Liquid tin-lead anode solid oxide fuel cell fueled by coal

M. LaBarbera, M. Fedkin, S. Lvov

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Abstract

Liquid tin-lead alloy, liquid bismuth, and liquid tin-lead-bismuth alloy were investigated as potential anodes for a solid oxide fuel cell powered directly by coal. Power generation from direct oxidation of solid coal was demonstrated with a good stability only in the case when liquid tin-lead anode was used. The tests were carried out at 900 °C under ambient pressure. The open circuit potentials of the SOFC with tin-lead and bismuth anodes operated under nitrogen were compared, and those values were found to correspond to the metal-metal oxide redox potentials for tin and bismuth, respectively. When the SOFCs were fueled by hydrogen, only the tin-lead anode showed a direct electrochemical reaction between hydrogen and oxygen. When 60-mesh coal powder was fed to the liquid tin-lead anode, SOFC showed increase in open circuit potential and generated power from direct electrochemical oxidation of coal.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationSolid Oxide Fuel Cells 12, SOFC XII
Pages2725-2734
Number of pages10
Edition3 PART 3
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011
Event12th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, SOFC-XII - 219th ECS Meeting - Montreal, QC, Canada
Duration: May 1 2011May 6 2011

Publication series

NameECS Transactions
Number3 PART 3
Volume35
ISSN (Print)1938-5862
ISSN (Electronic)1938-6737

Other

Other12th International Symposium on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells, SOFC-XII - 219th ECS Meeting
Country/TerritoryCanada
CityMontreal, QC
Period5/1/115/6/11

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • General Engineering

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