Ni-Cu/Ce0.9Zr0.1O2 bimetallic cermets for electrochemical and catalytic applications

The development of an economically feasible Solid Oxide Fuel Cell technology has driven the research activity in this area toward the reduction of their operating temperature. New anode materials, with high electrocatalytic activity and resistance to coke deposition when hydrocarbons are used as fue...

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Authors: Toscani, Lucía María, Zimicz, Maria Genoveva, Casanova, Jorge Ramón, Larrondo, Susana Adelina
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2013
Country:Argentina
Institution:Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas
Repository:CONICET Digital (CONICET)
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:ri.conicet.gov.ar:11336/29886
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11336/29886
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Methane Partial Oxidation
Anodes
Ce0.9zr0.1o2
It-Sofcs
Electrocatalytic Activity
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Summary:The development of an economically feasible Solid Oxide Fuel Cell technology has driven the research activity in this area toward the reduction of their operating temperature. New anode materials, with high electrocatalytic activity and resistance to coke deposition when hydrocarbons are used as fuel, have to be developed. The aim of this paper is to give a contribution in this area by studying the effect of Ni substitution by Cu in the NiO (60 wt.%)/ Ce0.9Zr0.1O2 cermet recently proposed as a possible anode material. It was observed that the partial replacement of Ni by Cu has produced solids with high reducibility, excellent catalytic and electrocatalytic performances and higher resistance to carbon deposition in the operation with CH4.