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    A comprehensive evaluation of a Ni-Al2O3 catalyst as a functional layer of solid-oxide fuel cell anode

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    Authors
    Wang, W.
    Su, C.
    Wu, Y.
    Ran, R.
    Shao, Zongping
    Date
    2010
    Type
    Journal Article
    
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    Wang, W. and Su, C. and Wu, Y. and Ran, R. and Shao, Z. 2010. A comprehensive evaluation of a Ni-Al2O3 catalyst as a functional layer of solid-oxide fuel cell anode. Journal of Power Sources. 195 (2): pp. 402-411.
    Source Title
    Journal of Power Sources
    DOI
    10.1016/j.jpowsour.2009.07.053
    ISSN
    0378-7753
    School
    Department of Chemical Engineering
    URI
    http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/7156
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    • Curtin Research Publications
    Abstract

    An inexpensive 7 wt.% Ni-Al2O3 composite is synthesized by a glycine-nitrate process and systematically investigated as anode catalyst layer of solid-oxide fuel cells operating on methane fuel by examining its catalytic activity towards methane partial oxidation, steam and CO2 reforming at 600-850 °C, cell performance, mechanical performance, and carbon deposition properties. Ni-Al2O3 shows comparable catalytic activities to Ru-CeO2 for the above three reactions. The cell with a Ni-Al2O3 catalyst layer delivers maximum peak power densities of 494 and 532 mW cm-2 at 850 °C, operating on methane-H2O and methane-CO2 mixture gases, respectively, which are comparable to those operating on hydrogen. Ni-Al2O3 is found to have better mechanical performance than Ru-CeO2. O2-TPO demonstrates that Ni-Al2O3 does not inhibit the carbon formation under pure methane atmosphere, while the introduction of steam or CO2 can effectively suppress coke formation. However, due to the low nickel content in the catalyst layer, the coke formation over the catalyst layer is actually not serious under real cell operation conditions. More importantly, Ni-Al2O3 effectively protects the anode layer by greatly suppressing carbon formation over the anode layer, especially near the anode-electrolyte interface. Ni-Al2O3 is highly promising as an anode functional layer for solid-oxide fuel cells. © 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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