Impact of Mass Transfer in the Carbon/Carbonate-Packed Bed on the Power Output of a Press-Type Direct Carbon Fuel Cell
Impact of Mass Transfer in the Carbon/Carbonate-Packed Bed on the Power Output of a Press-Type Direct Carbon Fuel Cell
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DOI:
10.1021/acs.energyfuels.9b03032
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发表时间:
2019-11
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影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
Hirotatsu Watanabe;T. Shimada;M. Nakanouchi;K. Hanamura
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作者:
Hirotatsu Watanabe;T. Shimada;M. Nakanouchi;K. Hanamura
The power output of a press-type direct carbon fuel cell (DCFC) with the perforated anode pressed on the carbon/carbonate-packed bed was studied by correlation with impedance spectroscopy at different carbon loads. Image analysis of the solidified carbon/carbonate-packed bed showed that the filling ratio of the carbon and the contact area between the carbon and anode linearly increased as the initial carbon load increased. The power output of the DCFC also increased with increasing the initial carbon load, and became almost saturated at an initial carbon load of 3.0 wt%. This trend coincided with the anode side impedance spectra. At high current densities, the power output became unstable, and a continuous discharge could not be achieved at an initial carbon content of 5.0 wt%. Although the press-type DCFC is designed to release gas products through its perforated anode, those products likely still remained around the anode at high current densities. Spaces between the carbon particles in the packed bed w...