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Title A simple approach to make the commercial solid, oxide fuel cells flexible in the use of fuels - CK-3L05
ID_Doc 63466
Authors Lo Faro, M; Zignani, SC; Vecino-Mantilla, S; Arico', AS
Title A simple approach to make the commercial solid, oxide fuel cells flexible in the use of fuels - CK-3L05
Year 2023
Published Ceramics International, 49, 14
DOI 10.1016/j.ceramint.2022.12.168
Abstract In this paper, we propose a simple approach consisting in the use of a coating layer on a commercial SOFC in order to increase its fuel flexibility. Using the same CO2-laser-cut cell, we compared the I-V curves and impedance spectra (EIS) of four experiments. Three different ceramics (NiCu-CGO, NiFe-CGO, and NiCo-CGO) were evaluated as protective layers for cells fed with dry biogas or bioethanol, with the goal of determining which layer would be most promising. Electrochemical experiments revealed that an additional layer adds resistance to the cell, which negatively affects its performance. A slight decrease in maximum performance was observed when the coated cells were fed H-2. However, power density was not significantly different from the bare cell at potentials between 0.7 and 0.8 V, which provide a trade-off between performance and voltage efficiency. Additionally, such an approach improved the effectiveness of cells in using simulated biogas and ethanol as demonstrated by I-V curves and EIS analysis. As shown in the test results, NiCo-CGO provided the highest power density of 0.56 W cm(-2) at 0.6 V. However, all the cells with protective layers performed significantly better than the bare cell in the dry biofuel tests.
Author Keywords Green deal; Renewable fuel; SOFC; Cermet; Ni-alloy
Index Keywords Index Keywords
Document Type Other
Open Access Open Access
Source Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED)
EID WOS:001033063500001
WoS Category Materials Science, Ceramics
Research Area Materials Science
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