Fundamentals and Implementation of Oxide Anodes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

固体氧化物燃料电池氧化物阳极的基础知识和实现

• 批准号: 0854223
• 负责人: Scott Barnett
• 金额: $ 30万
• 依托单位: Northwestern University
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2009
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2009-07-01 至 2012-06-30
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0854223&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Fundamentals; Implementation; Oxide; Anodes; Solid

0854223BarnettThis award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).Intellectual MeritThe present proposal is to explore new anode materials that will allow solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) to work directly with a range of practical fuels, including hydrocarbons, gasified biomass, or coal. SOFCs are of particular current interest because of their ability to produce electricity efficiently and with minimal pollution, but commercialization has been inhibited by the relatively high initial cost of the fuel cell power plants. SOFCs with the new anodes will enable considerable simplification of the power plants, especially reduction in the hardware used to convert the fuel to hydrogen and to remove fuel impurities. The resulting cost reductions should help speed the widespread introduction of fuel cell power plants. The project will include fundamental studies to determine and understand the properties of the new anode materials, as well as fabrication and electrical testing of SOFCs with the new anodes. Broader ImpactThe specific anticipated broader impacts are as follows: (1) A graduate research student will be recruited and trained, increasing the pool of experts in the areas of fuel cells, electrochemical devices, and energy/environment; (2) Undergraduate students will be actively recruited and engaged in research; (3) A high school teacher will be recruited under the research experience for teachers (RET) program, not only to participate in research but to bring demonstrations and experiments into the classroom; (4) Timely research developments on electrochemical energy systems will be incorporated into the Materials Science and Engineering curriculum; (5) Energy/environmental ideas and issues will be broadly disseminated to the public by participating in Chicago Museum of Science & Industry initiatives on interactive museum displays related to energy and the environment; and (6) The introduction of cost effective fuel-flexible SOFCs would improve fuel-to-electricity efficiency, reduce pollution, and help enable CO2 sequestration. This project was supported by the Energy for Sustainability Program of the CBET Division of the Engineering Directorate and the Ceramics Program of the Division of Materials Research (DMR) of the Mathematical and Physical Sciences Directorate.

0854223Barnett 该奖项根据 2009 年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法 111-5）提供资金。 智力优势 目前的提案是探索新的阳极材料，使固体氧化物燃料电池 (SOFC) 能够直接与一系列实用燃料一起工作，包括碳氢化合物、气化生物质或煤炭。 SOFC 目前特别受关注，因为它们能够高效发电且污染最小，但商业化却因燃料电池发电厂相对较高的初始成本而受到抑制。配备新型阳极的固体氧化物燃料电池将大大简化发电厂，特别是减少用于将燃料转化为氢气和去除燃料杂质的硬件。由此产生的成本降低将有助于加速燃料电池发电厂的广泛采用。该项目将包括确定和了解新型阳极材料特性的基础研究，以及采用新型阳极的 SOFC 的制造和电气测试。更广泛的影响具体预期的更广泛的影响如下：（1）将招募和培训研究生，增加燃料电池、电化学装置和能源/环境领域的专家库； （2）积极招收本科生并从事研究工作； （3）教师研究经验（RET）计划将招募一名高中教师，不仅参与研究，而且将演示和实验带入课堂； （4）及时将电化学能源系统的研究进展纳入材料科学与工程课程； (5) 通过参与芝加哥科学与工业博物馆关于与能源和环境相关的互动博物馆展示的举措，将向公众广泛传播能源/环境的想法和问题； (6) 引入具有成本效益的燃料灵活的 SOFC 将提高燃料发电效率，减少污染，并有助于二氧化碳封存。该项目得到了工程局 CBET 部门可持续能源计划和数学和物理科学局材料研究部 (DMR) 陶瓷计划的支持。