Performance of direct carbon fuel cell

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 10263-10268

  Kouchachvili, Lia ^a   Ikura, Michio ^a  

^a NATURAL RESOURCES CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Carbon; DCFC; Electrochemical oxidation; Energy; Molten carbonates; Power

Indexed keywords

CATHODE SURFACE; CHEMICAL ENERGY; DCFC; DIRECT CARBON FUEL CELLS; ELECTRICAL ENERGY; ELEVATED TEMPERATURE; ENERGY; HIGH TEMPERATURE FUEL CELLS; LOW TEMPERATURES; MAXIMUM POWER OUTPUT; MOLTEN CARBONATE; MOLTEN CARBONATES; POWER; POWER OUT PUT; TERNARY EUTECTICS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATES; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATHODES; CESIUM; CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ELECTROCHEMICAL OXIDATION; EUTECTICS; MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS (MCFC); PETROLEUM COKE; SODIUM;

DENSITY OF GASES;

EID: 79960916865     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2010.10.036     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (24)

1. Jacques William W. Method of converting the potential energy of carbon into electricity, United States Patent 555,511, 1896.
2. G.A. Hackett, J.W. Zondlo, and R. Svensson Evaluation of carbon materials for use in direct carbon fuel cell J. Power Sources 168 2007 111 118 (Pubitemid 46646974)
3. Patton, EM, Zecevic, S, Arhami, P. Dirrect carbon fuel cell with stable molten hydroxide catholyte, In: Proceedings of 4th International ASME Conference on Fuel Cell Science, Engineering and Technology, FUELCELL; 2006.
4. Pesavento P. Carbon-air fuel cell, United States Patent US6200697, 2001.
5. Broers GHJ. High temperature galvanic fuel cells, doctoral thesis, University of Amsterdam, 1958.
6. J.R. Selman Molten-salt fuel cells - technical and economic challenges J. Power Sources 156 2006 128 141
7. R.D. Weaver, S.C. Leach, A.E. Bayce, and L. Nanis Direct electrochemical generation of electricity from coal Progress Report 16 May 1977-15 Feb. 1979 SRI International Corp. Menlo Park, CA
8. Weaver, RD, Leach, SC, Bayceand, AE, Nanis, L. Electrolyte management for the coal air fuel cell, In: Proceedings 16th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Atlanta, Georgia; August 9-14, 1981.
9. N.J. Cherepy, R. Kruege, K.J. Fiet, A.F. Jankowskiand, and J.F. Cooper Direct conversion of carbonate fuels in a molten carbonate fuel cell J. Electrochem. Soc. 52 1 2005 A80 A87
10. H. Li, Q. Liua, and Y. Li A carbon in molten carbonate anode model for a direct carbon fuel cell Electrochim. Acta 55 2010 1958 1965
11. M. Chen, Wang Ch, X. Niu, Zhao Sh, J. Tang, and B. Zhu Carbon anode in direct carbon fuel cell Int J Hydrogen Energy 35 7 2010 2732 2736
12. X. Li, Z. Zhua, J. Chena, R. De Marcob, A. Dicks, and J. Bradleya Surface modification of carbon fuels for direct carbon fuel cells J. Power Sources 186 2009 1 9
13. D. Cao, Y. Son, and G. Wang Direct carbon fuel cell: fundamentals and recent developments J. Power Sources 167 2007 250 257 (Pubitemid 46575141)
14. M. Muthuvel, X. Jin, and G.G. Botte Fuel cells-exploratory fuel cells/direct carbon fuel cells Encyclopedia Electrochem. Power Sources 2009 158 171
15. Cooper JF, Krueger R, Cherepy N. Fuel cell apparatus and method thereof, United States Patent US 2002/1006549 A1.
16. D.G. Vutetakis, and D.R. Skidmore Electrochemical oxidation of molten salt carbonate - coal slurries J. Electrochem. Soc. 134 12 1987 3027 3035 (Pubitemid 18535993)
17. Y.D. Yeboah, Y. Xu, A. Sheth, A. Godavarty, and A. Pradeep Catalytic gasification of coal using eutectic salts: identification of eutectics Carbon 41 2003 203 214 (Pubitemid 35460205)
18. T.Y. Kojima, K. Tanimoto, Y. Tamiya, H. Matsumoto, and Y. Miyazaki The surface tension and the density of molten binary alkali carbonate systems Electrochemistry 67 6 1999 593 602
19. Kouchachvili, L, Ikura, M. Direct carbon fuel cell, In: 4th IASME/WSEAS International Conference on Energy, Environment, Ecosystems and Sustainable Development (EEESD'08), Algarve, Portugal; June 11-13, 2008.
20. Balachov, II, Dubuis, LH, Hornbostel, MD, Lipilin, AS, Weaver, R. Direct carbon fuel cells (DCFC):clean electricity from coal and carbon based fuels, In: Direct carbon conversion workshop, Palm Springs; November 14, 2005.
21. N. Alex Beavers Jr. Direct carbon fuel cells: an emerging alternative and renewable energy form BP Statistical Rev. World Energy 2005
22. Stover J. Direct carbon fuel cell research, honors thesis, West Virginia University, April, 2007.
23. M. Steinberg Conversion of fossil and biomass fuels to electric power and transportation fuels by high efficiency integrated plasma fuel cell (IPFC) energy cycle Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 31 2006 405 411 (Pubitemid 43112184)
24. M. Chena, Ch. Wang, X. Niu, Sh. Zhao, J. Tang, and Bin Zhu Carbon anode in direct carbon fuel cell Int. J. Hydrogen Energy 35 2010 2732 2736