Stable direct-methane solid oxide fuel cells with calcium-oxide-modified nickel-based anodes operating at reduced temperatures

Applied Energy

Volumn 164, Issue , 2016, Pages 563-571

  Qu, Jifa ^a   Wang, Wei ^b   Chen, Yubo ^a   Deng, Xiang ^a   Shao, Zongping ^a,b  

^a NANJING TECH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Basic promoters; Carbon deposition; Methane; Nickel based anode; Solid oxide fuel cells

Indexed keywords

ANODES; CARBON; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CATALYTIC REFORMING; CERMETS; COKING; DURABILITY; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRODES; FUEL CELLS; GAS FUEL PURIFICATION; METHANE; NICKEL; STEAM REFORMING;

BASIC PROMOTERS; CARBON DEPOSITION; CATALYTIC PERFORMANCE; CHEMICAL INTERACTIONS; ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY; INTERMEDIATE TEMPERATURES; METHANE STEAM REFORMING; SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFCS);

SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELLS (SOFC);

CARBON; ELECTRODE; FUEL; FUEL CELL; LIME; LOW TEMPERATURE; METHANE; NICKEL; OXIDE; POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84951138417     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2015.12.014     Document Type: Article

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