2007
DOI: 10.1021/ie061202s
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Performance of a First-Generation, Aqueous-Alkaline Biocarbon Fuel Cell

Abstract: Because the carbon fuel cell has the potential to convert the chemical energy of carbon into electric power with an efficiency approaching 100%, there has been keen interest in its development for more than a century. A practical carbon fuel cell requires a carbon feed that conducts electricity and is highly reactive. Biocarbon (carbonized charcoal) satisfies both these criteria, and its combustion does not contribute to climate change. In this paper, we describe the performance of an aqueous-alkaline biocarbo… Show more

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“…Various electrolytes such as molten carbonates [2,3,[8][9][10][11][12][13], molten hydroxides [7,[14][15][16][17] and yttria-stabilised zirconia (YSZ)- * Corresponding author. Fax: +61 7 3365 4199.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Various electrolytes such as molten carbonates [2,3,[8][9][10][11][12][13], molten hydroxides [7,[14][15][16][17] and yttria-stabilised zirconia (YSZ)- * Corresponding author. Fax: +61 7 3365 4199.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Therefore, they evolve/desorb easily with an increase in temperature, leaving active sites (un-saturated sites) very liable for further chemical reactions, including carbon gasification [44,45]. Presence of these surface functional groups has been shown to strongly influence the reactivity of carbon fuels at DCFC anodes in molten hydroxide [46], molten carbonate [8,9,17], and solid oxide electrolyte DCFCs [47e49]. As such, higher O/C ratio and hydrogen content are expected to be associated with higher loading of reactive surface functional groups, the presence of which promotes activity in the vicinity of the WE, generating larger currents at fixed overpotential.…”
Section: Coalsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…DCFCs are classified according to the electrolyte, i.e., molten hydroxide [1,[3][4][5][6], molten carbonate [7][8][9][10][11] or solid oxide electrolyte [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19], although combining molten carbonate and solid oxide electrolyte has also been suggested [20][21][22]. In this paper, we focus on solid oxide electrolyte DCFC (SO-DCFC).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%