Effect of Pd-impregnation on performance, sulfur poisoning and tolerance of Ni/GDC anode of solid oxide fuel cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 37, Issue 13, 2012, Pages 10299-10310

  Zheng, Lu Lu ^a   Wang, Xin ^a   Zhang, Lan ^b   Wang, Jing Yuan ^c   Jiang, San Ping ^d  

^a Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

^b NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^c NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY   (Singapore)

^d CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Ni GDC anode; Pd impregnation; Polarization performance stability; Solid oxide fuel cells; Sulfur poisoning; Sulfur tolerance

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CERMETS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; FUEL CELLS; IMPREGNATION; NANOPARTICLES; NICKEL; POLARIZATION; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); SULFUR;

CONCENTRATION RANGES; GALVANOSTATIC POLARIZATION TECHNIQUE; HYDROGEN DISSOCIATION; IMPREGNATED PALLADIUM; NI/GDC ANODES; PERFORMANCE STABILITY; SULFUR POISONING; SULFUR TOLERANCE;

ELECTRODES;

EID: 84862175430     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2012.03.105     Document Type: Article

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