Solid oxide fuel cells in combination with biomass gasification for electric power generation

doi:10.1016/j.cjche.2020.01.018

Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering ›› 2020, Vol. 28 ›› Issue (4): 1156-1161.DOI: 10.1016/j.cjche.2020.01.018

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Solid oxide fuel cells in combination with biomass gasification for electric power generation

Huangang Shi¹, Qianjun Li¹, Wenyi Tan¹, Hao Qiu², Chao Su^2,3

1 School of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing 211167, PR China;
2 School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, PR China;
3 WA School of Mines, Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering (WASM-MECE), Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia

Received:2019-08-28 Revised:2020-01-09 Online:2020-07-27 Published:2020-04-28
Contact: Chao Su
Supported by:
This research was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants Nos. 51302135 and 51678291), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China (Grant No. BK20190965) and the Research Project of Nanjing Institute of Technology (Grant No. YKJ201435). Dr. Chao Su would like to thank the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award DE180100773.

Solid oxide fuel cells in combination with biomass gasification for electric power generation

Huangang Shi¹, Qianjun Li¹, Wenyi Tan¹, Hao Qiu², Chao Su^2,3

1 School of Environmental Engineering, Nanjing Institute of Technology, Nanjing 211167, PR China;
2 School of Energy and Power Engineering, Jiangsu University of Science and Technology, Zhenjiang 212003, PR China;
3 WA School of Mines, Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering (WASM-MECE), Curtin University, GPO Box U1987, Perth, WA 6845, Australia

通讯作者: Chao Su
基金资助:
This research was financially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grants Nos. 51302135 and 51678291), the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province, China (Grant No. BK20190965) and the Research Project of Nanjing Institute of Technology (Grant No. YKJ201435). Dr. Chao Su would like to thank the Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Early Career Researcher Award DE180100773.

Abstract

Abstract: Biomass, a source of renewable energy, represents an effective substitute to fossil fuels. Gasification is a process that organics are thermochemically converted into valuable gaseous products (e.g. biogas). In this work, the catalytic test demonstrated that the biogas produced from biomass gasification mainly consists of H₂, CH₄, CO, and CO₂, which were then be used as the fuel for solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). Planar SOFCs were fabricated and adopted. The steam reforming of biogas was carried out at the anode of a SOFC to obtain a hydrogen-rich fuel. The performance of the SOFCs operating on generated biogas was investigated by I-V polarization and electrochemical impedance spectra characterizations. An excellent cell performance was obtained, for example, the peak power density of the SOFC reached 1391 mW·cm^-2 at 750 ℃ when the generated biogas was used as the fuel. Furthermore, the SOFC fuelled by simulated biogas delivered a very stable operation.

Key words: Biomass gasification, Biogas, Solid oxide fuel cell, Steam reforming

摘要： Biomass, a source of renewable energy, represents an effective substitute to fossil fuels. Gasification is a process that organics are thermochemically converted into valuable gaseous products (e.g. biogas). In this work, the catalytic test demonstrated that the biogas produced from biomass gasification mainly consists of H₂, CH₄, CO, and CO₂, which were then be used as the fuel for solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC). Planar SOFCs were fabricated and adopted. The steam reforming of biogas was carried out at the anode of a SOFC to obtain a hydrogen-rich fuel. The performance of the SOFCs operating on generated biogas was investigated by I-V polarization and electrochemical impedance spectra characterizations. An excellent cell performance was obtained, for example, the peak power density of the SOFC reached 1391 mW·cm^-2 at 750 ℃ when the generated biogas was used as the fuel. Furthermore, the SOFC fuelled by simulated biogas delivered a very stable operation.

关键词: Biomass gasification, Biogas, Solid oxide fuel cell, Steam reforming

Huangang Shi, Qianjun Li, Wenyi Tan, Hao Qiu, Chao Su. Solid oxide fuel cells in combination with biomass gasification for electric power generation[J]. Chinese Journal of Chemical Engineering, 2020, 28(4): 1156-1161.

Huangang Shi, Qianjun Li, Wenyi Tan, Hao Qiu, Chao Su. Solid oxide fuel cells in combination with biomass gasification for electric power generation[J]. 中国化学工程学报, 2020, 28(4): 1156-1161.

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