• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제53권5호
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• pp.483-488
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• 2016

Anode supported solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs), consisting of Ni+YSZ anode, YSZ electrolyte, and LSM+YSZ cathode, were fabricated and constant current tested with direct internal reforming of methane (steam to carbon ratio ~ 2) as well as hydrogen fuel at $800^{\circ}C$. The cell, operated under direct internal reforming conditions, showed relatively rapid degradation (~ 1.6 % voltage drop) for 95 h; the cells with hydrogen fuel operated stably for 170 h. Power density and impedance spectra were also measured before and after the tests, and post-test analyses were conducted on the anode parts using SEM / EDS. The results indicate that the performance degradation of the cell operated with internal reforming can be attributed to carbon depositions on the anode, which increase the resistance against anode gas transport and deactivate the Ni catalyst. Thus, the present study shows that direct internal reforming SOFCs cannot be stably operated even under the condition of S/C ratio of ~ 2, probably due to non-uniform mixture (methane and steam) gas flow.

• 한국수소및신에너지학회논문집
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• 제30권6호
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• pp.523-530
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• 2019

For the low-Pt electrodes for polymer electrolyte fuel cells (PEMFCs), the optimization of ionomer content for anode catalyst layers was carried out. A commercial catalyst of 20 wt.% Pt/C was used instead of 50 wt.% Pt/C which is commonly used for PEMFCs. The ionomer content varies from 0.6 to 1.2 based on ionomer to carbon ratio (I/C) and the catalyst layer is formed over the electrolyte by the ultrasonic spray process. Evaluation of the prepared MEA in the unit cell showed that the optimal ionomer content of the air electrode was 0.8 on the I/C basis, while the hydrogen electrode was optimal at the relatively high ionomer content of 1.0. In addition, a large difference in cell performance was observed when the ionomer content of the hydrogen electrode was changed. Increasing the ionomer content from 0.6 to 1.0 by I/C in a hydrogen electrode with 0.05 mg/㎠ platinum loading resulted in more than double cell performance improvements on a 0.6 V. Through the analysis of various electrochemical properties in the single cell, it was assumed that the change in ionomer content of the hydrogen electrode affects the water flow between the hydrogen and air electrodes bounded by the membrane in the cell, which affects the overall performance of the cell. A more specific study will be carried out to understand the water flow mechanism in the future, and this study will show that the optimization process of hydrogen electrode can also be a very important cell design variable for the low-Pt and high-performance MEA.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.695-700
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• 2014

고분자전해질 연료전지로 물을 전기분해하여 수소와 산소를 발생시킬 수 있다. 그러나 1.7V 이상의 높은 전압에서 수전해 반응이 일어나므로 전극과 고분자 전해질 막의 열화가 빠르게 진행된다. 수전해 과정에서 anode의 열화를 방지하기 위해 촉매로 지지체 없는 $IrO_2$를 보통 사용하는데 본 연구에서는 고분자전해질 연료전지용 Pt/C 촉매를 수전해 반응에 그대로 사용했을 때 전극과 막의 열화 현상을 분석하였다. 1.8~2.0 V 전압 범위에서 수전해 반응 후 고분자 전해질 연료전지 구동 조건에서 I-V, CV, 임피던스, LSV를 측정했다. 수전해 전압이 높을수록 전극과 막의 열화 속도가 증가하였다. 2.0 V에서 1분 동안 수전해 반응했을 때 수소 수율은 88%였고, 전극과 고분자 막이 열화되어 0.6 V에서 성능이 49% 감소하였다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제49권6호
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• pp.769-774
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• 2011

NaOH 활성화법을 이용하여 다공성 탄소나노섬유(carbon nanofibers; 이하 CNF)를 온도 범위 700~$900^{\circ}C$에서 합성하였고, 상기 제조된 다공성 CNF를 담지체로 하여 직접메탄올 연료전지의 연료극용 촉매를 제조하고 평가하였다. NaOH 활성화에 의한 CNF 표면 특성의 변화를 비표면적 및 기공 크기 분포 자료를 통하여 조사하였고, 형상 및 구조의 변화를 전자현미경을 통하여 관찰하였다. 활성화 CNF에 담지된 촉매의 활성을 메탄올 산화 특성 및 단위전지를 통하여 평가하였다. 본 활성화 방법에 의한 기공의 형성과 이에 담지된 촉매의 활성과의 관계에 대한 고찰을 하였다.

• Korean Chemical Engineering Research
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• 제57권3호
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• pp.387-391
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• 2019

A highly porous Ni@MIL-101catalyst for urea oxidation was synthesized by anchoring Ni into a Cr-based metal-organic framework, MIL-101, particles. The morphology, structure, and composition of as synthesized Ni@MIL-101 catalysts were characterized by X-Ray diffraction, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy, and transmission electron microscopy. The electro-catalytic activity of the Ni@MIL-101catalysts towards urea oxidation was investigated using cyclic voltammetry. It was found that the structure of Ni@MIL-101 retained that of the parent MIL-101, featuring a high BET surface area of $916m^2g^{-1}$, and thus excellent electro-catalytic activity for urea oxidation. A $urea/H_2O_2$ fuel cell with Ni@MIL-101 as anode material exhibited an excellent performance with maximum power density of $8.7mWcm^{-2}$ with an open circuit voltage of 0.7 V. Thus, this work shows that the highly porous three-dimensional Ni@MIL-101 catalysts can be used for urea oxidation and as an efficient anode material for urea fuel cells.

• 한국신재생에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국신재생에너지학회 2010년도 춘계학술대회 초록집
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• pp.132.1-132.1
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• 2010

Anode off-gas of high temperature fuel cells such as MCFC still contain combustible components such as hydrogen, carbon monoxide and hydrocarbon. Thus, it's very important to fully burn anode off-gas and use the generated heat in order to increase system efficiency. In the present study, catalytic combustors have been applied to high temperature MCFC system so that the combustion of anode-off gas can be boosted up. Since the performance of catalytic combustor directly depends on the combustion catalyst, this study has been focused on the experimental investigation on the combustion characteristics of multiple commercial catalysts having different structures and compositions. In order to determine the design conditions of the catalytic combustor, parameters such as inlet temperature, space velocity and excess air ratio have been varied and optimized for combustor design. Results show that $H_2$ in off-gas assists $CH_4$ combustion in a way that it decreases minimum inlet temperature limit and increases maximum space velocity while keeping high fuel conversion efficiency.

• 한국분말재료학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.63-71
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• 2020

It is necessary to fabricate uniformly dispersed nanoscale catalyst materials with high activity and long-term stability for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells with excellent electrochemical characteristics of the oxygen reduction reaction and hydrogen oxidation reaction. Platinum is known as the best noble metal catalyst for polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells because of its excellent catalytic activity. However, given that Pt is expensive, considerable efforts have been made to reduce the amount of Pt loading for both anode and cathode catalysts. Meanwhile, the atomic layer deposition (ALD) method shows excellent uniformity and precise particle size controllability over the three-dimensional structure. The research progress on noble metal ALD, such as Pt, Ru, Pd, and various metal alloys, is presented in this review. ALD technology enables the development of polymer electrolyte membrane fuel cells with excellent reactivity and durability.

• 공업화학
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• 제19권6호
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• pp.583-591
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• 2008

최근 휴대용 전자기기 수요의 급증에 따라 기존에 사용되던 2차 전지를 대체할 수 있는 친환경 고효율 연료전지 개발의 필요성이 증대되었다. 이러한 목적으로 개미산을 연료로 이용하는 직접 개미산 연료전지가 부각되고 있다. 식품첨가물로 사용될 정도의 안정성, 전해질을 통과하는 연료의 최소화된 crossover, 큰 기전력 발생에 의한 반응활성 최대화 등이 개미산이 가지고 있는 고유의 장점들이며, 이와 더불어 반응 촉매 및 전지 디자인을 최적화 하려는 노력에 의해 직접 개미산 연료전지의 성능 및 안정성이 향상되고 있다. 이러한 개발을 통해 현재까지 약 $300mW/cm^2$ 이상의 전력밀도를 나타내는 전지 개발이 이루어졌다. 본 총설에서는 개미산 연료전지의 기본 구동 원리와 전지 구조에 대한 소개 및 직접 개미산 연료전지 성능 향상에 영향을 미치는 인자들인 연료극 촉매 및 전해질 개발, 최적화된 전지 구조 디자인 등의 개발 현황 및 앞으로 나아갈 방향에 대해 논의하고자 한다.

• 전기화학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.68-71
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• 2003

전지 성능을 저하시키지 않고 연료극 및 공기극의 귀금속 촉매량을 줄이기 위하여 다층막 전극을 이용한 직접메탄을 연료전지의 성능특성을 조사하였다. 다층막 전극 즉, 연료극과 공기극에 사용된 촉매사용량과 나피온 막의 종류를 변화시키며 최종성능을 측정하였다 본 실험에서 사용된 촉매량은 연료극이 $3-4mg/cm^2$ 공기극이 $1-2mg/cm^2$이다. 본 실험에서는 나피온 115를 사용한 MEA3의 $90^{\circ}C$, 2기압에서 측정 결과 최대 전력밀도인 $230mW/cm^2$를 나타내었다. 이 결과는 현재 시판되고 있는 상용전극과 거의 같은 수준의 성능을 보여주고 있는 반면, 금속 촉매의 양은 기존의 상용전극과 비교하여 약 $50\%$ 정도 감소된 것이다.

• 한국세라믹학회지
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• 제51권4호
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• pp.367-373
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• 2014

In this study, the reducing agent hydrazine and precipitator NaOH were used with $NiCl_2$ as a starting material in order to compound Ni-based material with spherical nano characteristics; resulting material was used as an anode for SOFC. Synthetic temperature, pH, and solvent amounts were experimentally optimized and the synthesis conditions were confirmed. Also, a 0 ~ 0.15 mole ratio of metal(Co, Fe) was alloyed in order to increase the catalyst activation performance of Ni and finally, spherical nano $Ni_{(1-x)}-M_{(x=0{\sim}0.15)}$(M = Co, Fe) alloy materials were compounded. In order to evaluate the catalyst activation for hydrocarbon fuel, fuel gas(10%/$CH_4$+10%/Air) was added and the responding gas was analyzed with GC(Gas Chromatography). Catalyst activation improvement was confirmed from the 3% hydrogen selectivity and 2.4% methane conversion rate in $Ni_{0.95}-Co_{0.05}$ alloy; those values were 4.4% and 19%, respectively, in $Ni_{0.95}-Fe_{0.05}$ alloy.