Electrochemical modeling of hydrogen production by proton-conducting solid oxide steam electrolyzer

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 33, Issue 15, 2008, Pages 4040-4047

  Ni, Meng ^a   Leung, Michael K H ^a   Leung, Dennis Y C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

H SOSE; J V characteristics; Proton conducting ceramics; Steam electrolysis

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATION ENERGY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTES; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; ENERGY CONVERSION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; GAS FUEL MANUFACTURE; GAS PRODUCERS; HYDROGEN; NONMETALS; OPTIMIZATION; OXYGEN; PROTONS; STEAM;

ANODE-SUPPORTED; DESIGN OPTIMIZATION; EFFECTIVE TOOL; ELECTROCHEMICAL MODEL; ELECTROCHEMICAL MODELING; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCES; ELECTROLYZER; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; H-SOSE; HIGH ENERGY CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; HIGH TEMPERATURE; ION-CONDUCTING; J-V CHARACTERISTICS; MOLAR FRACTION; OHMIC OVERPOTENTIALS; OPTIMAL DESIGNS; OVERPOTENTIALS; PROTON-CONDUCTING CERAMICS; PROTON-CONDUCTING ELECTROLYTES; SIMULATION RESULTS; SOLID OXIDES; STEAM ELECTROLYSIS; WORKING PRINCIPLES;

HYDROGEN PRODUCTION;

EID: 50349087691     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2008.05.065     Document Type: Article

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