuel cell with Ni-BZCYYb anode[J]. Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology, 2023, 51(4): 519-527. doi: 10.19906/j.cnki.JFCT.2022094

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Improved coking resistance of direct methane solid oxide fuel cell with Ni-BZCYYb anode

doi: 10.19906/j.cnki.JFCT.2022094

LÜ Xiu-qing^1
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SUN Hai-zhen^2
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AN Jing^{1, 3
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ZHANG Bao-zhu^1
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HE Jing^1
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CHEN Hui-li^{3
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Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Jinzhong University, Jinzhong 030619, China
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Analytical Instrumentation Center, State Key Laboratory of Coal Conversion, Institute of Coal Chemistry, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Taiyuan 030001, China
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Institute of Molecular Science, Key Laboratory of Materials for Energy Conversion and Storage of Shanxi Province, Shanxi University, Taiyuan 030006, China

Funds: The project was supported by the Ph. D. Research Funding of Jinzhong University and Teaching Reform and Innovation Program of Higher Education in Shanxi Province (J2021638).

Received Date: 2022-11-16
Accepted Date: 2022-12-20
Rev Recd Date: 2022-12-09

Available Online: 2022-12-26

Publish Date: 2023-04-15

Abstract

Abstract

Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) is a promising power-generation device. Direct operation of SOFC on methane has several important advantages, such as simple system, high efficiency and low emissions. The challenge of the state-of-the-art nickel cermet anode is prone to coke formation when operating on methane, which may cause rapidly deteriorate of the performance and durability on SOFC. In this work, the anode Ni-BaZr_0.1Ce_0.7Y_0.1Yb_0.1O_3−δ (BZCYYb) was investigated for wet methane (97% CH₄-3% H₂O) conversion in the temperature range of 700 to 600 ℃. The Ni-BZCYYb anode showed a good electrochemical performance for the steam reforming of methane. Furthermore, under a constant current density, a good operational stability was achieved at 600 ℃ for 100 h operating. For comparison, a conventional Ni-YSZ anode was also prepared, the voltage of cell dropped to zero after feeding wet CH₄ for ~ 6 h. These results indicate that the Ni-BCZYYb is a good candidate as the anode in SOFC on methane fuel.
- SOFC,
- methane reforming,
- Ni-BZCYYb anode,
- coking resistance

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