Investigation on cobalt-free anodes and cathodes for solid oxide fuel cell
Keywords:
cobalt-free, nanofiber, fuel cells, cathodes
Abstract
Generally, global warming raised by greenhouse gas emissions is a great threat. New technologies are evolving that can reduce carbon emissions significantly, one of them is fuel cell. Fuel cell combines hydrogen and oxygen to produce electricity through an electrochemical reaction. Because the by products are only water and heat, there are no carbon emissions and as generation continues to shift away from coal and towards natural gas, fuel cells will not only dramatically reduce CO2 emissions but also combine with power plants burning a less carbon-intensive fuel. Cathodes that have Cobalt are known for their ability to act under high-temperature conditions in solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). In this paper, the investigation of results and effects are presented for various studies on the cobalt-free anode and cobalt-free nanofiber cathode development. The polarization resistance of SOFC cathodes, which is one of the important characters in determining the cathodic performance, revealed the importance of nanofiber for this process in this investigation.
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(Gd,Ce)O2−δ composite anode for direct oxidation of methane Power Sources 2007 ,165 , 34-40.
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Published
2019-12-31
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Ermis, K. (2019). Investigation on cobalt-free anodes and cathodes for solid oxide fuel cell. Journal of Engineering Research and Applied Science, 8(2), 1160-1167. Retrieved from http://www.journaleras.com/index.php/jeras/article/view/170
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