Performance and Byproduct Analysis of Coal Gas Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
Performance and Byproduct Analysis of Coal Gas Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
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煤气固体氧化物燃料电池性能及副产物分析
DOI:
10.1021/ef9009636
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发表时间:
2010
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影响因子:
5.3
通讯作者:
S. Chuang
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作者:
Rahul Singh;F. Guzman;Rajesh A. Khatri;S. Chuang
The direct electrochemical oxidation of coal gas was studied by pyrolyzing a sample of Ohio #5 coal in flowing Ar at 700, 800, 900, and 950 °C and transporting the resulting gaseous products to a Cu (Copper) anode solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) operated at 950 °C. Pyrolysis of coal at 700 °C produced a H2-rich coal gas containing 89% H2, 4% CO, 6% CH4, 1% CO2, and sulfur compounds (i.e., 1% COS and 1% SO2), which yielded a maximum current density of 320 mA/cm2 at 0.5 V. Raising the pyrolysis temperature from 700 to 950 °C increased the CO concentration in the coal gas (i.e., 42 vol % CO), which in turn reduced the fuel cell maximum current density. No sulfur compounds were present in the coal gas produced at temperatures higher than 700 °C. Coal gas fuel operation did not degrade the fuel cell performance. A fuel composition of 25 vol % CH4 in He generated a current density of 340 mA/cm2 at 0.5 V. These results demonstrated that the Cu anode is effective for the electrochemical oxidation of sulfur-containin...