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Title: Degradation Comparison of Cyclic and Linear Siloxane Contamination on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Ni-YSZ Anode

Abstract

The solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) nickel-yttria stabilized zirconia (Ni-YSZ) anode degradation due to different types of siloxane contamination is investigated. A cyclic structure siloxane, octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), and a linear structure siloxane, decamethyltetrasiloxane (L4), are mixed with H 2 +N 2 as the fuel for SOFCs at 750°C. The electrochemical characterization results after stability experiments suggest that the SOFC contaminated with cyclic siloxane, D4, had higher degradation. Pure YSZ pellets with different surface hydroxylation extents were also tested to investigate the D4/L4 adsorption and deposition process. Postmortem SEM/WDS, XRD and Raman analysis all indicate that cyclic siloxane has more deposition than linear siloxane on the anode. Further analysis demonstrates that high adsorption and low desorption rates of cyclic siloxane on YSZ are linked to the degradation. Besides the silicon deposition, SiC and amorphous carbon deposition were also observed from the XRD and Raman analysis.

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Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Arizona State Univ., Tempe, AZ (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1826971
Alternate Identifier(s):
OSTI ID: 1863585
Grant/Contract Number:  
EE0007721
Resource Type:
Published Article
Journal Name:
Frontiers in Energy Research
Additional Journal Information:
Journal Name: Frontiers in Energy Research Journal Volume: 9; Journal ID: ISSN 2296-598X
Publisher:
Frontiers Media SA
Country of Publication:
Switzerland
Language:
English
Subject:
25 ENERGY STORAGE; solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC); siloxane; biogas; degradation; D4; L4; carbon deposition

Citation Formats

Tian, Jiashen, and Milcarek, Ryan J. Degradation Comparison of Cyclic and Linear Siloxane Contamination on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Ni-YSZ Anode. Switzerland: N. p., 2021. Web. doi:10.3389/fenrg.2021.749771.
Tian, Jiashen, & Milcarek, Ryan J. Degradation Comparison of Cyclic and Linear Siloxane Contamination on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Ni-YSZ Anode. Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2021.749771
Tian, Jiashen, and Milcarek, Ryan J. Fri . "Degradation Comparison of Cyclic and Linear Siloxane Contamination on Solid Oxide Fuel Cells Ni-YSZ Anode". Switzerland. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2021.749771.
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author = {Tian, Jiashen and Milcarek, Ryan J.},
abstractNote = {The solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) nickel-yttria stabilized zirconia (Ni-YSZ) anode degradation due to different types of siloxane contamination is investigated. A cyclic structure siloxane, octamethylcyclotetrasiloxane (D4), and a linear structure siloxane, decamethyltetrasiloxane (L4), are mixed with H 2 +N 2 as the fuel for SOFCs at 750°C. The electrochemical characterization results after stability experiments suggest that the SOFC contaminated with cyclic siloxane, D4, had higher degradation. Pure YSZ pellets with different surface hydroxylation extents were also tested to investigate the D4/L4 adsorption and deposition process. Postmortem SEM/WDS, XRD and Raman analysis all indicate that cyclic siloxane has more deposition than linear siloxane on the anode. Further analysis demonstrates that high adsorption and low desorption rates of cyclic siloxane on YSZ are linked to the degradation. Besides the silicon deposition, SiC and amorphous carbon deposition were also observed from the XRD and Raman analysis.},
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place = {Switzerland},
year = {2021},
month = {10}
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