Spectroscopic Analysis of High-Temperature Stability of Electrocatalysts in Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells****

创新的二氧化碳(CO2)回收技术的商业化将有效地结束人为碳循环，从而缓解气候变化。SeeO2 Energy是一家加拿大公司，该公司开发了高温固体氧化物电解槽(SOEC)。这项创新技术能够将含有二氧化碳和水的输入流转化为合成气--一种利用现有工业基础设施可以很容易地转化为碳氢化合物的气体混合物。该技术的高二氧化碳转化率和催化层的界面稳定性引起了世界各地产业界和学术界的极大兴趣。SeeO2 Energy正在将他们的技术推进到下一个阶段，引入了定制输出气流组成的能力。这一进步将使这项技术吸引更多的工业群体，它是通过操纵输入气流的组成来实现的。输入和输出气体成分的变化可能会损坏催化剂材料和电池组件；SeeO2 Energy将聘请滑铁卢大学的Smith教授和他的研究小组分析他们专有的催化剂材料的功能极限。史密斯教授是固态材料的电催化、结构和成键表征方面的专家。他将通过在高温下改变气体环境来表征催化剂材料，从而帮助SeeO2 Energy开发他们的过程。这些材料最初将被实时监测，以确定是否有任何特定的气体或气体组合导致催化剂结构变化。滑铁卢大学最先进的设施将对确定的任何结构性变化进行进一步分析。史密斯教授将与SeeO2 Energy的研发团队密切合作，制定战略，以克服出现的任何问题。这项合作将扩大SeeO2 Energy可以销售其技术的工业部门的范围，从而帮助加拿大实现我们的环境承诺，确立我们作为可持续技术市场领导者的角色。

The commercialization of innovative carbon dioxide (CO2) recycling technologies would mitigate climate change by effectively closing the anthropogenic carbon cycle. SeeO2 Energy is a Canadian company that has developed a high temperature solid oxide electrolysis cell (SOEC). This innovative technology is capable of converting an input stream containing CO2 and water into syngas - a mixture of gases that can be readily converted to hydrocarbons using existing industrial infrastructure. The high rates of CO2 conversion by the technology and the interfacial stability of the catalyst layers have attracted significant interest from both industrial and academic groups world-wide. SeeO2 Energy is advancing their technology to the next stage by introducing the ability to tailor the composition of the output gas stream. This advance, which would make the technology appealing to a larger cross section of the industrial community, is being achieved by manipulation of the composition of the input gas stream. Changes in the composition of input and output gases risks damaging the catalyst materials and cell components; SeeO2 Energy will engage Prof. Smith and his research group at the University of Waterloo to analyze the functional limits of their proprietary catalyst materials. Prof. Smith is an expert in both electrocatalysis and characterization of the structure and bonding in solid-state materials. He will assist SeeO2 Energy in their development process by characterizing the catalyst materials at elevated temperatures while varying the gaseous environment. These materials will initially be monitored in real-time to determine whether any particular gas, or combination of gases, induces structural changes in the catalyst. Any structural changes that are identified will be further analyzed by state-of-the-art facilities at the University of Waterloo. Prof. Smith will work closely with the Research & Development team at SeeO2 Energy to develop strategies to overcome any issues that arise. This collaborative work will expand the scope of industrial sectors in which SeeO2 Energy can market their technology, thereby assisting Canada in realizing our environmental commitments establishing our role as a leader in sustainable technology markets.