Improved properties of the Co/Al-doped carbide slag pellet as a potential high-temperature thermal battery by tunable coating strategy
Improved properties of the Co/Al-doped carbide slag pellet as a potential high-temperature thermal battery by tunable coating strategy
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jece.2024.112108
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发表时间:
2024-04
影响因子:
7.7
通讯作者:
Jun Li;Xiaotong Ma;Xingkang Huang;Tai Feng;Xiao Lu;Cuiping Wang;Rongyue Sun
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作者:
Jun Li;Xiaotong Ma;Xingkang Huang;Tai Feng;Xiao Lu;Cuiping Wang;Rongyue Sun
CaO-based materials have been considered as the viable high-temperature thermal battery for concentrated solar power (CSP) plants. However, natural CaO-based materials have poor mechanical strength, optical properties and anti-sintering ability, which limits their applications. With the aim of enhancing the energy storage performance of CaO-based materials, the Co/Al-doped carbide slag pellets were prepared by tunable coating strategy in this work. The effects of bamboo powder, Al doping amount and Co doping modes on the energy storage, mechanical and optical properties of the composites were investigated. The Ca/Al molar ratio and the impregnation time in Co solution of the optimal material are 100:10 and 20 min, respectively. After 50 cycles, the energy storage density of optimal material is 989 kJ/kg, which is 1.67 times higher than that of unmodified carbide slag. The solid-phase reaction between CaO and Al2O3produces Ca12Al14O33. Ca12Al14O33inhibits the growth of CaO grains and improves sintering resistance. Ca3Co2O6is a stable phase formed by Co2O3and CaO, which improves the optical absorption of CaO-based materials but exacerbates the sintering of CaO. Compared with the homogeneous strategy, Co/Al-doped carbide slag pellets by coating strategy has a structure with the Al-doped internal core and the Co-rich external shell, which combines the advantages of high cycle stability and high optical absorptivity. The average mechanical strength and optical absorption of optimal material are 4.2 and 4.17 times higher than those of unmodified carbide slag, respectively. Therefore, the novel material has a good application prospect in the CaO-based energy storage system.