High-Yield Electrochemical Upgrading of CO2 into CH4 Using Large-Area Protonic Ceramic Electrolysis Cells

Pan, Zehua; Duan, Chuancheng; Pritchard, Tyler; Thatte, Amogh; White, Eric; Braun, Robert; O'Hayre, Ryan; Sullivan, Neal P.

doi:10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121196

Title: High-Yield Electrochemical Upgrading of CO2 into CH4 Using Large-Area Protonic Ceramic Electrolysis Cells

Journal Article · 09 February 2022 · Applied Catalysis B: Environmental

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apcatb.2022.121196· OSTI ID:1847089

Pan, Zehua; Duan, Chuancheng; Pritchard, Tyler; Thatte, Amogh;

; Braun, Robert; O'Hayre, Ryan; Sullivan, Neal P.

Electrochemical production of commodity chemicals via CO2-H2O co-electrolysis using solid oxide electrolysis cells presents a promising cost-effective energy-storage approach. Here, we harness the unique property of protonic ceramic electrolysis cells (PCEC) and demonstrate direct electrochemical production of CH4 from CO2-H2O in a PCEC unit-cell stack. An exceptional CH4-yield ratio of 34.6% from only CO2-H2O reactants and greater than 70% with exhaust H2 recycle were achieved under an electrolysis current of -1 A cm-2 at 450 degrees C. Additionally, the electrochemical co-conversion of CO2-H2O offered a higher CH4-yield ratio compared to the thermochemical conversion of CO2-H2 under certain operating conditions, indicating possible electrochemical promotion of catalytic CO2 methanation. Techno-economic analyses were conducted to reveal potential operating conditions that yield a promising levelized cost of fuel production. The demonstrated good performance of the unit-cell stack shows promising scalability of PCECs for practical application from a system-level viewpoint.

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Research Organization:: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)

Sponsoring Organization:: USDOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), Laboratory Directed Research and Development (LDRD) Program

DOE Contract Number:: AC36-08GO28308

OSTI ID:: 1847089

Report Number(s):: NREL/JA-5100-77670; MainId:30585; UUID:a1b212a0-4233-4c8e-8d52-c9376e815369; MainAdminID:63948

Journal Information:: Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, Vol. 307

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

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