Performance and methane production characteristics of H2O- CO2 co-electrolysis in solid oxide electrolysis cells

International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

Volumn 38, Issue 25, 2013, Pages 11104-11109

  Li, Wenying ^a   Wang, Hongjian ^a   Shi, Yixiang ^a   Cai, Ningsheng ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Electrochemical performance; Methane; Solid oxide electrolysis cell

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; ELECTRODES; ELECTROLYSIS; ELECTROLYTIC CELLS; HIGH TEMPERATURE OPERATIONS; HYDROGEN PRODUCTION; MASS TRANSFER; METHANE; NICKEL; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC); YTTRIA STABILIZED ZIRCONIA;

ELECTROCHEMICAL CONVERSION; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; ELECTRODE SURFACES; ELECTROLYSIS SYSTEMS; METHANE PRODUCTION; OPERATING TEMPERATURE; RATE DETERMINING STEP; REACTANT COMPOSITION;

REGENERATIVE FUEL CELLS;

EID: 84883135454     PISSN: 03603199     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijhydene.2013.01.008     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (24)

1. Spacil HS, Tedmon Jr CS. Electrochemical dissociation of water vapor in solid oxide electrolyte cells. J Electrochem Soc 1969;116(12):1627-33.
2. Oser W (Inventor), Isomet Corporation (Assignee). Electrochemical method for conversion of carbon dioxide. United States patent US 3316163; 1967 Apr 25.
3. 2O using a solid oxide electrolyte. Palo Alto (CA): NASA Ames Research Center, Lockheed Missiles & Space Company; 1967 Feb. Report No.: NASA CR-680. Contract No.: NAS 2-2810.
4. Iacomini CS. Combined carbon dioxide/water solid oxide electrolysis [dissertation]. Arizona: The University of Arizona; 2004.
5. Sridhar KR, Vaniman BT. Oxygen production on Mars using solid oxide electrolysis. Solid State Ionics 1997;93(3-4): 321-8.
6. Ebbesen SD, Mogensen M. Electrolysis of carbon dioxide in solid oxide electrolysis cells. J Power Sources 2009;193(1): 349-58.
7. Ni M, Leung MKH, Leung DYC. Technological development of hydrogen production by solid oxide electrolyzer cell (SOEC). Int J Hydrogen Energy 2008;33(9):2337-54.
8. Stoots C, O'Brien J, Hartvigsen J. Results of recent high temperature coelectrolysis studies at the Idaho National Laboratory. Int J Hydrogen Energy 2009;34(9):4208-15.
9. Hartvigsen J, Elangovan S, Frost L, Nickens A, Stoots C, O'Brien J, et al. Carbon dioxide recycling by high temperature co-electrolysis and hydrocarbon synthesis. J Electrochem Soc 2008;12(1):625-37.
10. 2O: the basis for a renewable energy cycle. Energy Fuels 2009;23:3089-96.
11. Ebbesen SD, Graves C, Mogensen M. Production of synthetic fuels by co-electrolysis of steam and carbon dioxide. Int J Green Energy 2009;6(6):646-60.
12. Stoots CM, O'Brien JE, Condie KG, Hartvigsen JJ. Hightemperature electrolysis for large-scale hydrogen production from nuclear energy - experimental investigations. Int J Hydrogen Energy 2010;35(10):4861-70.
13. 2O in solid oxide cells: performance and durability. Solid State Ionics 2011;192(1):398-403.
14. Stoots CM, O'Brien JE, Herring JS, Hartvigsen JJ. Syngas production via high-temperature coelectrolysis of steam and carbon dioxide. J Fuel Cell Sci Technol 2009;6(1):011014.
15. Ebbesen SD, Høgh J, Nielsen KA, Nielsen JU, Mogensen M. Durable SOC stacks for production of hydrogen and synthesis gas by high temperature electrolysis. Int J Hydrogen Energy 2011;36(13):7363-73.
16. Kim-Lohsoontorn P, Bae J. Electrochemical performance of solid oxide electrolysis cell electrodes under hightemperature coelectrolysis of steam and carbon dioxide. J Power Sources 2011;196(17):7161-8.
17. 2 co-electrolysis: an economic assessment. Energy Environ Sci 2010;3(10): 1382-97.
18. 2Owith renewable or nuclear energy. Renew Sustain Energy Rev 2011;15(1):1-23.
19. O'Brien JE, McKellar MG, Harvego EA, Stoots CM. Hightemperature electrolysis for large-scale hydrogen and syngas production from nuclear energy - summary of system simulation and economic analyses. Int J Hydrogen Energy 2010;35(10):4808-19.
20. Jensen SH, Høgh JVT, Barfod R, Mogensen M. High temperature electrolysis of steam and carbon dioxide. In: Petersen LS, Larsen H, editors. Proceedings of Risø international energy conference; 2003 May 19-21; Risø, Denmark. Risø-R-1405 (EN); 2003. p. 204-15.
21. 2O in an oxygen-ion conducting solid oxide electrolyser. Energy Environ Sci 2011;4:2218-22.
22. Gorte RJ, Vohs JM. Catalysis in solid oxide fuel cells. Annu Rev Chem Biomol Eng 2011;2:9-30.
23. 4 and electrochemical activity as SOFC anode. Catal Today 2003;84(3-4):217-22.
24. Vernoux P, Guindet J, Kleitz M. Gradual internal methane reforming in intermediate-temperature solid-oxide fuel cells. J Electrochem Soc 1998;145(10):3487-92.