Probing CO2 reaction mechanisms and effects on the SrNb0.1Co0.9xFexO3δ cathodes for solid oxide fuel cells》.pdf

Applied Catalysis B: Environmental 172–173 (2015) 52–57 Contents lists available at ScienceDirect Applied Catalysis B: Environmental j o u rn al h omepage: w w w. elsev /locate/apc atb Probing CO2 reaction mechanisms and effects on the SrNb Co Fe O cathodes for solid oxide fuel cells 0.1 0.9−x x 3−ı Yinlong Zhu a , Jaka Sunarso b , Wei Zhou a,∗ , Zongping Shao c,∗ a State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Chemistry Chemical Engineering, Nanjing Tech University, No. 5 Xin Mofan Road, Nanjing 210009, People’s Republic of China b Department of Chemistry, University of Waterloo, 200 University Avenue West, Waterloo, Ontario N2L 3G1, Canada c State Key Laboratory of Materials-Oriented Chemical Engineering, College of Energy, Nanjing Tech University, No. 5 Xin Mofan Road, Nanjing 210009, People’s Republic of China a r t i c l e i n f o a b s t r a c t Article history: Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) can convert chemical to electrical energy with high efficiency and low emis- Received 10 November 2014 sion. In addition to the efforts to lower the operating temperature of SOFC to below 650 ◦ C, the availability Received in revised form 25 January 2015 of CO2 resistant-cathode materials is envisioned to increase the practicality of the device for dual-chamber Accepted 10 February 2015 SOFC application using ambient air and also for single-chamber SOFC application using hydrocarbons. Available online 11 February 2015