In situ catalyzed Boudouard reaction of coal char for solid oxide-based carbon fuel cells with improved performance

Applied Energy

Volumn 141, Issue , 2015, Pages 200-208

  Jiao, Yong ^a   Tian, Wenjuan ^a   Chen, Huili ^a   Shi, Huangang ^b   Yang, Binbin ^b   Li, Chao ^b   Shao, Zongping ^b   Zhu, Zhenping ^c   Li, Si Dian ^a  

^a SHANXI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c INSTITUTE OF COAL CHEMISTRY   (China)

Author keywords

Boudouard gasification; Catalytic effects; Coal char; Coal mineral matter; Solid oxide based carbon fuel cells

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; CARBON; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYSTS; COAL; COAL DEPOSITS; ELECTRODES; FUEL CELLS; MANGANESE OXIDE; YTTRIUM OXIDE; ZIRCONIA;

ALKALINE METAL OXIDES; CARBON FUEL CELLS; CATALYTIC EFFECTS; COAL CHARS; COAL MINERALS; ELECTROCHEMICAL PERFORMANCE; PEAK POWER DENSITIES; YTTRIUM STABILIZED ZIRCONIA;

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

ACTIVATED CARBON; CATALYST; CHARCOAL; COAL; ELECTROCHEMICAL METHOD; ELECTROLYTE; FUEL CELL; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84920666275     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.12.048     Document Type: Article

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