Factors That Determine the Performance of Carbon Fuels in the Direct Carbon Fuel Cell

X Li; Z H Zhu; Roland De Marco; A Dicks; John Bradley; S Liu; G Q Lu

doi:10.1021/ie800891m

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Factors That Determine the Performance of Carbon Fuels in the Direct Carbon Fuel Cell

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Factors That Determine the Performance of Carbon Fuels in the Direct Carbon Fuel Cell

X Li, Z H Zhu, Roland De Marco, A Dicks, John Bradley, S Liu and G Q Lu

Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol.47(23), p.9670–9677

2008

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1021/ie800891m

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direct carbon fuel cell

carbon fuels

performance

The direct carbon fuel cell (DCFC) is a promising power generation device, which has a much higher efficiency (80%) and a lower emission than conventional coal-fired power plants. In this study, different commercial carbon fuels including activated carbon (AC), carbon black (CB220 and CB660), and graphitic carbon (GC) were tested in DCFC at 600−800 °C. The relationship between the intrinsic properties of carbon fuels and their electrochemical performance in the DCFC was analyzed. It is found that a desirable carbon fuel for DCFC should have high mesoporous surface area and rich oxygen-containing surface groups. The anodic performance of the DCFC may also be improved by small carbon particle size, fast stirring rates, and high cell temperatures.

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Title: Factors That Determine the Performance of Carbon Fuels in the Direct Carbon Fuel Cell
Authors: X Li (Author) - University of Queensland
Z H Zhu (Author) - University of Queensland
Roland De Marco (Author) - Curtin University of Technology
A Dicks (Author) - University of Queensland
John Bradley (Author) - University of Queensland
S Liu (Author) - University of Queensland
G Q Lu (Author) - University of Queensland
Publication details: Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, Vol.47(23), p.9670–9677
Publisher: American Chemical Society
Date published: 2008
DOI: 10.1021/ie800891m
ISSN: 0888-5885
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research and Innovation)
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449434702621
Output Type: Journal article

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