The impact of physicochemical properties of coal on direct carbon solid oxide fuel cells

被引:20
作者
Dudek, Magdalena [1 ]
Skrzypkiewicz, Marek [2 ]
Moskala, Norbert [3 ]
Grzywacz, Przemyslaw [1 ]
Sitarz, Maciej [3 ]
Lubarska-Radziejewska, Iwona [2 ]
机构
[1] AGH Univ Sci & Technol, Fac Fuels & Energy, Ave Mickiewicza 30, PL-30059 Krakow, Poland
[2] Inst Power Engn, Thermal Proc Dept, 36 Augustowka Str, PL-02981 Warsaw, Poland
[3] AGH Univ Sci & Technol, Fac Mat Sci & Ceram, Ave Mickiewicza 30, PL-30059 Krakow, Poland
关键词
Solid oxide fuel cell; Coal; Silica; Kaolinite; ELECTROLYTE; PERFORMANCE; ANODE; GASIFICATION; CONVERSION; ASH; ELECTROOXIDATION; TEMPERATURE; MEDIA;
D O I
10.1016/j.ijhydene.2016.05.232
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Two different coals were investigated, both before and after purification with inorganic acids, as solid fuels in a direct carbon solid oxide fuel cell (DC-SOFC). Prior to electrochemical investigations, elemental and technical analyses of both raw and purified coal samples were performed. It was found that the applied purification process considerably reduced the total amount of sulphur and mineral matter in the investigated coals. The phase composition of mineral matter in ash was also analysed, using the X-ray diffraction method as well as infrared spectroscopy. The reactivity of these coals in a CO2 atmosphere was investigated. It was found that the purified coal samples exhibited greater chemical reactivity than pure carbon black samples. The electrochemical oxidation of the raw and purified coal samples was investigated at a temperature range of 600-850 degrees C on the surface of an 8YSZ electrolyte. Lower values of current density and power were acquired from a DC-SOFC supplied with powdered coal containing higher amounts (8 wt.%) of mineral matter compared to coal with 4 wt.%. It was found that negative impact of silica and kaolinite contained in the former sample exceeded that expected from a sample containing 6 wt% of mineral matter on the process of electrochemical oxidation on the 8YSZ and Ni-YSZ surface. An improvement was observed in the performance of a DC-SOFC with a Ni-YSZ anode due to the presence of additional CO from the gasification of coals within the DC-SOFC. (C) 2016 Hydrogen Energy Publications LLC. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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页码:18872 / 18883
页数:12
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