Abstract
The solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) may be fuelled by a variety of fuels such as natural gas, oil-derived gases and liquids, pure ammonia, and synthesis gases from coal and biomass gasification. This is possible mainly due to the high operating temperature (600-1000 ℃) enabling the SOFC to both internally reform light hydrocarbons and electrochemically oxidize CO in addition to hydrogen. In this work, the effect of hydrogen sulfide content in a hydrogenous atmosphere on the structure, physical, and mechanical properties of SOFC anode materials has been studied.
Highlights
Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that transform the chemical energy of fuel into electric energy or heat without intermediate stage of combustion
The aim of this work is to study the effect of hydrogen sulfide content in a hydrogenous atmosphere on the structure, physical, and mechanical properties of solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) anode materials
We studied the behavior of the YSZ-NiO anode ceramics (ZrO2 stabilized by 8 mol% Y2O3 with the addition of 50 wt% NiO) prepared by sintering at the temperature 1450 °C
Summary
Fuel cells are electrochemical devices that transform the chemical energy of fuel into electric energy or heat without intermediate stage of combustion. They have much higher efficiency than the energy transforming systems and a much lower level of emission than internal combustion engines. Fuel cells are ideal energy sources for transport, stationary power plants, and mobile power plants. Solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), due to their versatility (they use all known types of fuel and are only slightly affected by the purity of fuel), reveal high economic indices. To improve the efficiency of a SOFC, it is necessary to reduce its operating temperature down to 550-600 °C and increase the Received: July 24, 2017; Accepted: March 10, 2018; Published online: March 12, 2018
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