Experimental analysis of SO2 effects on Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells

N. Di Giulio; B. Bosio; J. Han; S. J. McPhail

doi:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.04.120

Experimental analysis of SO₂ effects on Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells

N. Di Giulio, B. Bosio, J. Han, S. J. McPhail

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Abstract

The aim of this work is to investigate how SO₂ can affect MCFC performance and to discover the possible mechanisms involved in cathode sulphur poisoning, specifically considering the possible use of MCFCs in CCS (Carbon Capture and Storage) application. The different contributions of cathodic, anodic and electrolyte reactions have been considered to get a complete picture of the evolution of performance degradation. Experimental tests have been performed at the Fuel Cell Centre laboratories of Korea Institute of Science and Technology (KIST) thanks to 100 cm² single cell facilities and comparing results using both an optimized gas for laboratory conditions and a gas composition that simulates MCFCs when running in a Natural Gas Combined Cycle (NGCC) power plant. Polarisation curves, endurance tests, impedance measurements and gas analyses have been carried out to support the investigation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	12300-12308
Number of pages	9
Journal	International Journal of Hydrogen Energy
Volume	39
Issue number	23
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2014.04.120
Publication status	Published - 2014 Jul 1

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This Research was carried out in the framework of the Global Research Laboratory Project, funded by the Korean Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (Contract # 2013044581 ), and supported by the National Research Foundation of Korea Grant, funded by the Korean Ministry of Science, ICT & Future Planning (Contract # 2013U00006 ). The Research was also supported by the Scientific Bilateral Cooperation Program between Italy and Korea , supported by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs .

Funding Information:
The interpretation of the experimental data was carried out within the framework of the MCFC-CONTEX project, supported by the European Commission (Contract # 245171 ).

Keywords

Fuel contaminants
Molten Carbonate Fuel Cells
Performance decay
Poisoning mechanism
Sulphur dioxide

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Fuel Technology
Condensed Matter Physics
Energy Engineering and Power Technology

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