Performance analysis of hollow fibre-based micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cell utilising methane fuel

Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) has been studied as one of the most amazing development in energy production that could work directly with hydrocarbon fuel without reforming procedure. This study was conducted to analyse the micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cell (MT-SOFC) in terms of its performance by u...

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Main Authors: Omar, Ahmad Faiq, Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan, Gunaedi, Charina Novely, Jamil, Siti Munira, Mohamed, Mohd. Hilmi, Jaafar, Juhana, A. Rahman, Mukhlis, Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi
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spelling my.utm.895402021-02-22T06:08:13Z http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/89540/ Performance analysis of hollow fibre-based micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cell utilising methane fuel Omar, Ahmad Faiq Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan Gunaedi, Charina Novely Jamil, Siti Munira Mohamed, Mohd. Hilmi Jaafar, Juhana A. Rahman, Mukhlis Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi TP Chemical technology Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) has been studied as one of the most amazing development in energy production that could work directly with hydrocarbon fuel without reforming procedure. This study was conducted to analyse the micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cell (MT-SOFC) in terms of its performance by utilising methane as the fuel, subsequently compared with hydrogen. MT-SOFC that was investigated in this work consisted of thin cathode layer, coated onto co-extruded anode/electrolyte dual-layer hollow fibre (HF); in which its anode was made of nickel (Ni), coupled with cerium-gadolinium oxide (CGO) as an electrolyte, whereas the cathode was lanthanum strontium cobalt ferrite (LSCF) and CGO. The physical analyses carried out were three-point bending test and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis was further conducted to examine the carbon deposition in HFs. In evaluating the performance of HFs, current-voltage (IV) measurement, as well as impedance analysis of various temperatures range from 500 °C to 700 °C were performed. Based on the results, the OCV, maximum power density and ohmic ASR of MT-SOFC exposed to methane fuel, were at 0.79 V, 0.22 W cm−2 and 0.31 Ω cm2; compared to the other that was exposed to hydrogen fuel, recorded at 0.89 V, 0.67 W cm−2 and 0.19 Ω cm2 respectively. This indicates that there was a significant reduction in cell performance when methane was used as the fuel, due to the carbon deposition as proven by SEM, three-point bending and XRD. Elsevier Ltd 2019-11-22 Article PeerReviewed Omar, Ahmad Faiq and Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan and Gunaedi, Charina Novely and Jamil, Siti Munira and Mohamed, Mohd. Hilmi and Jaafar, Juhana and A. Rahman, Mukhlis and Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi (2019) Performance analysis of hollow fibre-based micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cell utilising methane fuel. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 44 (58). pp. 30754-30762. ISSN 0360-3199 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.03.107 DOI:10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.03.107
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Omar, Ahmad Faiq
Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan
Gunaedi, Charina Novely
Jamil, Siti Munira
Mohamed, Mohd. Hilmi
Jaafar, Juhana
A. Rahman, Mukhlis
Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi
Performance analysis of hollow fibre-based micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cell utilising methane fuel
description Solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) has been studied as one of the most amazing development in energy production that could work directly with hydrocarbon fuel without reforming procedure. This study was conducted to analyse the micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cell (MT-SOFC) in terms of its performance by utilising methane as the fuel, subsequently compared with hydrogen. MT-SOFC that was investigated in this work consisted of thin cathode layer, coated onto co-extruded anode/electrolyte dual-layer hollow fibre (HF); in which its anode was made of nickel (Ni), coupled with cerium-gadolinium oxide (CGO) as an electrolyte, whereas the cathode was lanthanum strontium cobalt ferrite (LSCF) and CGO. The physical analyses carried out were three-point bending test and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis was further conducted to examine the carbon deposition in HFs. In evaluating the performance of HFs, current-voltage (IV) measurement, as well as impedance analysis of various temperatures range from 500 °C to 700 °C were performed. Based on the results, the OCV, maximum power density and ohmic ASR of MT-SOFC exposed to methane fuel, were at 0.79 V, 0.22 W cm−2 and 0.31 Ω cm2; compared to the other that was exposed to hydrogen fuel, recorded at 0.89 V, 0.67 W cm−2 and 0.19 Ω cm2 respectively. This indicates that there was a significant reduction in cell performance when methane was used as the fuel, due to the carbon deposition as proven by SEM, three-point bending and XRD.
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author Omar, Ahmad Faiq
Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan
Gunaedi, Charina Novely
Jamil, Siti Munira
Mohamed, Mohd. Hilmi
Jaafar, Juhana
A. Rahman, Mukhlis
Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi
author_facet Omar, Ahmad Faiq
Othman, Mohd. Hafiz Dzarfan
Gunaedi, Charina Novely
Jamil, Siti Munira
Mohamed, Mohd. Hilmi
Jaafar, Juhana
A. Rahman, Mukhlis
Ismail, Ahmad Fauzi
author_sort Omar, Ahmad Faiq
title Performance analysis of hollow fibre-based micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cell utilising methane fuel
title_short Performance analysis of hollow fibre-based micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cell utilising methane fuel
title_full Performance analysis of hollow fibre-based micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cell utilising methane fuel
title_fullStr Performance analysis of hollow fibre-based micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cell utilising methane fuel
title_full_unstemmed Performance analysis of hollow fibre-based micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cell utilising methane fuel
title_sort performance analysis of hollow fibre-based micro-tubular solid oxide fuel cell utilising methane fuel
publisher Elsevier Ltd
publishDate 2019
url http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/89540/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhydene.2018.03.107
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