Monday, December 5, 2016

Sulfur poisoning in Ni-anode solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs): Deactivation in single cells and a stack



Sulfur poisoning in Ni-anode solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs): Deactivation in single cells and a stack
Type
Journal Article
Author
Davide Papurello
Author
Andrea Lanzini
URL
Volume
283
Pages
1224-1233
Publication
Chemical Engineering Journal
Date
January 1, 2016
Abstract
The most thermodynamically stable sulfur compound in the anode electrode at SOFC temperature is H2S, which dissociates on a nickel (Ni) surface according to a chemisorption mechanism. Researchers quantified SOFC performance losses in the presence of H2S contamination.
The deactivation process was well quantified by correlating it to Ni surface coverage by sulfur through a Temkin-like isotherm adsorption process. The detailed microscopic features of an Ni-based electrode were taken into account to quantitatively predict atomic sulfur adsorption on the Ni surface. Results revealed that, in anode-supported cells, the entire available Ni surface is affected by sulfur contamination and not just the three-phase-boundary (TPB) region.

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