Solid Oxide Fuel Cell (SOFC); A New Approach of Energy Generation during the Pandemic COVID-19

Abstract

The new coronavirus (COVID-19) has started spreading all over the world. Every infected is fighting to recover a little and every health worker is fighting to save a single life in this pandemic. There is no place for patients to stay in the hospital, health workers are given all possible services to save their lives. In this situation, uninterrupted power system is needed, which can be supplied by solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs). Therefore, solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) are becoming attractive day by day with competing environmentally friendly energy sources due to high energy efficiency, low emission rate and comparatively low operating cost. The purpose of this work is to investigate how copper-doped perovskite electrode materials impact the performance of solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) to overcome such crucial times successfully. Different synthesis process of Cu-based electrodes and analyzing electrochemical properties were investigated in this work. The evaluation was performed in terms of synthesis process, sintering temperature, lattice type and parameters, electrical conductivity, thermal expansion coefficients (TEC), polarization resistance, activation energy, and power density. In order to provide additional energy during this pandemic COVID-19, low-cost, highly performed, and durable materials are needed to make SOFC.

Protonic Transport in Layered Perovskites BaLanInnO3n+1 (n = 1, 2) with Ruddlesden-Popper Structure

“…The rising of the environmental challenges and the increasing in the need for safe and effective devices for energy conversion and storage mark the new decade [1][2][3][4]. This makes the task of creating high-efficiency solid oxide devices for electrochemical applications very important for now.…”

Застосування Іонно-Плазмових Методів Для Отримання Тонкоплівкових Паливних Елементів

“…Нові вимоги до експлуатаційних систем літальних апаратів, поряд із постійно зростаючим тиском на зменшення споживання палива, забруднюючих речовин та викидів шуму, суттєво сприяють пошуку нових та більш чистих технологій, паливні елементи яких демонструють великий потенціал [1][2][3].…”

Advanced Applications of Fuel Cells during the COVID-19 Pandemic

“…On 17 November 2019, the first patient was diagnosed with COVID-19 with an initial symptom of pneumonia in China [2], and subsequently, several patients were admitted to hospitals with initial symptoms of pneumonia in December 2019 as reported by the World Health Organization (WHO) [3]. ereafter, the number of patients increased rapidly across China and almost among the whole world [4,5]. On 11 March 2020, the WHO declared COVID-19 as a pandemic [6].…”