Detailed study of sulfur poisoning and recovery of Ni-YSZ-based anodes operating up to 1.8 W cm-2 in a biogas fuel

Jianjun Ma; Yao Jiang; Paul A. Connor; Stephen R. Gamble; Mark Cassidy; Cairong Jiang; John T. S. Irvine

doi:10.1155/2023/2339117

Detailed study of sulfur poisoning and recovery of Ni-YSZ-based anodes operating up to 1.8 W cm^-2 in a biogas fuel

Jianjun Ma, Yao Jiang, Paul A. Connor, Stephen R. Gamble, Mark Cassidy, Cairong Jiang^*, John T. S. Irvine^*

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Abstract

Ni-YSZ (nickel-yttrium-stabilized zirconia) is a common anode for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFCs) because of its excellent catalytic performance and electronic conductivity. It shows that the nickel anode-supported cell exhibits good cell performance in a biogas fuel of 36CH₄-36CO₂-20H₂O-4H₂-4CO. Unfortunately, natural biogas fuels often contain sulfur, so using nickel anodes is not always straightforward. This paper investigates the sulfur poisoning and the recovery of BaCe_0.7Zr_0.1Y_0.1Yb_0.1O_3-δ- (BCZYYb-) (Ce, Y, and Yb codoped barium zirconate) impregnated nickel anode-supported cells operating up to 1.8 W cm^-2 in the biogas. The in situ gas analysis reveals that the suppression of the reforming reactions might cause sulfur poisoning in a 4 ppm (v) H₂S (hydrogen sulfide) in open circuit conditions, whereas the current degradation in working conditions could be attributed to the deactivation of reforming reactions and catalyst activity. The incidence of water-gas shift reactions is associated with the degradation rate of these two reactions. After removing the H₂S, the recovery is accelerated by a steam hydrogen fuel, indicating that steam facilitates the efficient release of sulfur from nickel sites.

Original language	English
Article number	2339117
Number of pages	14
Journal	International Journal of Energy Research
Volume	2023
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/2339117
Publication status	Published - 16 Feb 2023

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Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Fuel Technology
Nuclear Energy and Engineering
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment

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