Design of optimum solid oxide membrane electrolysis cells for metals production
Abstract
Oxide to metal conversion is one of the most energy-intensive steps in the value chain for metals production. Solid oxide membrane (SOM) electrolysis process provides a general route for directly reducing various metal oxides to their respective metals, alloys, or intermetallics. Because of its lower energy use and ability to use inert anode resulting in zero carbon emission, SOM electrolysis process emerges as a promising technology that can replace the state-of-the-art metals production processes. In this paper, a careful study of the SOM electrolysis process using equivalent DC circuit modeling is performed and correlated to the experimental results. Finally, a discussion on relative importance of each resistive element in the circuit and on possible ways of lowering the rate-limiting resistive elements provides a generic guideline for designing optimum SOM electrolysis cells.
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- Publication Date:
- Research Org.:
- Metal Oxygen Separation Technologies, Inc.
- Sponsoring Org.:
- USDOE; National Science Foundation (NSF)
- OSTI Identifier:
- 1233949
- Alternate Identifier(s):
- OSTI ID: 1315311
- Grant/Contract Number:
- FC36-14GO14011; EE0003454; EE0005547; DMI-9424069; DMI-0457381; CBET-1210442; DMR-08-19762
- Resource Type:
- Published Article
- Journal Name:
- Progress in Natural Science
- Additional Journal Information:
- Journal Name: Progress in Natural Science Journal Volume: 25 Journal Issue: 6; Journal ID: ISSN 1002-0071
- Publisher:
- Elsevier
- Country of Publication:
- China
- Language:
- English
- Subject:
- 36 MATERIALS SCIENCE; 37 INORGANIC, ORGANIC, PHYSICAL, AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY; Electrolysis; Solid oxide; Membranes; Metals production; Environmentally benign; som technology; molten flux; deoxidation; magnesium; alloys; copper
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Guan, Xiaofei, and Pal, Uday B. Design of optimum solid oxide membrane electrolysis cells for metals production. China: N. p., 2015.
Web. doi:10.1016/j.pnsc.2015.11.004.
Guan, Xiaofei, & Pal, Uday B. Design of optimum solid oxide membrane electrolysis cells for metals production. China. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnsc.2015.11.004
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"Design of optimum solid oxide membrane electrolysis cells for metals production". China. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pnsc.2015.11.004.
@article{osti_1233949,
title = {Design of optimum solid oxide membrane electrolysis cells for metals production},
author = {Guan, Xiaofei and Pal, Uday B.},
abstractNote = {Oxide to metal conversion is one of the most energy-intensive steps in the value chain for metals production. Solid oxide membrane (SOM) electrolysis process provides a general route for directly reducing various metal oxides to their respective metals, alloys, or intermetallics. Because of its lower energy use and ability to use inert anode resulting in zero carbon emission, SOM electrolysis process emerges as a promising technology that can replace the state-of-the-art metals production processes. In this paper, a careful study of the SOM electrolysis process using equivalent DC circuit modeling is performed and correlated to the experimental results. Finally, a discussion on relative importance of each resistive element in the circuit and on possible ways of lowering the rate-limiting resistive elements provides a generic guideline for designing optimum SOM electrolysis cells.},
doi = {10.1016/j.pnsc.2015.11.004},
journal = {Progress in Natural Science},
number = 6,
volume = 25,
place = {China},
year = {Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2015},
month = {Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 2015}
}
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