Enhanced sulfur tolerance of nickel-based anodes for oxygen-ion conducting solid oxide fuel cells by incorporating a secondary water storing phase

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 20, 2014, Pages 12427-12434

  Wang, Feng ^a   Wang, Wei ^b   Qu, Jifa ^a   Zhong, Yijun ^a   Tade, Mose O ^b   Shao, Zongping ^a,b  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CERIUM COMPOUNDS; ELECTROCATALYSTS; FUEL STORAGE; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN FUELS; IONS; SAMARIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLID ELECTROLYTES; SULFUR;

ANODE COMPONENTS; ION-CONDUCTING; PERCOLATING NETWORKS; POWER OUT PUT; SDC ELECTROLYTE; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFCS); STABILITY TESTS; SULFUR TOLERANCE;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

FUEL; NICKEL; OXIDE; OXYGEN; SULFUR; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METAL; WATER;

CATALYST; ELECTRODE; ELECTROKINESIS; FUEL CELL; NICKEL; OXIDE; STABILIZATION; SULFIDE; SULFUR; TOLERANCE;

ARTICLE; BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; ELECTRODE; ENERGY RESOURCE; HIGH TEMPERATURE; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL; STORAGE; SURFACE PROPERTY; WATER STORAGE; WATER TREATMENT; CHEMISTRY; POWER SUPPLY;

ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES; ELECTRODES; HYDROGEN; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; METALS; OXIDES; OXYGEN; SULFUR; WATER;

EID: 84908120098     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es503603w     Document Type: Article

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