Anodes for Direct Oxidation of Hydrocarbons in Solid Oxide Fuel Cells
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- 1 January 2001
- journal article
- Published by The Electrochemical Society in ECS Proceedings Volumes
- Vol. 2001-16 (1) , 712-718
- https://doi.org/10.1149/200116.0712pv
Abstract
In this paper we describe the development of Cu/CeO2/YSZ anodes for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) that are active for the direct electrochemical oxidation of dry hydrocarbon fuels. A novel method for synthesizing thin-electrolyte, anode-supported cells is described. This method uses tape-casting of YSZ layers with graphite pore formers, followed by impregnation with aqueous solutions of Cu(NO3)2 and Ce(NO3)2. The performance of model SOFCs with Cu/CeO2/YSZ anodes while operating on a variety of dry hydrocarbon fuels, including methane, butane, decane, and synthetic diesel is reported.Keywords
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