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Experimental and thermodynamic study on the performance of water electrolysis by solid oxide electrolyzer cells with Nb-doped Co-based perovskite anode

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  • Pan, Zehua
  • Liu, Qinglin
  • Zhang, Lan
  • Zhou, Juan
  • Zhang, Caizhi
  • Chan, Siew Hwa

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In this work, Solid Oxide Electrolyzer Cell (SOEC) based on Ba0.9Co0.7Fe0.2Nb0.1O3-δ (BCFN) air electrode and YSZ-GDC bilayer electrolyte was systematically investigated and the efficiency of high-temperature water electrolysis by such a cell was analyzed. Firstly, chemical compatibility test between BCFN and YSZ showed that BaZrO3 formed after heat treatment at 1000°C for 5h, which adversely influenced the performance of BCFN dramatically. A fully dense GDC interlayer was thus developed by co-sintering GDC layer, with addition of 0.5at.% Fe2O3, with YSZ electrolyte at only 1300°C. The as-prepared fuel electrode-supported eletrolyzer cell consisting of Ni-YSZ fuel electrode, YSZ-GDC bilayer electrolyte and BCFN air electrode was evaluated for water electrolysis. Specifically, at 800°C using a feedstock of 60% H2O-40% H2, the cell showed total area specific resistance of 0.195Ωcm2 and the cell voltage was 1.13V with an electrolysis current of 1Acm−2. After short-term stability test for 120h with 1Acm−2 electrolysis current at 800°C, the cell showed no microstructural changes as observed by scanning electron microscopy. At last, a high-temperature water electrolysis system based on the cell studied was proposed and the system analysis shows that the overall electricity to hydrogen efficiency can reach 73% based on lower heating value of hydrogen, with a hydrogen generation rate of 4180Lh−1m−2.

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  • Pan, Zehua & Liu, Qinglin & Zhang, Lan & Zhou, Juan & Zhang, Caizhi & Chan, Siew Hwa, 2017. "Experimental and thermodynamic study on the performance of water electrolysis by solid oxide electrolyzer cells with Nb-doped Co-based perovskite anode," Applied Energy, Elsevier, vol. 191(C), pages 559-567.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:appene:v:191:y:2017:i:c:p:559-567
    DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.01.090
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