Molten Carbonate Fuel Cell performance analysis varying cathode operating conditions for carbon capture applications

Journal of Power Sources

Volumn 348, Issue , 2017, Pages 118-129

  Audasso, Emilio ^a   Barelli, Linda ^b   Bidini, Gianni ^b   Bosio, Barbara ^a   Discepoli, Gabriele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon capture; Cathode water effect; Equivalent electrical circuit; Experimentation; Impedance analysis; Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells

Indexed keywords

CARBON CAPTURE; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBONATION; CATHODES; CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; ELECTRIC NETWORK ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC NETWORK PARAMETERS; ELECTROCHEMICAL IMPEDANCE SPECTROSCOPY; EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; EXHAUST GASES;

EQUIVALENT ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MODEL; EQUIVALENT ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS; EXPERIMENTAL CAMPAIGN; EXPERIMENTATION; IMPEDANCE ANALYSIS; PERFORMANCE MONITORING; REAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; WATER EFFECTS;

MOLTEN CARBONATE FUEL CELLS (MCFC);

EID: 85014471458     PISSN: 03787753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpowsour.2017.02.081     Document Type: Article

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