Open AccessMethane Internal Reforming over Ni1-x-yCuxMgyO-SDC Anode Material at Intermediate Temperatures
Author(s) -
Monrudee Phongaksorn,
M. I. Ismail,
Eric Croiset,
Stephen F. Corbin,
Yeong Yoo
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
ecs transactions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.235
H-Index - 52
eISSN - 1938-6737
pISSN - 1938-5862
DOI - 10.1149/1.3205742
Subject(s) - anode , precipitation , materials science , methane , copper , steam reforming , analytical chemistry (journal) , metallurgy , chemical engineering , nuclear chemistry , catalysis , electrode , chemistry , physics , hydrogen production , organic chemistry , meteorology , engineering , biochemistry , chromatography
The overall goal of this work is to develop a coking resistant Ni1-x-yCuxMgyO-SDC anode for IT-SOFCs. The Ni1-x-yCuxMgyO samples were prepared using 1) a one-step co-precipitation method and 2) a two-step co-precipitation/impregnation method. For the first method, Ni1-x-yCuxMgyO is synthesized via co-precipitation of Ni, Mg and Cu. In the two-step method, Ni0.9Mg0.1O is first prepared by co-precipitation of Ni and Mg, followed by addition of copper by impregnation. The materials were characterized using XRD, BET, TPO, and TPR. The activities toward methane steam reforming (MSR) were tested in a fixed-bed reactor. For the materials prepared from the one-step method, the MSR activity decreased when increasing Cu content even with only 5% Cu. With the two-step method, the MSR activity was not affected by the presence of Cu for concentration up to 5%. However, above 5% Cu the activity started to decrease. It was concluded that the two-step method is more effective.Peer reviewed: YesNRC publication: Ye
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