An experimental study of the interaction between tar and SOFCs with Ni/GDC anodes
By Liu, Ming; van der Kleij, A.; Verkooijen, A.H.M. & Aravind, P.V.
Published in Applied Energy
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2013
Abstract
This paper presents an experimental study of the effects of tar on the performance of SOFCs with Ni/GDC anodes. Various operating temperature levels (700, 800 and 900 °C) under both dry and wet conditions were employed in this study. Polarization behavior, electrochemical impedance spectroscopy, and cell voltage degradation were analyzed to evaluate the cell performance. It is most likely that the cells with Ni/GDC anodes did not suffer from carbon deposition under the wet conditions studied. Dry tar-containing syngas for SOFCs is unlikely to cause carbon formation under a mild current load; however, it may induce carbon formation at open circuit. The effect of carbon dioxide that is capable of suppressing carbon deposition was experimentally investigated, and an enhanced performance was observed under the conditions studied. Under carbon risk-free operating conditions, the cell voltage increases when raising the feeding tar concentration, indicating that tar performs as fuel for SOFCs.
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