Indexed by: Journal paper

First Author: Kai Xu

Correspondence Author: Hong Yao

Journal: Journal of Fuel Chemistry and Technology

Included Journals: EI、SCI

Affiliation of Author(s): State Key Laboratory of Coal Combustion, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Document Type: J

Page Number: 17845-17851

Key Words: Coal；Direct carbon fuel cell；Pyrolysis gas；Durability performance；Electrochemical reaction

Date of Publication: 2014-09-12

Abstract: Solid oxide direct carbon fuel cells (SO-DCFCs) offer a promising way to convert common carbon materials such as coal and biomass to electricity efficiently. It is inevitable that these carbon fuels decompose during SO-DCFCs operation and release pyrolysis gases, which may affect the cell performance and change the anode reaction pathway. In this study, three coals and an activated carbon are used to investigate the role of pyrolysis gases in SO-DCFCs. The cell polarization curve and durability performance are measured for all raw fuels and a pyrolysis pretreated coal at temperatures ranging f