The stability of the solid oxide fuel cell ͑SOFC͒ cathode material Ba 0.5 Sr 0.5 Co 0.8 Fe 0.2 O 3−␦ in CO 2 -containing atmospheres ͑4 ϫ 10 −4 ഛ pCO 2 /bar ഛ 5 ϫ 10 −2 ͒ is investigated by precision thermogravimetry ͑TG͒ and mass spectrometry ͑MS͒ as a function of temperature ͑20 ഛ T/°C ഛ 950͒. The desorption of O 2 and CO 2 from samples with different pretreatments is compared. Oxygen exchange at 300 Ͻ T/°C Ͻ 700 is significantly impaired by CO 2 -containing atmospheres. At 600°C the kinetics of carbonate formation in CO 2 -rich atmosphere is described by a linear-parabolic rate law. A pronounced dependence of the rate constant on the CO 2 content is suggested. Temperature cycles at 0 ഛ pCO 2 /bar ഛ 5 ϫ 10 −2 and pO 2 = 0.2 bar, which show effects due to oxygen exchange of the perovskite and due to CO 2 , are analyzed based on reference experiments in a CO 2 -free atmosphere, and under consideration of the TG-MS results. The decomposition temperature of the carbonate in contact with an atmosphere of pCO 2 = 5 ϫ 10 −2 bar amounts to 807°C. Complementary, the impact of carbonate formation on the oxygen exchange kinetics is investigated by conductivity relaxation measurements. A severe degradation of the surface oxygen exchange coefficient is observed after 3-10 days of exposure to ambient air. Regeneration and activation of the oxygen exchange kinetics is demonstrated after treatment in a CO 2 -free atmosphere at 825°C.The lack of cathodes with excellent efficiency for oxygen reduction at intermediate temperatures ͑IT͒, i.e., 600-750°C, still represents a major obstacle toward lowering the operating temperatures of solid oxide fuel cells ͑SOFCs͒. In this regard, Ba 0.5 Sr 0.5 Co 0.8 Fe 0.2 O 3−␦ ͑BSCF͒ was recently suggested as a highly promising candidate. 1-3 However, the successful implementation of BSCF will strongly depend on sufficiently low degradation rates under real operating conditions.Initially developed for oxygen permeable membranes, 4-6 BSCF is a mixed ionic-electronic conducting perovskite-type oxide with an exceptionally high oxygen nonstoichiometry. 7-12 A stable cubic perovskite structure was reported from room temperature up to 700-1000°C at 10 −5 Ͻ pO 2 /bar Ͻ 0.2. 10,13,14 However, a recent study indicated that a kinetically slow transformation from the cubic to the hexagonal modification may occur during cooling from high temperatures in air. 15 Under CO 2 -free laboratory conditions, excellent oxygen exchange properties of BSCF in the IT range have been reported. 7,16,17 Nevertheless, the long-term stability and robustness of the material, especially in CO 2 -containing oxidants such as ambient air, is questionable. Investigations performed on oxygen permeable BSCF membranes indicated a degradation of BSCF in atmospheres containing CO 2 or both CO 2 and H 2 O. 4,18 Early studies on the performance of IT-SOFC cells with integrated BSCF cathodes at 450-750°C showed that the presence of relatively small quantities of CO 2 ͑ഛ3 vol %͒ are sufficient to negatively affect the cell performance. 1,...
Starting from 2,4,6-triphenylpyrylium perchlorate, 5-amino-1,3,5-triphenyl-pentane-1,3-diol stereoisomers 4 were obtained in a simple two-step synthesis: reaction with hydroxylamine, and reduction with LAH of the resulting 2-isoxazoline ketone derivative 2. The eight stereoisomers of 4 were separated in a single shot on a chiral stationary phase cellulose tris(3,5-dimethylphenylcarbamate) (Chiralcel OD-H). The absolute configuration of the title compounds, intermediate 2-isoxazoline ketone 2 and isoxazoline alcohol derivative 3 were determined using a combination of diastereoselective synthesis, affiliation of the sign in chemical interconversion method, and X-ray determination. 2-Isoxazoline ketone 2 enantiomers and isoxazoline alcohol 3 enantiomers were obtained by chiral HPLC on Chiralpak AD column. 2-Isoxazoline ketone 2 enantiomers can be racemized via a retro Michael addition.
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